How to Do the Freehand Jump Squat

Intermediate · Body Only · Targets Quadriceps, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings

Freehand Jump Squat demonstration
💪 Quadriceps, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings🏋️ Body Only📊 Intermediate🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Cross your arms over your chest.
  2. With your head up and your back straight, position your feet at shoulder width.
  3. Keeping your back straight and chest up, squat down as you inhale until your upper thighs are parallel, or lower, to the floor.
  4. Now pressing mainly with the ball of your feet, jump straight up in the air as high as possible, using the thighs like springs. Exhale during this portion of the movement.
  5. When you touch the floor again, immediately squat down and jump again.
  6. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

The Freehand Jump Squat primarily targets your Quadriceps, with support from your Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings. You'll need body only.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Freehand Jump Squat slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.