Scooter Kick

3-POINT SET-UP:

1. Turn high bar inwards

2. Hop into tabletop/quadruped position on the carriage facing the back platform

3. Place the mid foot/heel of the prime moving leg on the high bar

Body Part • Direction • Action Verb:

• PUSH the carriage away from the front platform by EXTENDING th moving leg

• RESIST the carriage back in as you flex at the knee of the moving leg

Range of Motion:

• Fully extend the prime moving leg stopping right before knee fully locks out

• Resist the carriage in, stopping as the knee lines under the hip at a 90 degree angle (or prior to knee of the moving leg hitting the carriage)

 Kinetic Checkpoints:

HEAD:

SAME AS PLANK

SHOULDERS:

❌ Allow the shoulders to move forward and back through the range of motion

✅ Keep the shoulders squared and slightly behind your wrists, leveled and in a neutral position throughout the range of motion

HIPS:

❌ Allow the hips to move forward and back through the range of motion

❌ Externally rotate the hip of the prime moving leg

❌ Tilt your pelvis forwards, arching your low back

❌ Tuck your hips under

✅ Keep your hips squared towards the carriage , leveled, and in a neutral position

KNEES:

✅ Keep your knees in line with your hips and ankles!

HANDS/FEET:

❌ Use your hands or elbows to push the carriage

❌ Use your toe or ball of your foot as your contact point on the high bars

✅ Use your heel to push against the high bar

Talking Points:

• “Lean back like a child’s pose” is a helpful cue to get clients to load their weight in the lower body and fight against the tendency to load the upper body and shoulders

• Focus on initiating (not moving) this action from the HIPS and not just bending and straightening the knee

• This exercise is similar to running man (moving leg hip extension), but has a greater emphasis on upper body strength