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Front Box Jump

How to do the Front Box Jump with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

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Primary muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary

Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Quads

Equipment

Other

Step by step

How to do the Front Box Jump

  1. 1

    Begin with a box of an appropriate height 1-2 feet in front of you. Stand with your feet should width apart. This will be your starting position.

  2. 2

    Perform a short squat in preparation for jumping, swinging your arms behind you.

  3. 3

    Rebound out of this position, extending through the hips, knees, and ankles to jump as high as possible. Swing your arms forward and up.

  4. 4

    Land on the box with the knees bent, absorbing the impact through the legs. You can jump from the box back to the ground, or preferably step down one leg at a time.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Front Box Jump set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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