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How to Do Split Jump

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the split jump.

How to do it

1. Assume a lunge stance position with one foot forward with the knee bent, and the rear knee nearly touching the ground.
2. Ensure that the front knee is over the midline of the foot.
3. Extending through both legs, jump as high as possible, swinging your arms to gain lift.
4. As you jump, bring your feet together, and move them back to their initial positions as you land.
5. Absorb the impact by reverting back to the starting position.

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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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.