Resisted Box Jump

Wrap the band around your waist or in an x across your chest, and have a partner hold one end. Stand approximately 1 foot away from the box with your legs shoulder-width apart and with a slight bend in the knee Jump straight up and land softly with both feet on the box. Straighten your legs completely to stand up on the box. Gently hop back to the ground.

TIPS:

• Keep feet close together during landing to help brace yourself on the ‘jump down’

VARIATIONS:

1. Increase the height of the jump for extra difficulty

TARGET MUSCLES:

quads|calves|hamstrings

POST:

rear

ANCHOR POINT HEIGHT:

waist

FORCE:

pull

POSITIONS:

upright