Quad exercises

Single-leg Lateral Hop

Also known as: Sauts latéraux unijambistes · Μονοποδικά πλάγια άλματα · single leg side hop

Primary
Quads
Equipment
Bodyweight
Level
Beginner
Type
Compound
Force
Push
Suggested rest
1 min
 
One side at a time

How to do the Single-leg Lateral Hop

  1. Stand to the side of a cone or hurdle. To get into the start position, stand on one leg with your knee slightly bent.

  2. To begin, execute a counterjump to hop sideways over the cone.

  3. Land on your jumping leg, and immediately rebound out of it by jumping back to the start position.

  4. Continue hopping back and forth.

Sets and reps

GoalSetsRepsRest
Muscle growth3–46–151 min
Muscular endurance2–315–201 min

When you hit the top of the rep range on every set, add a rep or a harder variation next session.

Starting points from training research. Stop each set 1–3 reps short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary

Quads

Secondary

Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings

The front of your thighs straightens the knee. Squats, leg presses and lunges with deep knee bend build them; leg extensions isolate them.

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