{"id":3171,"date":"2013-01-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/fitness-move-of-the-week-sumo-jumps\/"},"modified":"2013-01-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T00:00:00","slug":"fitness-move-of-the-week-sumo-jumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/fitness-move-of-the-week-sumo-jumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Move of the Week: Sumo Jumps"},"content":{"rendered":"
Joseph Montezinos<\/p>\n
Whether you’re training for an obstacle race or looking to gain leg strength, this Move of the Week<\/strong> will whip you in shape.<\/p>\n Sumo Jumps are a type of plyometric exercise, a training technique that uses explosive movements such as jumping to increase strength and stamina.<\/p>\n Plyometric movements tend to mimic those of sports, which makes it a popular exercise for athletes. However, the fat-blasting results also makes it a good option for those looking for a high-intensity workout.<\/p>\n This exercise specifically targets muscles in the legs, glutes, arms, and shoulders, and gives you a bit of cardio from the jumping.<\/p>\n How it works: <\/strong>Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and hands clasped. Bend your knees and push your hips back to lower into a squat, keeping knees behind toes.
Explode up off the ground, jumping as high as you can while raising your arms overhead. Land back in squat position; repeat.<\/p>\n For added difficulty, take a 10-pound dumbbell and swing it with your hands.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n Joseph Montezinos Whether you’re training for an obstacle race or looking to gain leg strength, this Move of the Week will whip you in shape. Sumo Jumps are a type of plyometric exercise, a training technique that uses explosive movements such as jumping to increase strength and stamina. Plyometric movements tend to mimic those of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n