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jump squat - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

jump squat

explosive jump from partial squat position with controlled landing, arms elevated forward throughout movement.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, hamstrings, soleus
Goal
postural correction, power, plyometric training
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, plyometric

How it is done

Stand with arms elevate forward to 90 degree. Bend both knees to 30 degrees, lower towards the floor. Generating power, jump in the air by straighting the knees and land on feet with knees bend to 30 degrees. Repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.