Meaning & use
jump squat
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UK/ˈdʒʌmp skwɒt/
US/ˈdʒʌmp skwɑːt/
Meaning
nouncountablesport
An exercise in which you lower into a squat and then leap upward before landing back into a squat.
Grammar: Countable: do ten jump squats.
Patterns
- do jump squats
- a set of jump squats
The trainer asked us to do fifteen jump squats.
Jump squats build leg power and raise your heart rate.
She finished her workout with three sets of jump squats.
Word forms
| plural | jump squats |
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Common combinations
- do jump squats
- Do jump squats for thirty seconds.
- a set of jump squats
- He did a set of jump squats before lunch.
- bodyweight jump squat
- A bodyweight jump squat needs no equipment.
- land a jump squat
- Land each jump squat softly.
- jump squat workout
- The jump squat workout lasted ten minutes.
Synonyms and how they differ
- squat jump
- Squat jump is the same exercise with the words reversed, and is the more common name in sports science.
- plyometric squat
- Plyometric squat is a more technical term covering various explosive squats, not only this one.
- box jump
- A box jump is a different exercise where you leap onto a raised platform, so it is not a synonym.
Opposites
bodyweight squat
Word family
Commonly confused: jump squat or squat jump?
jump squat vs squat jump
Same movement, reversed name, so do not treat it as a different exercise.
Practice
In a jump squat you ___.
Choose one answer.
A jump squat combines a squat with an explosive jump. The others describe a leg raise, a step-up and a wall sit or static squat.
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