Fast Skipping

How to do the Fast Skipping

1. Start in a relaxed position with one leg slightly forward. This will be your starting position.
2. Skip by executing a step-hop pattern of right-right-step to left-left-step, and so on, alternating back and forth.
3. Perform fast skips by maintaining close contact with the ground and reduce air time, moving as quickly as possible.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	quads
Secondary	abductors, adductors, calves, glutes, hamstrings
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

Train the same muscles a different way

6 alternatives for the same quads, with and without kit.

Dumbbell Seated Box Jump Dumbbell Squats - With Bands Resistance Bands Dumbbell Lunges Dumbbell Dumbbell Rear Lunge Dumbbell Dumbbell Squat Dumbbell Dumbbell Squat To A Bench Dumbbell

Harder than the Fast Skipping

Zercher Squats expert · Barbell Weighted Sissy Squat expert · Barbell Squat Jerk expert · Barbell

Common questions

What muscles does the Fast Skipping work?

The Fast Skipping primarily works the quads, with the abductors, adductors, calves, glutes, and hamstrings as secondary movers. Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound, Depth Jump Leap, and Double Leg Butt Kick train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Fast Skipping?

None — the Fast Skipping is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound and Depth Jump Leap also need nothing.

Is the Fast Skipping suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Fast Skipping is rated beginner. Zercher Squats, Weighted Sissy Squat, and Squat Jerk are the progressions from here.

Where should the Fast Skipping go in a workout?

Early — the Fast Skipping is compound, working 6 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh.

Similar exercises

Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound Bodyweight Depth Jump Leap Other Equipment Double Leg Butt Kick Bodyweight Front Cone Hops (or hurdle hops) Other Equipment Side Hop-Sprint Other Equipment Side to Side Box Shuffle Other Equipment