Legs·Bodyweight·Compound
Linear Acceleration Wall Drill
Hamstrings · Bodyweight
Beginner
Body Part
Legs
Equipment
Bodyweight
Level
Beginner
Type
Compound
The Linear Acceleration Wall Drill is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Hamstrings.
Muscles Worked
Hamstrings primaryCalves secondaryGlutes secondaryQuads secondary
How to Do the Linear Acceleration Wall Drill
- 1Lean at around 45 degrees against a wall. Your feet should be together, glutes contracted.
- 2Begin by lifting your right knee quickly, pausing, and then driving it straight down into the ground.
- 3Switch legs, raising the opposite knee, and then attacking the ground straight down.
- 4Repeat 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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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.