Single-Leg Stride Jump

A upper legs exercise targeting the quadriceps.

Single-Leg Stride Jump demonstration
Single-Leg Stride Jump β€” demonstration

Body part

Upper Legs

Equipment

Other

Target muscles

Quadriceps

Secondary muscles

Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings

How to do Single-Leg Stride Jump

  1. Stand to the side of a box with your inside foot on top of it, close to the edge.

  2. Begin by swinging the arms upward as you push through the top leg, jumping upward as high as possible. Attempt to drive the opposite knee upward.

  3. Land in the same position that you started, using your inside leg to decelerate the impact.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Quadriceps

Secondary

AbductorsAdductorsCalvesHamstrings

Related exercises

All upper legs exercises β†’

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