Mountain Climber
Beginner
High-intensity bodyweight exercise driving alternating knees toward the chest from a plank position.
Muscle Groups
corehip flexorsquadricepsshoulders
Coaching Cues
- 1Keep your hips level, do not let them pike up
- 2Drive the knee as close to the chest as possible
- 3Stay on the balls of your feet and keep a fast rhythm
Standards
- 1Maintain a strong plank position throughout
- 2Each knee drive to the chest counts as one rep
- 3Alternate legs with each rep
Scaling Options
- •Slow mountain climbers
- •Plank knee taps (lower tempo)