Legs·Bodyweight·Compound

Single Leg Butt Kick

Quads · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Legs

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound

Force

Push

The Single Leg Butt Kick is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Quads.

Muscles Worked

Quads primaryCalves secondaryHamstrings secondary

How to Do the Single Leg Butt Kick

  1. 1Begin by standing on one leg, with the bent knee raised. This will be your start position.
  2. 2Using a countermovement jump, take off upward by extending the hip, knee, and ankle of the grounded leg.
  3. 3Immediately flex the knee and attempt to touch your butt with the heel of your jumping leg.
  4. 4Return the leg to a partially bent position underneath the hips and land. Your opposite leg should stay in relatively the same position throughout the drill.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.

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