Both drills are prone posterior-chain exercises.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">One Leg Kick emphasizes hamstring curl + hip extension on a Sphinx/forearm support with thoracic lift. </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Double Leg Kick adds bilateral knee flexion pulses with a coordinated thoracic extension reach (hands behind back). </li>
</ul>
They balance flexion-heavy ab blocks, pattern glute–ham synergy, and train scapular organization with a quiet pelvis.

Both drills are prone posterior-chain exercises. One Leg Kick emphasizes hamstring curl + hip extension on a Sphinx/forearm support with thoracic lift. Double Leg Kick adds bilateral knee flexion pulses with a coordinated thoracic extension reach (hands behind back). They balance flexion-heavy ab blocks, pattern glute–ham synergy, and train scapular organization with a quiet pelvis.

Both drills are prone posterior-chain exercises.
<ul>
<li>One Leg Kick emphasizes hamstring curl + hip extension on a Sphinx/forearm support with thoracic lift. </li>
<li>Double Leg Kick adds bilateral knee flexion pulses with a coordinated thoracic extension reach (hands behind back). </li>
</ul>
They balance flexion-heavy ab blocks, pattern glute–ham synergy, and train scapular organization with a quiet pelvis.

One Leg Kick and Double Leg Kick Explained

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