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Box Jump (Multiple Response)
Box Jump (Multiple Response) is a beginner plyometrics exercise. It works the hamstrings, with help from the abductors, adductors, calves, glutes and quadriceps.
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- Main muscles
- hamstrings
- Also works
- abductors, adductors, calves, glutes, quadriceps
How to do it
- Assume a relaxed stance facing the box or platform approximately an arm's length away. Arms should be down at the sides and legs slightly bent.
- Using the arms to aid in the initial burst, jump upward and forward, landing with feet simultaneously on top of the box or platform.
- Immediately drop or jump back down to the original starting place; then repeat the sequence.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).