How to Do the Linear Depth Jump
💪 Quadriceps, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings🏋️ Other📊 Intermediate🏷️ Plyometrics
How to perform it
- You will need two boxes or benches spaced a few feet away from each other. Begin by standing on one box facing towards the other platform.
- To initiate the movement, gently drop down to the ground between your platforms, allowing the knees and hips to flex.
- Reverse the motion by exploding, extending through the hips, knees, and ankles to jump onto the other platform.
- Land softly, asborbing the impact through the legs.
Muscles worked
The Linear Depth Jump primarily targets your Quadriceps, with support from your Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings. You'll need other.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Linear Depth Jump 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.