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Linear Acceleration Wall Drill

Linear Acceleration Wall Drill is a beginner plyometrics exercise. It works the hamstrings, with help from the calves, glutes and quadriceps.

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Main muscles
hamstrings
Also works
calves, glutes, quadriceps

How to do it

  1. Lean at around 45 degrees against a wall. Your feet should be together, glutes contracted.
  2. Begin by lifting your right knee quickly, pausing, and then driving it straight down into the ground.
  3. Switch legs, raising the opposite knee, and then attacking the ground straight down.
  4. Repeat once more with your right leg, and as soon as the right foot strikes the ground hammer them out rapidly, alternating left and right as fast as you can.

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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).

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