Talons Fesses Exercise Guide: Form and Benefits

Learn the proper technique for Talons fesses (butt kicks) to improve hamstring flexibility and prepare your body for intense leg workouts.

How to Perform

1. Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and your arms relaxed at your sides.
2. Begin jogging in place while maintaining a slight forward lean in your torso.
3. Exaggerate the backswing of each stride by pulling your heel toward your glutes.
4. Attempt to make light contact between your heel and your buttock with every repetition.
5. Keep your knees pointing toward the ground rather than lifting them toward your chest.
6. Pump your arms in a natural running motion to maintain balance and rhythm throughout the set.

Common Mistakes

• Leaning too far forward or arching the lower back excessively
• Letting the knees drift forward instead of staying vertical
• Staying flat-footed instead of bouncing off the balls of the feet

Muscles Worked

Primary movers

• Hamstrings

Stabilizers

• Glutes
• Calves
• Quadriceps

Related Guides

• 1 Leg Box Squat — Legs
• Abductor Machine — Legs
• Adductor Machine — Legs

Hamstrings · Legs