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==Exercises== [[File:USC contest II.jpg|thumb|upright|A box jump]] * Squat jump (jumping squat, jump squat): combination of [[Jumping#Classification|jump]] (not to be confused with tuck jump) and [[Squat (exercise)|squat]]. Squat down then jump off the ground as high as possible, with extended and vertical legs.<ref name="Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics">{{cite web | url=http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/05/21/beginners-guide-to-plyometrics/ | title=Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics | publisher=Art of Manliness | date=21 May 2010 | access-date=11 April 2014}}</ref> * Tuck jump (tucked jump, tucked knee jump): with feet shoulder width apart, jump, tuck the legs in, extend them, and land.<ref name="Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics"/> * Tuck squat jump: combination of tuck jump and squat jump. Squat down, jump, bring knees up before landing again. * Lateral jump: from a standing position, jump side to side.<ref name="Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics"/> * Power skipping: on each skip, lift the upper leg as high as possible.<ref name="Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics"/> * Alternate leg bounding: run with long strides, placing emphasis on hang time.<ref name="Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics"/> * Box jumps: jump onto and off of a large box 18" or higher.<ref name="Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics"/> * Vertical depth jump: starting from the top of a box, jump down and back up as fast as possible.<ref name="Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics"/> * [[Push-up#Plyometrics|Plyometric push-up (plyo push-up)]]: perform a push up, but exert enough upward force to lift the hands and body off the ground.<ref name="Beginner's Guide to Plyometrics"/> * [[Broad jump]] (long jump). * Pike jump.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ExRx.net : Pike Jump |url=https://exrx.net/Plyometrics/PikeJump |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=exrx.net |language=en}}</ref> * Straddle jump (similar to [[split jumps]] used by [[dancers]], [[gymnasts]] and [[figure skaters]]). * [[Split jump (exercise)|Lunge jump]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=How To Do Split Jumps |url=https://gethealthyu.com/exercise/split-jumps/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Get Healthy U {{!}} Chris Freytag |date=8 December 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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