Plyometrics

Single-Leg Stride Jump

The single-leg stride jump is a beginner plyometrics exercise for your quads, using other.

Main muscles
Quads
Also works
Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings
Equipment
Other
Level
Beginner
Single-Leg Stride Jump, starting position
Start
Single-Leg Stride Jump, end position
Finish

How to do it

  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.

Alternatives to the single-leg stride jump

Bodyweight squat Body weight Dumbbell step-up Dumbbells, Flat bench Dumbbell walking lunge Dumbbells Goblet box squat Dumbbells, Flat bench Goblet squat Dumbbells Hack squat Hack squat