High Box Jump
High Box Jump targets all of your lower body muscle groups, including your glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, and calves, working together to enhance power and strength.
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Scissor Power Switch
Scissor Power Switch strengthens your upper and lower legs, including your hamstrings, glutes, quadriceps, and calves. It is also good to provide muscular and cardiovascular endurance to improve hip mobility.
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Instructions
- Stand with your feet apart at lunge distance, placing one foot in front of the other. Bend both knees 90 degrees and lower into a lunge.
- Jump straight into the air as high as you can. Alternate legs in the air to land backward with the opposite leg forward. Land carefully, lunge, and repeat.
Tips
- Be sure to keep your weight on your heels and don't stand on your toes.
- Keep your chest straight, and don't let your upper back round.
- Don't land in a deep lunge. Land on your feet with your knees slightly bent, then lower your body into a lunge.
Alternative Exercises
Scissor Kicks
A core and hip-flexor exercise alternating crossing leg motions, challenging the lower abs, coordination, and trunk stability while maintaining controlled breathing.
Alternating Jump Lunge
Alternating Jump Lunge is an effective leg exercise that strengthens the primary muscle groups in your lower body, including your hip flexors, glutes, calves, hamstrings, and quads. This great exercise increases your power and strength.
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