High Box Jumps

What are high box jumps? I did a prior article on box jumping with a video demonstrating box jumps. This video is a fun video that demonstrates me, Irina Marchenkova (CHIC Irina) jumping on a high box. It is essentially the same as the box jump but this time I am jumping 30″ high. This is just as hard as it looks, but like everything else in life, the more you do it the easier it gets.

Why Do High Box Jumps?

The high box jump is a plyometric exercise that increases explosive power throughout the lower body. It helps the quads, glutes, and hamstrings. I am referring here to the box jump that I do in the video, which is at 30″.

But Not Too High

There is a lot of negative treatment to doing box jumps much higher than this. There is an excellent article by Lauren Green, who is  the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA. He explains:

“your jump height is independent of the box. At some point your jump will reach a terminal height (peak of your center of mass traveling upward), at which point you will recoil your legs and create as much hip flexion as possible to bring your feet upward. This is where the personal record box jumps happen, in increased gains in hip flexion. This isn’t a bad thing if we played sports that way. But if the key is to transfer the power on to the field or court, you are going to need to reproduce a similar movement immediately after landing. Also, the compressive forces at that range of motion throws the decreased mechanical work of landing out the window.”

       Lauren Green, Box Jumps: Higher the Better? Athletes Acceleration.

Some Unexpected Benefits

Jumping high on to a platform such as a box  involves impact to your joints. Therefore, they can help your body boost the mineral content in the bone and the amount of collagen. These are things that typically decrease with age. If you use the type of box that gyms have, which are soft to land on, it can protect your joints. This is compared to running. The impact involved is less with jumping. Of course this only applies if you use the right equipment because you are landing on a soft surface.

Believe it or not, jumping on to a box has unexpected benefits. When we do high box jumping it increases the cardiovascular demand on our body. In comparison to doing leg presses, squats, or deadlifts, your body  uses more oxygen by doing the high box jump. The consequence of this is the your heart adapts in such a way that it uses oxygen more effectively and you can benefit from a lowering of blood pressure. 

Helps to Make it Fun

As I have said before, It is important to make your workout fun to make it motivating.This is a great way to achieve enjoyment during a workout.

You can Work out with Irina at Life Time Athletics. Irina Marchenkova is a Fitness Trainer in Ajax doing Personal Training in Ajax at Life Time Athletic.

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High Box Jumps
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What are high box jumps? I did a prior article on doing box jumps with a video demonstrating box jumps. This video is a fun video that demonstrates me, Irina Marchenkova (CHIC Irina) doing the high box jump. It is essentially the same as the box jump but this time I am jumping 30" high. This is just as hard as it looks, but like everything else in life, the more you do it the easier it gets.