𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 Tag a friend that needs this guide! - Follow TheTrainingManual for daily fitness/nutrition tips & education 📚 - A jump is the result of triple extension: the simultaneous and explosive extension of the hips, knees, and ankles. Whether you’re watching an Olympic weightlifter perform a clean, a sprinter take off down the track, or a basketball player go up for a dunk, triple extension is the driver. _____________________ Below are the muscles that make it possible. __ –Glutes (gluteus maximus, gluteus medius), for hip extension __ –Quadriceps (vastus lateralis, intermedius, and medialis; rectus femoris), for knee extension __ –Hamstrings (biceps femoris, semimembranosis, semitendonosis), for hip extension, knee flexion, and absorbing landings. __ –Calves (gastrocnemius, soleus), for ankle extension (plantarflexion) –Abdominals and core (transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis, internal and external obliques, erector spinae), for trunk stability The e...