Some people say that the squat jump is good for the body, but, some would say that the squat jump can be dangerous and cause injury. Let's find out the truth by knowing three facts of squat jump.
Squat jump is one of the exercises that performed with the initial position of the body and legs standing wide open. Then, hands placed behind the head, and a little jump with landed half-squat position until your knees are bent and not exceeding the toes.
Squat jump is usually done as part of the warm-up or to tighten the lower body muscles. However, there are other facts you need to know in order not carelessly in doing squat jump, avoid the dangers, and get the benefits.
Here are three facts squat jump you need to know:
- Half squats before jump squat. Squat jump may be good to do as a warm up before the main exercise. But it turns out, before doing jump squats, you should first do a half-squat. Half squat is done like a squat jump, only without doing jumping movement. Half squat is done as a form of heating, so the jump squat performance increased due to an increase in muscle activity.
- Avoid doing jump squat if you have this condition. You are advised not to do squat jump if you have a meniscus tear. Tearing of meniscus (knee joint coating) typically occurs in athletes. However, this condition can also be caused by other conditions such as aging, activity that causes full body weight is concentrated in the knee, and the knee is forced to rotate. If you are having a meniscus tear you will feel pain, knee stiffness, and swelling.
- Perform jump squat well to avoid this condition. If you want to do a squat jump, you should do a squat jump correctly and not excessive. Why? Because even if the movement is good for the lower body, but if been carried out excessively and not properly then it could result in injury. One type of injury that may occur is patellofemoral pain. It is a condition in which the bone and the soft tissue around the kneecap, as the fat pad under the patella, tendon, synovial tissue (lining of the knee joint), as well as the connective tissue of joints, painful. In certain circumstances, patellofemoral pain can cause inflammation of the synovial joints of oil or liquids. In addition, it could also lead to a torn meniscus, back pain, and sprains.
For those of you who practice or exercise by using lower body exercise (e.g. running and jumping), you can start by practicing squat jump. Even so, do a reckless squat jump, and in the wrong position can actually cause injury. It is suggested do half squats before jump squats, squat jumps and avoid excessive exercises.
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