That’s why we spoke with a fitness expert who outlines the best drills to test your lower-body strength.

This way, you might establish a strong foundation that will help you power through your routine.

This exercise will put your glute, quad, hamstring, calf, and core strength to the test.

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This exercise engages your hip flexors, quads, glutes, calves, and tibialis.

“[The pistol squat] will test your strength on each limb,” Kollath points out.

“This is a maximal effort test that doesn’t require movement, reducing injury risk.”

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“There isn’t any weight lifted in the traditional sense.

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