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Exercise: Backward Bound

person doing Backward Bound

Primary Muscles:

  • Quadriceps
  • Latissimus Dorsi
  • Gluteals
  • Anterior Tibialis
  • Hip Flexors
  • Obliques

Secondary Muscles:

  • Adductors

Body Area:

  • Legs
  • Glutes

Movement Type:

  • Explosive

Equipment:

Training Category:

  • Body Weight
  • Plyometrics
  • Warm-Up Drills

Proper Steps:

Begin in an athletic hip-width stance with your hips back and your weight loaded over the balls of your feet 
Move backwards in long, low, hopping steps by pushing yourself back off your lead foot and reaching behind your hips with your rear foot 
Pump your arms as if you are sprinting, driving your elbows backwards