Legs·Bodyweight·Compound
Knee Tuck Jump
Hamstrings · Bodyweight
Beginner
Body Part
Legs
Equipment
Bodyweight
Level
Beginner
Type
Compound
Force
Push
The Knee Tuck Jump is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Hamstrings.
Muscles Worked
Hamstrings primaryAbductors secondaryAdductors secondaryCalves secondaryGlutes secondaryQuads secondary
In Position
How to Do the Knee Tuck Jump
- 1Begin in a comfortable standing position with your knees slightly bent. Hold your hands in front of you, palms down with your fingertips together at chest height. This will be your starting position.
- 2Rapidly dip down into a quarter squat and immediately explode upward. Drive the knees towards the chest, attempting to touch them to the palms of the hands.
- 3Jump as high as you can, raising your knees up, and then ensure a good land be re-extending your legs, absorbing impact through be allowing the knees to rebend.
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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB. Library last reviewed June 22, 2026 · How these guides are written