Knee Tuck Jump

How to do the Knee Tuck Jump

1. Begin in a comfortable standing position with your knees slightly bent. Hold your hands in front of you, palms down with your fingertips together at chest height. This will be your starting position.
2. Rapidly dip down into a quarter squat and immediately explode upward. Drive the knees towards the chest, attempting to touch them to the palms of the hands.
3. Jump as high as you can, raising your knees up, and then ensure a good land be re-extending your legs, absorbing impact through be allowing the knees to rebend.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	hamstrings
Secondary	abductors, adductors, calves, glutes, quads
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

Train the same muscles a different way

6 alternatives for the same hamstrings, with and without kit.

Lunge Pass Through Kettlebell Box Jump (Multiple Response) Other Equipment Box Skip Other Equipment Front Box Jump Other Equipment Vertical Swing Dumbbell Hurdle Hops Other Equipment

Harder than the Knee Tuck Jump

Hanging Bar Good Morning intermediate · Barbell Good Morning off Pins intermediate · Barbell Good Morning intermediate · Barbell

Common questions

What muscles does the Knee Tuck Jump work?

The Knee Tuck Jump primarily works the hamstrings, with the abductors, adductors, calves, glutes, and quads as secondary movers. Box Jump (Multiple Response), Box Skip, and Front Box Jump train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Knee Tuck Jump?

None — the Knee Tuck Jump is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Box Jump (Multiple Response) and Box Skip also need nothing.

Is the Knee Tuck Jump suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Knee Tuck Jump is rated beginner. Hanging Bar Good Morning, Good Morning off Pins, and Good Morning are the progressions from here.

Where should the Knee Tuck Jump go in a workout?

Early — the Knee Tuck Jump is compound, working 6 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh.

Similar exercises

Box Jump (Multiple Response) Other Equipment Box Skip Other Equipment Front Box Jump Other Equipment Hurdle Hops Other Equipment Linear 3-Part Start Technique Bodyweight Lunge Pass Through Kettlebell