How to Do Single Leg Push-off
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the single leg push-off.
| Main muscles | Quads |
| Also works | Calves, Hamstrings |
| Equipment | Other |
| Level | Beginner |
| Type | Plyometrics |
How to do it
- Stand on the ground with one foot resting on the box, heel close to the edge.
- Push off with your foot on top of the box, trying to gain as much height as possible by extending through the hip and knee.
- Land with the same foot on top of the box, returning your other foot back to the start position.
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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