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Dumbbell Seated Box Jump
Dumbbell Seated Box Jump is a intermediate plyometrics exercise using dumbbell. It works the quadriceps, with help from the calves, glutes and hamstrings.
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- Main muscles
- quadriceps
- Also works
- calves, glutes, hamstrings
How to do it
- Position a box a couple feet to the side of a bench. Hold a dumbbell to your chest with both hands and seat yourself on the bench facing the box. This will be your starting position.
- Plant your feet firmly on the ground as you lean forward, extending through the hips and knees to jump up and forward.
- Land on the box with both feet, absorbing the impact by allowing the hips and knees to bend.
- Step down and return to the starting position.
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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).