Side Hop-Sprint
- Main muscles
- Quads
- Also works
- Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Other equipment
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Compound · Push
How to do it
- 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.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Side Hop-Sprint work?
- Mainly the quads, with help from the abductors, adductors, calves, hamstrings.
- What equipment do I need?
- Other equipment.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
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Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.