Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / legs
Single-leg hop and stick
Stand on one leg, hop softly, and stick the landing for two seconds.
Muscles
- Primary
- ankles
- Supporting
- quads, glutes
Mechanics
- Pattern
- squat
- Equipment
- bodyweight
- Geometry
- 90° Alignment
- Energy model
- Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
- Target feel
- Foot, knee, and hip stack quietly before the next rep.
- Progression
- Add distance only after landings stay quiet and stacked.
- Regression
- Use a low step-down if hopping irritates the joint.
Watch for
- Knee diving inward
- Rushing the stick
Substitutions
- Broad jump
- Step-down
- Pogo hops