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Squat Hops Up Stairs Print E-mail
Monday, 19 January 2009
 

Squat hops up stairs is a great exercise to build stronger legs for parkour. This exercise consists of jumping up to a stair, landing into a full squat position, and then repeating the exercise to the next stair up. By training these small jumps and landings in a controlled manner with full range of motion, you will develop strength and flexibility to aid in your jumps and landings.


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1. 02-07-2009 16:31

looks wierd hmmmmm

2. 02-07-2009 16:31

dont get it how does this help?

3. 02-09-2009 08:19

It's an exercise. It'll help you build leg strength so you can jump higher/farther.

4. 02-09-2009 17:02

Read the description if you wonder what its good for.

5. 02-14-2009 00:51

haha i must admit good technique for training, might get some wierd looks though

6. 02-18-2009 21:24

i find that squats are too easy, i still do them but i can do hundreds of them and not feel anything haha. even doing small amounts of reps works and builds the muscles right? or should i keep going till i feel a burn?

7. 03-25-2009 15:26

this might help cuz i really need to work on jumping highr/farther...

8. 03-30-2009 13:51

If you are no longer feeling anything when you do an exercise like this, something I might suggest is to add a weight vest or even a weighted backpack. Start slow and gradually add weight. You'll definately start to feel it as you go. Another thing is that you want to make sure that you are pushing off your toes, that way it works yoru calfs better.

9. 04-15-2009 05:09

if you do this in the porch of a house in NY, ppl would be pointing and laughing at you asking why u hump tha air :sigh

10. 04-22-2009 13:25

this works very well. when me and my friend did it and started to stop feeling it, we tried different techniques. One being to do it one leg, and alternate legs for each step. After a while, we could do 30 steps alternating legs all the way up, and back down.

11. 05-16-2009 11:25

it very deff :upset

12. 10-14-2009 14:29

it may seem like a silly move but your jumps will be cleaner and will allow your legs and body to get used to jump up/down to another object.

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