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Single-Leg Lateral Hop

Single-Leg Lateral Hop is a beginner plyometrics exercise. It works the quadriceps, with help from the abductors, adductors, calves and hamstrings.

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Main muscles
quadriceps
Also works
abductors, adductors, calves, hamstrings

How to do it

  1. Stand to the side of a cone or hurdle. To get into the start position, stand on one leg with your knee slightly bent.
  2. To begin, execute a counterjump to hop sideways over the cone.
  3. Land on your jumping leg, and immediately rebound out of it by jumping back to the start position.
  4. Continue hopping back and forth.

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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).

Single-Leg Lateral Hop: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin