Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound

What it is

This dynamic, compound movement propels you diagonally, powerfully engaging your quadriceps for explosive drive. It also activates your glutes, hamstrings, calves, and abductors and adductors for stability and balance.

Technique tips

• Explode off your front foot, driving the opposite knee high.
• Focus on pushing outward to maximize your diagonal travel distance.
• Land softly on the ball of your foot, then roll to your heel.
• Maintain a strong, upright torso and engage your core for stability.
• Use a visual marker on the ground to gauge your side-to-side distance.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.