Forward Leap
Maximal jump forward from a standing start, no bell. Horizontal power — the hip snap with nothing to hold.
The lesson
- 01
Come to it warm
This lands harder than a vertical jump does, because you have to stop travelling forward. It belongs after the swings, not before them.
- 02
Hinge, then throw yourself
Hips back, arms behind you, then snap the hips forward and send yourself out — not up. The same snap the swing trains.
- 03
Out, not up
Aim low and long. Jumping high wastes the drive; you're covering ground.
- 04
Reach with the feet
Bring your knees through and your feet out in front to land. Most lost distance is landing early.
- 05
Land and hold
Absorb it, then stand still for a beat before you turn around. Controlling the stop is part of the rep.
- 06
The test
Same distance or further every rep, and every landing under control. Either one goes, the set is over.