Main Muscle TargetedQuadriceps
Exercise TypePlyometrics
Auxiliary Muscles WorkedCalves, Gluteus Maximus, Hamstrings
EquipmentNone
Mechanics TypeCompound
Exercise LevelIntermediate
Applied ForcePush
Sport
Male Version
Male variant
Male variant

Instructions

1) Start with your arms by your side, feet shoulder width apart, head up, and back straight.
2) Keeping your back straight and chest up, squat down as you inhale until your upper thighs are parallel, or lower, to the floor.
3) Now pressing mainly with the balls of your feet, jump straight up in the air as high as possible, using the thighs like springs. Exhale during this portion of the movement.

Alternative Exercises

Freehand Jump Squat


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