How to Do the Side Hop-Sprint

Beginner · Other · Targets Quadriceps, Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings

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Side Hop-Sprint demonstration
💪 Quadriceps, Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings🏋️ Other📊 Beginner🏷️ Plyometrics

How to perform it

  1. Stand to the side of a cone or hurdle.
  2. Begin this drill by hopping sideways over the obstacle, rebounding out of your landing to hop back to where you started.
  3. 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.

Muscles worked

The Side Hop-Sprint primarily targets your Quadriceps, with support from your Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings. You'll need other.

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