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All Fours Quad Stretch vs Squat Jerk

All Fours Quad Stretch - starting position
All Fours Quad Stretch - ending position
All Fours Quad Stretch
intermediate·Bodyweight
Squat Jerk - starting position
Squat Jerk - ending position
Squat Jerk
expert·Barbell·compound

Side-by-Side

All Fours Quad Stretch
VS
Squat Jerk
intermediate
Level
expert
Bodyweight
Equipment
Barbell
N/A
Mechanic
compound
static
Force
push
Stretching
Category
Strength
quadriceps
Primary
quadriceps
quadriceps
Secondary
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Muscle Analysis

Shared

quadriceps

Only in All Fours Quad Stretch

quadriceps

Only in Squat Jerk

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Instructions

All Fours Quad Stretch

1

Start off on your hands and knees, then lift your leg off the floor and hold the foot with your hand.

2

Use your hand to hold the foot or ankle, keeping the knee fully flexed, stretching the quadriceps and hip flexors.

3

Focus on extending your hips, thrusting them towards the floor. Hold for 10-20 seconds and then switch sides.

Squat Jerk

1

Standing with the weight racked on the front of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible. Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, and be sure to move your head out of the way as the bar leaves the shoulders.

2

At this moment as the feet leave the floor, the feet must be placed into the receiving position as quickly as possible. In the brief moment the feet are not actively driving against the platform, the athlete's effort to push the bar up will drive them down. The feet should move forcefully to just outside the hips, turned out as necessary. Receive the bar with your body in a full squat and the arms fully extended overhead.

3

Keeping the bar aligned over the front of the heels, your head and chest up, drive throught heels of the feet to move to a standing position. Carefully return the weight to floor.

Verdict

Both exercises target the quadriceps. All Fours Quad Stretch is a intermediate exercise using bodyweight, while Squat Jerk is expert and uses barbell. Choose All Fours Quad Stretch if you're looking for a more accessible option, or Squat Jerk for a greater challenge.

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