Single leg jump squats.
Floor jump squats.
Squat as low as you can.
Squat and place hands on floor making sure hands are between feet not outside them.
You can use a piece of furniture for balance.
Jump feet forward so feet land on the outsides of hands.
Land on the box squat and jump back down on the floor.
Stretch one leg out in the front.
The squat is a very functional exercise which means it trains a movement pattern that you use in everyday life you should be squatting when you try to lift something heavy off the floor.
The floor tap squat adds a cardio element to squats which are typically considered just a strength training move.
It can be done on its own or as a movement as part of an interval training workout.
The goal with jump squats isn t to see how much weight you can leave the floor with but rather how much violence you can transfer to a moderate load.
To do a floor tap squat start in an upright position.
How to do a floor tap squat.
While looking forward and tilting the head back slightly hop feet out and touch hands to the ground.
To that end the number one jump squat mistake people make is going too heavy.
Stretch your hands in the front too.
Stand with feet together and knees slightly bent.
Jump feet back to come into a high plank and pause.