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Kneeling Jump Squat

Begin kneeling on the floor with a barbell racked across the back of your shoulders, or you can use your body weight for this exercise. This can be done inside of a power rack to make unracking easier.

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The movement

Kneeling Jump Squat - Tall Kneeling Setup
1. Tall Kneeling Setup
Kneeling Jump Squat - Sit Back Load
2. Sit Back Load
Kneeling Jump Squat - Airborne Transition
3. Airborne Transition
Kneeling Jump Squat - Squat Landing
4. Squat Landing

About This Exercise

Begin kneeling on the floor with a barbell racked across the back of your shoulders, or you can use your body weight for this exercise. This can be done inside of a power rack to make unracking easier.

1Setup

Begin kneeling on the floor with a barbell racked across the back of your shoulders, or you can use your body weight for this exercise. This can be done inside of a power rack to make unracking easier.

2Execution

Sit back with your hips until your glutes touch your feet, keeping your head and chest up. Explode up with your hips, generating enough power to land with your feet flat on the floor. Continue with the squat by driving through your heels and extending the knees to come to a standing position.

Pro Tips

  • Explode up with your hips, generating enough power to land with your feet flat on the floor.
  • Continue with the squat by driving through your heels and extending the knees to come to a standing position.

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Muscles Worked

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How to programme it

Sets5
Default reps3
Rest120 sec
Movement patternPlyometric
Movement typeCompound

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