Hominin · exercise
Single-Leg Stride Jump
Single-Leg Stride Jump is a beginner plyometrics exercise. It works the quadriceps, with help from the abductors, adductors, calves and hamstrings.
beginnerotherpush movementcompoundplyometrics
- Main muscles
- quadriceps
- Also works
- abductors, adductors, calves, hamstrings
How to do it
- Stand to the side of a box with your inside foot on top of it, close to the edge.
- Begin by swinging the arms upward as you push through the top leg, jumping upward as high as possible. Attempt to drive the opposite knee upward.
- Land in the same position that you started, using your inside leg to decelerate the impact.
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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).