Legs · Other · Compound · Beginner
Box Jump (Multiple Response)
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Hamstrings
- Also working
- Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Quads
How to do it
- Assume a relaxed stance facing the box or platform approximately an arm's length away. Arms should be down at the sides and legs slightly bent.
- Using the arms to aid in the initial burst, jump upward and forward, landing with feet simultaneously on top of the box or platform.
- Immediately drop or jump back down to the original starting place; then repeat the sequence.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the hamstrings as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other hamstring exercises
- Ball Leg Curl · Exercise Ball
- Band Good Morning · Bands
- Band Good Morning (Pull Through) · Bands
- Box Skip · Other
- Chair Leg Extended Stretch · Other
- Clean · Barbell
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