Quick Leap

A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads.

Quick Leap — Starting position Starting position
Quick Leap — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Plyometrics
Equipment Not specified
Primary Muscle Quads
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do Quick Leap

  1. You will need a box for this exerise.
  2. Begin facing the box standing 1-2 feet from its edge.
  3. By utilizing your hips, hop onto the box, landing on both legs. Ensure that you land with your legs bent and your feet flat.
  4. Immediately upon landing, fully extend through the entire body and swing your arms overhead to explode off of the box. Use your legs to absorb the impact of landing.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where Quick Leap does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to Quick Leap

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Depth Jump Leap

    Depth Jump Leap

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified
  2. 2 Double Leg Butt Kick

    Double Leg Butt Kick

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  3. 3 Fast Skipping

    Fast Skipping

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  4. 4 Rocket Jump

    Rocket Jump

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  5. 5 Single Leg Butt Kick

    Single Leg Butt Kick

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  6. 6 Split Jump

    Split Jump

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  7. 7 Standing Long Jump

    Standing Long Jump

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  8. 8 Star Jump

    Star Jump

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  9. 9 Scissors Jump

    Scissors Jump

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  10. 10 Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound

    Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound

    A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified

Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do quick leap work?

Quick Leap primarily works the quads. The calves and hamstrings assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for quick leap?

The source dataset does not record equipment for quick leap. Check the instructions above before you set up.

Quick Leap: is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Quick Leap is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of quick leap?

Depth Jump Leap, Double Leg Butt Kick, Fast Skipping train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my quick leap reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; quick leap can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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