Instead of box jumps, we like to call them box lands.

What does this have to do with box jumps?
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🚘 You are the car
🚦 Your ability to land on the box quietly, under control, and at parallel or above are your brakes
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Instead of box jumps, we like to call them box lands. We care far more about the quality of your landing than about how high you can jump.
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Why?
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Because life and sport requires us to use our breaks daily:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⚠️ Walking
⚠️ Running
⚠️ Changing direction
⚠️ Stepping up or down on anything
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With this in mind, here are a few important principles to follow when doing box jumps:
🎙 If you cannot land on the box at parallel (hip crease at knee) or above, the box is too high.
🎙 If you cannot land on the box quietly, the box is too high.
🎙 If you cannot land on the box with both feet fully on the box (toes to heels), the box is too high.
🎙 If you feel any pain at all when doing box jumps, you should stop doing box jumps and seek help from an experienced practitioner or coach.
🎙 If you are doing box jumps repeatedly to get tired and sweaty, you are damaging your breaks.

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