Starting Position
Procedure
- Step backward and lower hips to the floor by bending the front knee without letting the back knee touch the ground
- Return to the starting position by pushing up with the front leg
- Alternate legs and repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions
Coaching Keys
- Do not let the front knee slide forward over the toes
- Do not let front knee collapse to the inside
- Keep chest up
- Keep glute in back leg contracted (tight)
You Should Feel It
- Working the glutes, hamstrings, and quads
- Stretching the hip flexor of the back leg
© Core Performance
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