Legs · Other · Beginner
Standing Elevated Quad Stretch
Primary
- Main muscles
- Quads
How to do it
- Start by standing with your back about two to three feet away from a bench or step.
- Lift one leg behind you and rest your foot on the step,either on your instep or the ball of your foot, whichever you find most comfortable.
- Keep your supporting knee slightly bent and avoid letting that knee extend out beyond your toes. Switch sides.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the quads as its main muscle, on a different piece of equipment.
Other quad exercises
- Squat with Plate Movers · Barbell
- Squats - With Bands · Bands
- Stairmaster · Machine
- Standing Hip Flexors · Bodyweight
- Standing Long Jump · Bodyweight
- Star Jump · Bodyweight
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