How to Do Mountain Climbers
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the mountain climbers.
| Main muscles | Quads |
| Also works | Chest, Hamstrings, Shoulders |
| Equipment | Body Only |
| Level | Beginner |
| Type | Plyometrics |
How to do it
- Begin in a pushup position, with your weight supported by your hands and toes. Flexing the knee and hip, bring one leg until the knee is approximately under the hip. This will be your starting position.
- Explosively reverse the positions of your legs, extending the bent leg until the leg is straight and supported by the toe, and bringing the other foot up with the hip and knee flexed. Repeat in an alternating fashion for 20-30 seconds.
Form tips
- Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
- Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
- Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
- Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).
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