Body-weight Jump Squat
- Primary muscles
- Quads, Glutes
- Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings, Abs, Calves
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Movement pattern
- Squat
Steps
- 1 Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and clasp your hands in front of your chest.
- 2 Lower your hips into a squat by bending your knees and pushing your hips back.
- 3 Explosively extend your hips and knees to jump vertically off the floor.
- 4 Land softly on the balls of your feet, immediately bending your knees and hips to absorb the impact into a squat.
- 5 Stand back up to the starting position to complete the repetition.
