Side Hop-Sprint
A upper legs exercise targeting the quadriceps.
Body part
Upper LegsEquipment
Other
Target muscles
Quadriceps
Secondary muscles
Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings
How to do Side Hop-Sprint
Stand to the side of a cone or hurdle.
Begin this drill by hopping sideways over the obstacle, rebounding out of your landing to hop back to where you started.
Hop for a prescribed number or repetitions as quickly as possible, and finish this drill by sprinting a short distance upon landing the last hop.
Muscles worked
Primary (target)
Secondary
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