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Technique

  1. Stand on one leg with the knee slightly flexed.
  2. Push off the ground explosively to jump vertically.
  3. Land on the same leg and stabilize immediately before the next jump.

Form tips

  • Land softly on the ball of the foot.
  • Keep the standing knee slightly bent to absorb impact.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Legs
  • Gastrocnemius
  • Soleus
  • Flexor digitorum brevis
  • Flexor digitorum longus
  • Flexor hallucis longus
  • Flexor hallucis brevis

Equipment

Appears in

Strength
Joint movements
trains stretches

Progressions

w01q

Single leg burpee

Novice
e0ai

Side to side jump

Novice
e00a

Jumping tap foot crossing front

Novice
e0y9

Front leg swing

Novice
e05u

Jump feet double clap

Novice
e07m

One-step criss-cross jump

Novice
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