Jump Landing & Deceleration

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I cringe when I see the majority of people jump and land. Sure you can jump, but can you land? . . I usually focus on building strength and stability before adding any jumping work if a client decides he/she wants to add jumping to their program. In general, a good base level of strength and stability BEFORE plyometrics, agility and olympic lifting work. The most important part of jumping isn’t the take off, but the actual landing itself. The ability to decelerate and learn to absorb impact is a big key to reduce the risk as injury as ankles, knee, and hip can become stressed from the repetiveness. Before even teaching jumping I like to teach jump landing/deceleration FIRST. . . The ‘depth drop’ is one of many ways to learn landing mechanics. A few things you should focus on in the initial stages of landing is a ‘quiet landing’ with “soft knees” and not directly landing on your heels. Be consciously aware of knee positioning—in line with toes so they are not caving in. . .

I cringe when I see the majority of people jump and land. Sure you can jump, but can you land?
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I usually focus on building strength and stability before adding any jumping work if a client decides he/she wants to add jumping to their program. In general, a good base level of strength and stability BEFORE plyometrics, agility and olympic lifting work. The most important part of jumping isn’t the take off, but the actual landing itself. The ability to decelerate and learn to absorb impact is a big key to reduce the risk as injury as ankles, knee, and hip can become stressed from the repetiveness. Before even teaching jumping I like to teach jump landing/deceleration FIRST.
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The ‘depth drop’ is one of many ways to learn landing mechanics. A few things you should focus on in the initial stages of landing is a ‘quiet landing’ with “soft knees” and not directly landing on your heels. Be consciously aware of knee positioning—in line with toes so they are not caving in. .
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