Box Jumps

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idle_wilder Jul 2017 9:34pm, 13 Jul 2017 890 posts	0 idle_wilder I have weekly personal training session once a week, with around half the session being strength-based (deadlifts, squats, etc), and the other half being power-based. We've just started to introduce box jumps, and I am struggling! I think a lot of it's in my head, and I find myself hesitating before each jump. Does anyone have any tips for box jumps?!
GregP Apr 2018 4:43pm, 23 Apr 2018 101,970 posts	0 GregP SPR is your man if he's about. You have my sympathies though. I'm a sporadic follower of the excellent NROL4L which advocates box jumps. I'm acutely conscious that if I mess them up it's a straight route to Injury Central.
Lizzie W Apr 2018 4:52pm, 23 Apr 2018 17,614 posts	0 Lizzie W Start small
Brig Apr 2018 5:06pm, 23 Apr 2018 356 posts	0 Brig Yeah the hesitate thing is me too bit then when I do it I clear the height with room to spare
LazyDaisy Apr 2018 5:23pm, 23 Apr 2018 22,265 posts	0 LazyDaisy I'm going to watch this thread - box jumps are a big no-no for me mentally. I have far too vivid a picture of smacking my face on the box
GregP Apr 2018 5:27pm, 23 Apr 2018 101,971 posts	0 GregP It's not the smacking my face I worry about - it's my shins. I think. Possibly.
Curly45 Apr 2018 11:14am, 24 Apr 2018 3,598 posts	0 Curly45 Can you practice clearing the height with mini/micro hurdles? I know it doesnt land you on the box, but gives you confidence in the jump itself. I dont do box jumps, but to do in the air tuck jumps (alongside backwards single leg jumps and all sorts of other plyos from Athletics 365): ucoach.com
Wriggling Snake Apr 2018 11:19am, 24 Apr 2018 18,383 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Start Small, you can even start with step ups first, and by small really small.
HellsBells Apr 2018 11:19am, 24 Apr 2018 23,722 posts	0 HellsBells My PT tried getting me to try gradually by stacking up the disc weights and adding another one each time - it worked at the time, then I didn't do any for months and need to start from scratch again
HellsBells Apr 2018 1:06pm, 25 Apr 2018 23,730 posts	0 HellsBells Well, I told Pt this morning that I needed to conquer box jumps. We did the stacking plates thing as part of a circuit - I was fairly OK with 16 inches at the end. I also made the mistake of telling him I need to be able to put socks on wet feet without sitting down - many, many single leg squats later.............