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Originally Posted by nmsvbteam  Your timing will best be served by getting into position then waiting to explode on your final approach step, rather than trying to time out a four step. On blocking, squat real low and explode up and over. |
This seems to be the most effective way to jump in sand but does go against a lot of what I have read about jumping higher. They often teach the "rubber band theory" where you quickly load and unload your leg muscles. By squatting, waiting, and exploding you can't recapture that stored energy from stretching your muscles.
On this note, I'd think that it'd be pretty easy to weight train for this in the gym where in leg press or squat you hold the wait at the bottom of your rep and then DRIVE it up like you were jumping. Thoughts?