Tuck Jumps Are A Great Way To Strengthen Your Legs And Get In A Cardio Workout In Minutes

Tuck jumps along with jumps squats are two great plyometric leg exercises that you can do to build explosive leg strength and get in a quality cardio workout in a very short amount of time.  Tuck jumps are basically a hybrid version of jump squats.  Tuck jumps require a little more skill and athleticism but will get you winded and sweating in no time flat.  I have recently been adding in various leg exercises for when I focus on building explosive strength.  The one leg squat, jump squats and the like are all part of the routine to utilize bodyweight exercises to get in top shape.

So What Are Tuck Jumps?

As noted in the opening paragraph, tuck jumps are a hybrid of the jump squat.  Instead of going down into a squat and then jumping up, you start standing tall then jump up and bring your knees as high as they can go.  Watch the video below to see what I am talking about.

[Look at his feet when he lands, he is landing on his toes not on the flat part of his foot. Land on your toes to prevent injury. Try and keep pace with this guy]

The great thing about tuck jumps is that you can also work your abs really well when you are doing them.  By jumping and bringing your knees up to your elbows you are engaging you entire core.  You can also widen your legs so that you target your obliques a bit when you are jumping.

Here Is A Quick Leg Workout With Tuck Jumps And Other Exercises

Sometimes when I am crunched for time I will literally do a 5 minute plyometric leg workout.  I get the burn in my legs along with a brief but intense cardio workout.  With only having 5 minutes, I up the intensity to my max and go for it.  Otherwise you would probably not get much out of it.  The 5 minute plyo leg workout has 3 exercises, each a minute long.  You should do a quick warm up to get your legs warm, burpees are great for getting your body warm in limited time.

Exercise #1 Jump Squats

Basically jump as high and do as many as you can in 1 minute

Exercise #2 Tuck Jumps

Same thing, jump as high and bring your knees as high as you can for 1 mninute.  Just doing these two exercises back to back you will be winded and your legs will be on fire.

Exercise #3 One Leg Squat

Do one leg squats for 30 seconds then switch to the other leg for thirty seconds to get to 1 minute total

Exercise #4 Back To Jump Squats

Exercise #5 Finish With Tuck Jumps

Give this brief but intense bodyweight workout a try, you will notice within the first 30 seconds that it is no joke.  Tuck jumps are great if you are trying to develop your leg strength, increase your cardio, and strengthen your core.  If you can’t do tuck jumps, do what you can.  If you are already a pro at them, then start doing one leg tuck jumps (they are brutal!).

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