Split Squat Jump
Also known as: Jump Split Squat, Jumping Split Squat, Stationary Split Jump, Split Jump
Body region
Muscles
Main
Helps
Holds
Technique
- Stand in a long split stance, front foot flat and back heel lifted, then dip into a shallow split squat.
- Jump straight up explosively, keeping the legs in the split.
- Land softly in the same stance and repeat; switch legs after the set.
Cues
- Land softly and absorb with the hips and knees.
- Jump straight up, not forward.
Common mistakes
- Landing stiff-legged.
- Front knee collapsing inward.
- Continuing when form breaks down from fatigue.