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All Fours Quad Stretch

How to do the All Fours Quad Stretch with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

Body OnlyIntermediateStatic
Primary muscles

Quads

Secondary

Quads

Equipment

Body Only

Step by step

How to do the All Fours Quad Stretch

  1. 1

    Start off on your hands and knees, then lift your leg off the floor and hold the foot with your hand.

  2. 2

    Use your hand to hold the foot or ankle, keeping the knee fully flexed, stretching the quadriceps and hip flexors.

  3. 3

    Focus on extending your hips, thrusting them towards the floor. Hold for 10-20 seconds and then switch sides.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every All Fours Quad Stretch set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your quads volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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