Knee Tuck Jump
How to do the Knee Tuck Jump
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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.
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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.
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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.
How to program the Knee Tuck Jump
Sets and reps
As a compound movement, the Knee Tuck Jump responds well to heavier loading. For strength, work in the 3–5 sets of 4–8 reps range with 2–3 minutes of rest between sets. For muscle growth, 3–4 sets of 8–12 reps with 90 seconds of rest is the classic hypertrophy zone. Place it early in your session, when you're freshest, and leave 1–3 reps in reserve on most sets.
Progression
The Knee Tuck Jump is beginner-friendly. Start with a load (or rep count) you can complete with clean form on every set, then add a small amount of weight or 1–2 reps each week. When you hit the top of your rep range on all sets, increase the load and drop back to the bottom of the range — simple double progression.
Secondary muscles worked
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Frequently asked questions
What muscles does the Knee Tuck Jump work?
The Knee Tuck Jump primarily targets the Hamstrings. It also recruits the Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Quadriceps as supporting muscles.
What equipment do I need for the Knee Tuck Jump?
You need Body Only. Difficulty level: Beginner.
How many sets and reps of the Knee Tuck Jump should I do?
For strength, do 3–5 sets of 4–8 reps with 2–3 minutes rest. For muscle growth, do 3–4 sets of 8–12 reps with about 90 seconds rest.
