Split Squat - Slideboard
January 14, 2009
Starting Position
- Standing with one foot on slippery surface
Procedure
- Slide the foot backward and drop the hips to the ground by bending the front knee without letting the back leg touch the ground
- Return to the starting position by pushing up with the front leg
- Repeat for prescribed number of repetitions and switch legs
Coaching Keys
- Do not let the front knee slide forward over the toes
- Do not let the front knee collapse to the inside
- Keep chest up
- Keep glute in back leg contracted (tight)
- Can put foot on file folder on carpet for slippery surface
You Should Feel It
- Working the glutes, hamstrings, and quads
- Stretching the hip flexor of the back leg
Tags:
Lower Body Push, Hip Flexors, Strength, Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
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