Scissors Jump
A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Scissors Jump
- Assume a lunge stance position with one foot forward with the knee bent, and the rear knee nearly touching the ground.
- Ensure that the front knee is over the midline of the foot. Extending through both legs, jump as high as possible, swinging your arms to gain lift.
- As you jump as high as you can, switch the position of your legs, moving your front leg to the back and the rear leg to the front.
- As you land, absorb the impact through the legs by adopting the lunge position, and repeat.
Muscles Worked
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do scissors jump work?
Scissors Jump primarily works the quads. The glutes and hamstrings assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for scissors jump?
None. Scissors Jump is a bodyweight movement you can do anywhere you have floor space.
Scissors Jump: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Scissors Jump is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of scissors jump?
Depth Jump Leap, Side Standing Long Jump, Single-Leg Stride Jump train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my scissors jump reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; scissors jump can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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