Kneeling Quad Stretch

Improve Your Quad Stretch:

Strength & Flexibility

BENEFITS & MUSCLES WORKED:  Quadriceps, Flexibility, Knees, Range Of Motion

START POSITION:  Kneel on a mat and lean backwards, placing your hands on the floor just behind you.  

Watch: my Kneeling Quad Stretch video

NOTES:  Difficulty Rating:  34% 

Slowly straighten your arms and lean back a little more, and if you can manage a little more stretch, come up onto your fists, square your shoulders, and tilt your head back, lifting your hips off the floor as far as you can.  If you can’t feel an excellent stretch now, then you must be made of rubber 🙂

The Kneeling Quad Stretch is a crucial component of any athletic training program, including those for football players, runners, and jumpers.  It is a simple form to master.

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For a thorough stretch of your Quadriceps muscles, combine the Kneeling Quad Stretch with the Standing Quad Stretch (shown below).

Showing the Standing Quad Stretch exercise
Standing Quad Stretch


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