A good way to implement box jumps into your program

These last few days I have made it a point to read and get back to the basics. I have collected so many articles/blog posts over the years wether the information is good or bad. That said, I needed to relearn and rethink some of my ideas.

You know the saying, “use what is applicable and discard the rest.”

Although I am the first to make jokes at the expense of CrossFit (and who doesn’t besides CrossFitters? Lol), there was one exercise I used to hound profusely but now I have changed my stance.

This exercise is box jumps.

Now let’s make it clear, I still see MANY people doing these and they have no business doing them in the first place. I still see people doing high-rep box jumps and I’m just waiting for someone to shred their shin or tear their achilles.
I was reading about Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP). Originally defined by Robbins: PAP is a phenomenon by which the force exerted by a muscle is increased due to its previous contraction.

The most common is box jumps followed by heavy deadlifts. As a bodybuilder, I really haven’t a need to pull singles but for a 5RM, I would like to be able to pull even heavier. What PAP does is recruit maximum muscle fibers quickly.

When you want to pull heavy, you’ll want to maximize muscle recruitment.

I incorporated 2 sets of 10 box jumps with 90 seconds in between the sets. They weren’t timed. They weren’t high rep. They were specifically programmed to AID in a movement, not finish/destroy it…and it worked.

The thing in fitness is nothing is absolute. Sometimes, things just need a solid, much better, rational, logical explanation (with evidence of course).

Take this lesson to the bank in nutrition as well. Not everything you see demonized is actually bad.

It takes an open mind as well as a rational, logical explanation (with evidence of course) so don’t stop learning.