{"id":43420,"date":"2019-04-29T03:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/uncategorized\/med-ball-squat-jump\/"},"modified":"2019-04-29T03:00:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T01:00:52","slug":"med-ball-squat-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/blog\/learn\/med-ball-squat-jump\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: Med Ball Squat Jump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/191792274\/1b9709ca59\"> med ball squat jump<\/a> is <strong>an excellent progression of the basic squat jump that further builds on strength, balance and control.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The exercise is scalable across all ability levels, using differently sized and weighted MBs (med balls), depending on whether the focus is on strength or endurance.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Choose a suitable med ball. As a guideline, aim for 5-10% of your bodyweight for speed-endurance; or 10-15% of your bodyweight for strength-endurance. Hold the med ball close to the body at chest height.<\/li><li>Keeping the med ball close to the body, begin the squat jumps. Note that height is not important \u2013 instead, focus on proper technique and establishing a consistent rhythm. <\/li><li>Keep the core engaged throughout and drive the hips up and forwards, with full extension. <\/li><li>Repeat continuously for reps or time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Compared to the regular squat jump, <strong>the use of a med ball requires more control of the balance.<\/strong> During a regular squat jump, one can correct any momentary loss of balance with little arm adjustments. When holding a med ball, you remove the use of the arms for stability; this becomes greater as the weight of the ball increases. Therefore, you will often find the core muscles to engage more during med ball squat jump, and you will naturally maintain a lower jump height until control improves. <\/li><li><strong>There are two considerations for choosing the right weight.<\/strong> If you wish to enhance speed-endurance, then choose a ball that is 5-10% body weight, and aim for sets of 10-12 reps (or until you start to slow down). If you want to improve strength-endurance, try using a ball that is 10-15% body weight, and aim for 5-10 reps. In both cases, you should still maintain an explosive movement with good hip drive \u2013 the real difference is the rep range. <\/li><li>To mix things up, <strong>try using the med ball squat jump exercise in between full strength exercises<\/strong>, as part of an overall high-intensity workout.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MB squat jump\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/191792274?h=1b9709ca59&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did you like the tutorial for the Med Ball Squat Jump? Here are more exercises:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/kinesis-station-low-pull\/\">Kinesis Station Low Pull<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/assisted-squat\/\">Assisted squat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/superfunctional-hip-mobility-with-twist\/\">Superfunctional hip mobility with a twist<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-dumbbell-lunge\/\">Dumbbell lunge<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-push-up-hold\/\">Push-up hold<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-barbell-deadlift\/\">Barbell deadlift<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-push-up-plus\/\">Push-up plus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-the-barbell-clean\/\">Barbell clean<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-trx-chest-flye\/\">TRX chest flye<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-kinesis-station-standing-low-pull\/\">Standing low pull on a Kinesis Station<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-hanging-twist\/\">Hanging twist<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/exercise-of-the-week-kinesis-station-deadlift\/\">Kinesis deadlift<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/tutorial-row\/\">Superfunctional row<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/push-up\/\">Push-up<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/inverted-jump\/\">Inverted jump<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/exercise-of-the-week-bar-hang\/\">Bar hang<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT The med ball squat jump is an excellent progression of the basic squat jump that further builds on strength,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":43418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Tutorial: How to perform the Med Ball Squat Jump correctly | EVO Fitness","_seopress_titles_desc":"The med ball squat jump is a variation of the basic squat jump that further challenges strength, balance and stability. 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