Lower 1
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A1. Lateral Bound and Stick
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- The point of this exercises is to land softly and stick the landing.
- Experiment to see how far you can jump while landing softly and under control.
A2. Tuck Jumps
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- Minimize ground contact time.
- Land quietly on the mid-forefoot and explode up again as quickly as possible.
- Pull your knees up as high as possible.
- Keep the spine neutral and chest tall! Knees come up to meet the chest, not the other way around.
B. Squat
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- Butt back, neutral spine, push through the heels
- Think about exploding out of the bottom of your squat
C1. DB SLDL
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- keep shoulders hips and knee in a line as you push your hip back and lower your torso.
- knee of working leg should be bent about 10 degrees
- keep the hips level, shoulders back
- try doing the whole set without allowing the other leg to touch the ground
C2. Lying Band Hip Flexion
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- Keep the opposite leg on the ground.
- Get the working leg past parallel and hold it there
D. Low Squat Jumps
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- minimize ground contact time
- stay low with knee angle near ninety degrees