Knee Tuck Jump
- Main muscles
- Hamstrings
- Also works
- Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Quads
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Compound · Push
How to do it
- Begin in a comfortable standing position with your knees slightly bent. Hold your hands in front of you, palms down with your fingertips together at chest height. This will be your starting position.
- Rapidly dip down into a quarter squat and immediately explode upward. Drive the knees towards the chest, attempting to touch them to the palms of the hands.
- Jump as high as you can, raising your knees up, and then ensure a good land be re-extending your legs, absorbing impact through be allowing the knees to rebend.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Knee Tuck Jump work?
- Mainly the hamstrings, with help from the abductors, adductors, calves, glutes, quads.
- What equipment do I need?
- Nothing but your bodyweight.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More hamstrings exercises
- Natural Glute Ham Raise
- Alternating Hang Clean
- Band Good Morning
- Band Good Morning (Pull Through)
- Box Jump (Multiple Response)
- Box Skip
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.