Technique
- Go down until your thighs are parallel to the ground.
- Knees stay out: do not let them cave in when you land.
- Try to jump higher as you get more comfortable with the exercise.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Pelvis
- Legs
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Gluteus maximus
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Biceps femoris (long)
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Vastus lateralis
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Flexor digitorum brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Flexor hallucis brevis
Equipment
Appears in
Cardio
Joint movements
Progressions
Jumping deep squat
Novice
Scissor jump
Novice
Star jump
Novice
Box jump
Novice
Seated vertical jump
Novice
Depth jump
Novice
Regressions
Half squat
Beginner
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Jump feet clap
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