In this image, you can see the level of complexity involved in a jump done with precision and power: There’s a lot that goes into a proper, full-range jump. Plus, power makes your body a whole lot more resilient, and that’s important when shit happens (which it definitely will at some point). And loss of power means a limited ability to do the things you want to do, with ease. Power, like anything else, tends to diminish as we get older unless we specifically train for it.
Running, climbing, lifting things quickly, martial arts training, bounding up the stairs–these are all situations where having a good level of power, precision, and coordination will come in handy. Sure, this is obvious if you play a lot of basketball or do gymnastics, but that power applies to a wide range of other athletic and real life situations too. Skill-based jump training builds power, precision, and full body coordination. But these days, most people just use jumps as a conditioning exercise, and there’s a lot of potential benefit that gets wasted that way. You can see from the extremely historically accurate graphic above that jumping has been kind of a big deal for, well, forever. David Lee Roth said it best: “Go ahead and jump!” 😉 Jump training–if approached as a skill–is something most people can benefit from.
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Unfortunately, most workouts just throw them in as a high-intensity “finisher.” This article is gonna show you how to tighten up your jump technique and address some of the limiting factors that might be holding you back from jumping the way you wish you could. Jumps are brilliant for power development and transitional strength. We don’t want to move like that and neither do you, but when was the last time you took the time to practice your jump like a skill–refining your technique for a powerful, graceful respite from gravity? Ask just about any adult to jump and notice the uncoordinated initiation, weak liftoff, and clunky landing.
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