How to Do Box Jump (Multiple Response)
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the box jump (multiple response).
| Main muscles | Hamstrings |
| Also works | Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Quads |
| Equipment | Other |
| Level | Beginner |
| Type | Plyometrics |
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.
Form tips
- Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
- Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
- Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
- Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).
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