The Squat Box Jump Rebounds is a ballistic exercise for beginners to improve energy transfer, neural pathways for explosive agility, body control, reaction time and coordination.
Before you engage in ballistics you may want to take a look at Ballistic Training: How To Optimize Explosiveness for maximum results and a sample ballistic training workout for advanced athletes.
Squat Box Jump Rebounds Progression
If you use additional weights…make sure you use appropriate weight so you can control the action throughout the entire range of motion. Otherwise you defeat the purpose of the exercise.
Very often, people use too much resistance and they become sloppy. Especially when it comes to maintaining dynamic stability and hitting in the same spots repetitively.
Also, don’t just progress with adding more weight. First, maximize the speed while maintaining perfect form. Next focus on improving your vertical jumping abilities.
When you increase the hight of the box ensure it is still stable! Otherwise you’ll increase the risk for injuries.
Here are the progression levels:
- Beginner: look down during the action
- Advanced: look up during the action
- Professional: alternating one leg action only
Squat Box Jump Rebounds Description
- Place box onto solid, non-sliding surface
- Place 2 agility rings shoulder-width apart on the ground; 1 to the left side and 1 to the right side of the box
- Stand over the box and inside agility rings
- Jump on top of the box; feet are close together
- Jump off the box with both legs simultaneously into a squat (knees at 90˚)
- Land with both feet simultaneously inside agility rings; look down to the ground during landing
- Immediately jump on top of the box with both legs simultaneously while looking down at the box
- Repeat
Related Ballistic Exercises
- Single Leg Explosive Lateral Rebound Press
- Loaded Single Leg Low-Level Lateral Tuck Jump
- Loaded Mid-Level Tuck Jump
Training Zone
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