How To Jump

In this video, I'm going to talk you about how to jump. Now, to jump is two things you need. One is technique and secondly is you need to be fit for jumping.

So, first, let's talk about technique. Now if you look at me, I do in slow motion, when you jump, I bring my arms back, I bend my knees and I drive forward, pushing my hips forward and far my arms. So, look again.

Helps being in momentum so I get more distance. Another thing to remember is my body position, if you look at my upper body, it's quite upright. Common mistakes are people bend down too much trying to jump like this, it's not very good.

And another common mistake is not using your arms. If you don't use your arms, you don't get that much momentum. So always remember arms, knees and slow down.

And a really important safety tip is to land quietly. Let me demonstrate, quiet landing. What's bad is, like that.

When you land heavy, you get forces going up to your knee and for your hips and for your back. It's not good, not healthy. Always try to land quiet, that means landing your toes first and that's okay.

So once you got sound technique, next step is looking for performance. Basically, we need to get stronger legs. Now if your legs are stronger, they can generate more power.

A good way for getting stronger legs is by going to the gym, doing squats, leg extensions, hex squats, any of these exercises help you get more size and more strength. If you got more strength and the speed is the same and then you're going to get more power and you can jump better. And now, some tips on how to jump better. .