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Exercise: Single-Leg Squat

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• Stand on one leg on top of box
• Keeping knee behind toes, lower into squat until top of thigh is almost parallel to ground
• Drive up into start position; repeat for specified reps
• Perform set with other leg

Sets/Reps: 3x6 each leg

Gillett: I want him to be able to decelerate and explode on one leg, [so] that one leg has to be strong to support the body weight. When you’re moving at a high rate and you have to stop on a dime, the natural force of gravity and momentum put a lot of load on your leg.

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