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Single-Leg Lateral Hop

Single-Leg Lateral Hop, start position
Start
Single-Leg Lateral Hop, end position
End
FrontBack
PrimarySecondary
Main muscles
Quads
Also working
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.

Swaps on other equipment

Each has the quads as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.

Other quad exercises

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