Every Wednesday, STACK features an Exercise of the Week to help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week we highlight the Depth Jump to Long Jump, an exercise that improves lower-body power.
Who’s Doing It
National Guard
Muscular Benefits
Increases lower-body power
Sports Performance Benefits
Forces the lower body to store energy when landing and to use this energy to produce a powerful jump
Mirrors cutting and jumping, helping to improve these sports skills
Improves overall lower-body power, so you can put more force into the ground as quickly as possible
Helps you jump higher, run faster and tackle harder
Teaches your lower body to absorb force, important for keeping your joints healthy
Depth Jump to Long Jump How-To
Assume athletic position on knee-high box
Step off box with both feet
Land on ground in quarter-squat position
Immediately triple extend through hips, knees and ankles to jump forward as far as possible
Land softly in quarter-squat position
Repeat for specified reps
Sets/Reps: 3x10
Coaching Points
Land with soft knees
Spend as little time on the ground as possible
Use arms to propel body forward
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