Jump squats (or explosive squats) target the big muscles in your thighs and rear. Strengthening these muscles can help strengthen your knees as well as tightening your thighs. Using the big muscles in your thighs can help burn calories, and once...
A jump squat is excactly as it sounds. Start in a squat position, knees bent and thighs parallel to the floor. It helps to start with your arms folded out in front of you, for balance and stability. Jump up as high as you can toward the ceiling,...
A 2007-08 study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that approximately 34 percent of the U.S. population older than 20 is obese. Body-weight resistance exercises help produce muscle to reshape your body and burn...
Jump squats involve using your legs and buttocks to generate force like a compressed spring before jumping straight up in the air. The deeper you are able to squat with an upright torso, the higher you can jump with a reduced risk of injury, says...
Squat jumps, also called jump squats, are a plyometric, explosive exercise for the lower body. They work your quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes and calves. This exercise doesn't require any extra equipment -- you can do it just about anywhere. The...
Squats are a common and effective exercise to strengthen the muscles of your lower body. When you add a jump to the standard body-weight squat, the benefits are magnified. The squat jump works well as a training exercise for sports that require...
Jumping is an athletic skill that requires strength, speed, coordination and power. Just like any other skill, jumping higher can be achieved through proper training. Following a specific strength and conditioning training program using various...
Squatting is an everyday activity and a necessary exercise for athletes of all levels. It is a versatile exercise to develop lower-body and core strength, as well as increase muscle mass and power. Jumping, or plyometrics, can also build power in...
Many people accumulate fat in the lower body as they gain weight. Strengthening exercises tone the underlying muscle and help you burn more calories during the day as you build muscle. Low-squat jumps target multiple muscles of your legs and...
You may use many techniques to improve your vertical jump, including counter-movement jumps, plyometrics, squat jumps and box squats. Utilizing more than one type of box squat in your program gives you multiple ways to improve. When box squatting,...
Vertical jump height is one of the key measurements in determining how athletic someone is. It is a sign of power, explosiveness and even sprinting speed. Fortunately vertical jump height can be improved. Technique can help improve vertical jump...
Finding the time to exercise can be a difficult task for some people. Circuit training is a form of resistance training that allows more work to be done in a shorter amount of time because rest periods are reduced. A "circuit" of exercises is...
Skeletal muscle has both fast twitch and slow twitch fibers. The slow twitch fibers are darker from the extra hemoglobin, which provides extra energy for endurance-type activities, such as running a marathon. Fast twitch fibers are lighter and...
The calves contain two bands of muscle that run down the backs of the lower legs. The gastrocnemius is the upper part and the soleus is the lower part. If you want to lose weight around your calves, you need to do exercises that involve both parts...
Weight loss can be a frustrating battle if your workouts are ineffective. You can train for hours, but if your arsenal of exercises isn't burning enough calories, your results will be minimal. Circuit training combines strength training with...
The muscles of your buttocks include the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. The gluteus maximus muscle is the largest muscle of your rear and it is the one most visible on the surface. If you want a shapely rear, you can do...
The calves are the muscles found on the lower back part of the legs, below the knees. If you suffer from fat calves, you know it is no laughing matter. To rid yourself of this fat, you need to take an approach that involves weight training...
Building up strong, toned calf muscles will require lifting moderate to heavy amounts of weights three days a week. You can do calf-targeted exercises like calf raises or strengthen your calves dynamically with jump-squats. Perform eight to 12...
To improve your vertical jump, perform explosive and reactive power exercises, rather than limit-strength exercises. Limit-strength work builds muscles, while explosive and reactive drills train high-twitch muscle fibers in sport-specific...
Many athletes, such as basketball and volleyball players, are interested in increasing their vertical jump to enhance their athletic performance. Those who can jump higher are better able to acquire rebounds in basketball and block hits in...
Lean legs come at a price: dedication. Thinning out your thighs can be done by adding squats into your fitness routine and increasing your aerobic training. Squats are a compound exercise, allowing you to work many major muscle in one movement,...
To become buff, you must overload your muscles with a resistance that is greater than their normal load. This can be achieved with the use of a weighted vest. A weighted vest is a fitness tool that gets wrapped around the upper body and has small...
Ballistic training is commonly used by athletes to develop explosiveness and power. By accelerating and releasing weight into free space, the athlete's body recruits fast-twitch muscle fibers, which are directly responsible for growth and...
Fat ankles are commonly referred to as cankles. Women preparing to have their feet on display in flip-flops and sandals are seeking ways to slim down chubby ankles that merge directly into their calves. When combined with a proper diet, several...
Squats have the ability to tone and sculpt the major muscles of your lower body, including your glutes, hamstrings and quadriceps. Squats can be done using your own bodyweight or you can increase your resistance by adding extra weight. Either way,...
Having the ability to jump high is one of those skills that comes natural to some. If you want to produce better hops, you can do so by following a multi-faceted exercise routine. This can improve your performance in sports like basketball,...
Vertical jumping ability can improve your performance in many sports, including basketball, volleyball and football. Fortunately, you can improve your vertical jump with regular strength-training exercises. Focus on exercises that can develop the...
Athletes who play sports such as volleyball, basketball and football have to be able to jump repetitively through the course of a game. A training practice to improve jumping power and height involves fast, explosive exercises called plyometrics...
Chafing comes from the friction created by two body parts rubbing together or skin and fabric rubbing together. Dry skin is one of the main causes of chafing, but rough clothes, sweat and certain exercises are also common causes. If you’ve...
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