Hominin · exercise
Mountain Climbers
Mountain Climbers is a beginner plyometrics exercise. It works the quadriceps, with help from the chest, hamstrings and shoulders.
beginnerotherpull movementcompoundplyometrics
- Main muscles
- quadriceps
- Also works
- chest, hamstrings, shoulders
How to do it
- Begin in a pushup position, with your weight supported by your hands and toes. Flexing the knee and hip, bring one leg until the knee is approximately under the hip. This will be your starting position.
- Explosively reverse the positions of your legs, extending the bent leg until the leg is straight and supported by the toe, and bringing the other foot up with the hip and knee flexed. Repeat in an alternating fashion for 20-30 seconds.
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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).