Straight-Leg Bounds: how to do it right

In short: Move forward in bounds keeping your legs almost straight, clawing the ground back behind you.

How to do it, step by step

1. 1Move forward in bounds keeping your legs almost straight.
2. 2Clawing the ground back behind you.

The mistake to avoid

Don't bend your knees to absorb: your hip does the work, not your knee.

Muscles worked

Main:

Hamstrings

Supporting:

Glutes, Calves

What to replace it with

Same muscle, same part of the movement: these exercises do the same job.

• Single-Leg Bounds ›
• Good Morning ›
• Kettlebell Good Morning ›
• Dumbbell RDL ›
• Kettlebell Deadlift ›