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Hurdle Hops
Hurdle Hops is a beginner plyometrics exercise. It works the hamstrings, with help from the abductors, adductors, calves, glutes and hamstrings.
beginnerotherpush movementcompoundplyometrics
- Main muscles
- hamstrings
- Also works
- abductors, adductors, calves, glutes, hamstrings
How to do it
- Set up a row of hurdles or other small barriers, placing them a few feet apart.
- Stand in front of the first hurdle with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
- Begin by jumping with both feet over the first hurdle, swinging both arms as you jump.
- Absorb the impact of landing by bending the knees, rebounding out of the first leap by jumping over the next hurdle. Continue until you have jumped over all of the hurdles.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).