Single Leg Box Jumps with Weight Vest

To replay the video just click and drag the time bar back to the start.

Best Use For Improving Vertical Jump

Single Leg Box Jumps are a good low impact exercise for improving your ability to apply force quickly due to the way it is performed from a dead stop position. The addition of the weight vest helps add some resistance to your jumps forcing you to work that much harder, but unlike using a medicine ball you are still able to freely swing your arms.

Technique Tips

Take a brief pause before each rep, relax, and then as quickly as possible gather all your power and explode up off the jumping leg. Try and land softly. Start off using a low box and progressivley add height as you get better.

Alternative Exercises

Some good alternatives to Single Leg Box Jumps with a weight vest are

Single Leg Box Jumps

Seated Single Leg Jumps

Single Leg Paused Frog Jumps