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Power Skips

QuadricepsIntermediateNo equipment

Use this exercise to build your own workout in our app.

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Description

This plyometric exercise is ideal for your warm-up routine. It works the quads, glutes, hip flexors, and calves. The power skip is widely used by MMA fighters to improve their jumping ability and coordination.

How to do it

  1. 1Stand with your arms at your sides and your feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your abs tight and your back straight.
  2. 2Forcefully push off the ground and bring your right knee up.
  3. 3As you jump, swing your left arm up and your right arm back.
  4. 4Land on the ground and jump again. Repeat on both sides.

⚠️ Common mistakes

  • Landing on your toes, not on the balls of your feet
  • Arching your back

Now you know how it is done. In the app it joins the other exercises and becomes a multi-week plan.

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