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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
- Lean at around 45 degrees against a wall. Your feet should be together, glutes contracted.
- Begin by lifting your right knee quickly, pausing, and then driving it straight down into the ground.
- Switch legs, raising the opposite knee, and then attacking the ground straight down.
- 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).