Depth Jump Leap

What it is

This is a dynamic plyometric exercise designed to enhance your explosive power and reactivity. You will drop from one box and immediately leap onto a higher one. It primarily targets your quadriceps, with significant engagement from your glutes, hamstrings, and calves. This compound movement also strengthens your abductors and adductors.

Technique tips

• Ensure soft landings by absorbing impact through your legs.
• Drive off the ground quickly after landing from the first box.
• Use your arms to generate upward momentum for the leap.
• Maintain a strong, upright posture during the entire movement.
• Look ahead to your target box throughout the jump.
• Choose appropriate box heights to maintain controlled form.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.