- Muscle group: Quadriceps
- Type of exercises: Basic
- Additional muscles: Thighs, Calves, Buttocks
- Type of exercise: Power
- Equipment: None
- Level of difficulty: Medium
Jumping squats — technique exercises:
- Cross your arms in front of you as shown in the figure.
- Head raised, back straight, feet shoulder width apart.
- On the inhale, perform a squat. Keep your head up, back straight. Squat until upper thighs will be parallel to the floor or fall even lower.
- Rebounding socks feet from the floor, on the exhale, follow the jump up. Jump as high as you can.
- When you touch the ground, start to squat.
- Complete the required number of repetitions.
Caution: avoid this exercise if you have knee injuries or back. Also, make sure that you control the jump and land with straight legs, toes touching the floor first.
Variations: to complicate the exercise, grab a dumbbell or put on the shoulders of the bar.
exercises for the legs exercises for quadriceps
- Muscle group: Quadriceps
- Type of exercises: Basic
- Additional muscles: Thighs, Calves, Buttocks
- Type of exercise: Power
- Equipment: None
- Level of difficulty: Medium