Legs · Bodyweight · Compound · Beginner
Rocket Jump
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Quads
- Also working
- Calves, Hamstrings
How to do it
- Begin in a relaxed stance with your feet shoulder width apart and hold your arms close to the body.
- To initiate the move, squat down halfway and explode back up as high as possible.
- Fully extend your entire body, reaching overhead as far as possible. As you land, absorb your impact through the legs.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the quads as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other quad exercises
- Reverse Band Box Squat · Barbell
- Reverse Band Power Squat · Barbell
- Rickshaw Deadlift · Other
- Rope Jumping · Other
- Rowing, Stationary · Machine
- Running, Treadmill · Machine
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