Buttocks Kicks

Dynamic quadriceps stretch used to prepare the lower extremities for running and jumping.

Exercise Video

Execution

Face forward and keep the knees and feet inside shoulder width. Bring the heels toward the buttocks while keeping the knees pointing toward the ground.

Targeted Musculature

Quadriceps

Purpose

Reducing injury risk · Optimizing power-production capabilities · Improving flexibility

Book Technique and Related Exercises

Face forward, keep the knees and feet inside shoulder width, and bring the heels toward the buttocks while the knees point downward. Use it in the lower-body warm-up before running and jumping.

Continue with: High Knee Pull and Forward and Reverse Lunge. These are related movements and progressions; choose them according to your training goal and ability. See the tennis conditioning book for the complete exercise guidance, and browse all dynamic stretches.

From the book: 5.14 Buttocks Kicks