Intermediate exercise

Single Leg Butt Kick

Also called Single-Leg Butt-Kick Jump

  • Coordination
  • Power
  • Speed
  • Plyometrics

Technique

How to perform Single Leg Butt Kick

  1. Stand on your right leg and lift the bent left knee in front of you.
  2. Make a small countermovement through the right hip, knee and ankle, then push off the right foot to jump upward.
  3. While airborne, bend the right knee to bring that heel toward your buttock.
  4. Bring the right foot back beneath you before landing on it with a soft knee and hip.
  5. Keep the left leg raised through the repetition, regain balance, and repeat before changing legs.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Soleus0.6Mover
Gluteus Medius0.5Stabilizer