How to Do the Quad Stretch

Intermediate · Other · Targets Quadriceps

How to perform it

1. Lay on your side. Loop a belt, rope, or band around your top foot. Flex the knee and extend your hip, attempting to touch your glutes with your foot, and holding the belt with your hands. This will be your starting position.
2. With the belt being held over the shoulder or overhead, gently pull to increase the stretch in the quadriceps. Hold for 10-20 seconds, and then switch sides.

Muscles worked

The Quad Stretch primarily targets your Quadriceps. You'll need other.

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Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Quad Stretch slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.

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