Single-Leg Lateral Hop
How to do the Single-Leg Lateral Hop with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Quads
Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Hamstrings
Other
How to do the Single-Leg Lateral Hop
- 1
Stand to the side of a cone or hurdle. To get into the start position, stand on one leg with your knee slightly bent.
- 2
To begin, execute a counterjump to hop sideways over the cone.
- 3
Land on your jumping leg, and immediately rebound out of it by jumping back to the start position.
- 4
Continue hopping back and forth.
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Every Single-Leg Lateral Hop 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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