On Your Side Quad Stretch

How to do the On Your Side Quad Stretch

1. Start off by lying on your right side, with your right knee bent at a 90-degree angle resting on the floor in front of you (this stabilizes the torso).
2. Bend your left knee behind you and hold your left foot with your left hand. To stretch your hip flexor, press your left hip forward as you push your left foot back into your hand. Switch sides.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	quads
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

Train the same muscles a different way

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

Quadriceps-SMR Foam Roller Hip Flexion with Band Resistance Bands Squats - With Bands Resistance Bands On-Your-Back Quad Stretch Other Equipment Dumbbell Lunges Dumbbell Dumbbell Rear Lunge Dumbbell

Harder than the On Your Side Quad Stretch

Quad Stretch intermediate · Other Equipment Intermediate Hip Flexor and Quad Stretch intermediate · Other Equipment All Fours Quad Stretch intermediate · Bodyweight

Common questions

What muscles does the On Your Side Quad Stretch work?

The On Your Side Quad Stretch primarily works the quads. Kneeling Hip Flexor, Looking At Ceiling, and On-Your-Back Quad Stretch train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the On Your Side Quad Stretch?

None — the On Your Side Quad Stretch is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Kneeling Hip Flexor and Looking At Ceiling also need nothing.

Is the On Your Side Quad Stretch suitable for beginners?

Yes, the On Your Side Quad Stretch is rated beginner. Quad Stretch, Intermediate Hip Flexor and Quad Stretch, and All Fours Quad Stretch are the progressions from here.

Where should the On Your Side Quad Stretch go in a workout?

Late — the On Your Side Quad Stretch is isolation work, so it follows your compounds.

Similar exercises

Kneeling Hip Flexor Bodyweight Looking At Ceiling Bodyweight On-Your-Back Quad Stretch Other Equipment Quadriceps-SMR Foam Roller Standing Hip Flexors Bodyweight All Fours Quad Stretch Bodyweight