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Technique

  1. Lie down on a bench or another surface that is sufficiently high.
  2. Let one leg fall off the side, while keeping your back flat on the surface.
  3. Bent the other leg and pull it towards your chest.
  4. You should feel the stretch in the leg that’s falling off the side, at the top of the thigh.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.

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Muscles

Flexibility

Primary

  • Quadriceps
  • Pelvis

Secondary

  • Hip adductors

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Equipment

Plyo Box
Plyo Box
Chair
Chair
Bench
Bench

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Appears in

Flexibility
Joint movements
Kneeflexion
Hipextension
trains stretches

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Progressions

e067

Kneeling quad stretch

Beginner
e0b2

Standing quad stretch

Beginner
e06t

Lying quad stretch

Beginner
e0su

Assisted incline lunge

Beginner
e0sp

Incline lunge

Beginner
e0sv

Assisted deep lunge

Beginner
e0yy

Wall quad stretch

Intermediate
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