All Fours Quad Stretch
Equipment: Body Only
Primary muscles: Quadriceps
Stretching
On-Your-Back Quad Stretch Exercise
On-Your-Back Quad Stretch is a Beginner Stretching exercise using Other for Quadriceps. Lie on a flat bench or step, and hang one leg and arm over the side. Be...
Exercise Details
- Category
- Stretching
- Level
- Beginner
- Equipment
- Other
- Force
- Static
- Mechanic
- Isolation
- Primary muscles
- Quadriceps
- Secondary muscles
- None listed
How to Do On-Your-Back Quad Stretch
- Lie on a flat bench or step, and hang one leg and arm over the side.
- Bend the knee and hold the top of the foot. As you do this, be careful not to arch your lower back.
- Pull the belly button to the spine to stay in neutral. Press your foot down and into your hand. To add the hip stretch, lift the hip of the leg you're holding up toward the ceiling.
- Switch sides.
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