If you notice you land excessively low during box jumps, think about pushing your feet harder into the floor as you jump, and visualize getting your hips higher above the box at the peak of your jump. If you find yourself clipping your toes on the edge or stomping down against the box, keep pulling your legs up toward your body until you land on top. | CrossFit

“Box jumps have always been kinda terrifying for me (and all others who do them in CrossFit, cuz shins are super sensitive!!) because how in the heck did I expect to literally lift my entire body weight up and on to a box? “Progressions, that's how. I began with step-ups. While that was all well and good, it wasn't what I wanted. I asked my coach at the time how I could get better at jumping. His reply, ‘start jumping.’ I began jumping. It was a 45-lb. plate (maybe 3” tall depending on the plate

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