Intermediate exercise

Quick Leap

  • Power
  • Plyometrics

Technique

How to perform Quick Leap

  1. Face a stable plyo box with clear landing space beyond it and stand a short step away.
  2. Bend your hips and knees, then hop onto the box with both feet.
  3. Land with both feet supported and hips and knees bent enough to receive the landing.
  4. Immediately extend through your hips, knees and ankles while swinging your arms upward to jump off the box.
  5. Land on the floor with both legs absorbing the descent, then regain a stable stance.
  6. Reset in front of the box before repeating the sequence.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Maximus0.8Target, Mover
Vastus Lateralis0.8Target, Mover
Vastus Medialis0.8Target, Mover
Soleus0.7Mover
Gluteus Medius0.3Stabilizer