High Jump Technique over the bar - Drills and Progressions

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If you're struggling to improve high jump flop technique, here's a easy session I do. It involves important queues, exercises and progressions that help me continue to jump semi-competently.
I also talk a little bit about what could be causing your flop to fail. Hope this helps. Happy jumping out there!
Shout-out to the reddit users King_of-the_world, not_brandon_24, cannedxbread & jurazzick, I kinda borrowed your videos.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - 2-foot backovers
00:47 - Queues
01:14 - trot-2-foot backovers
01:49 - 1-step jumps
02:39 - 3-step jumps
03:55 - Other drill/exercises
04:19 - Common mistakes

Пікірлер: 31

@malachitisch7494 11 ай бұрын

Excellent breakdown. A big queue is also to be pointing straight into the pit, which is a byproduct of getting your back to the bar, which is related to the curve you run.

@thesharpercoder 10 ай бұрын

Arching the back is an illusion, IMHO. What you really want to do is push your hips “forward” when the body is horizontal. I learned a neat trick to help you “push” your hips. Point your toes outward like a ballerina as your hips clear the bar. It may feel like an awkward body position to release, but all you ave to do is straighten your feet and do a sit-up.

@thesharpercoder 10 ай бұрын

Try this simple test. Lie on the floor. Now turn your toes outward. What did your hips do?

@Ancient1341 11 ай бұрын

Great stuff as always!! 🔥

@logansmith4063 11 ай бұрын

Bro that takeoff angle is something i absolutely need to incorporate more😂

@matehj 11 ай бұрын

It's a game changer!

@lucianoyuan6197 10 ай бұрын

great video

@hunterrhodes137 11 ай бұрын

I can get my head back on flops, but my hips are another story. Maybe if I incorporate that "hump the air" thought process, it will help. Very useful video.

@matehj 11 ай бұрын

It's all about finding the mental queue that works for you. Goodluck!

@seealexrun7649 2 ай бұрын

I have a good angle at take off and good in air mechanics, but I tend to drop the knee drive quickly and go straight onto my arch right after turning. Any tips for me?

@benchapuis6536 11 ай бұрын

Please make a video on how to make your own high jump training program

@AuroraWills 6 ай бұрын

I am getting better at highjump and the crazy part is we live in the same town!

@little.animals 10 ай бұрын

I don't know if it was the angle but the girl doing the 3 step approach looked like she was dropping her elbow into the bar.

@alexanderdamiano Ай бұрын

lol that’s me 4:25. Kinda uncanny to see but I have improved so much since then.

@matehj Ай бұрын

Sorry to have used you like this haha. Glad to see improvement!

@Weston_FN Ай бұрын

My take off is horrible got my first track meet tomorrow I have to do high jump wish me luck

@sturfryd4983 11 ай бұрын

whats your favorite drill/exercise to increase single leg hops

@matehj 11 ай бұрын

Easy, high jumping! But if you don't got a set around then it would be hoop touches or holm hurdle hops. Tryna be quick with the last 3 steps.

@Franz_Beckenbauer13 Ай бұрын

Hey i want to ask you which is better nike high jump elite or adizero high jump i saw your video ranking them but i love them 2 so can you tell me why the adizero is better than the nike hj elite?

@matehj Ай бұрын

A wider shoe will be better than a thinner shoe because of force distribution when you hit the ground. So while the nike is more stable, noob friendly and better for people with wider feet, the adidas is thinner, higher and more aggressive. You will jump higher in the adidas, even if both fit the same.

@Franz_Beckenbauer13 Ай бұрын

@@matehj oh thank you so much so the adidas has a better plate for jump and nike has better stabilise in resume nike is like for comfort and adidas for results

@axelwhopper 3 ай бұрын

My little brother is 12 and he can get 1.40 consistently just as a guess what do u think he could get when he’s 15 cuz me and him both do high jump

@BobBob-kc3ye 11 ай бұрын

What would your work outs look like if you didn’t have access to a mat and bar for a month

@matehj 11 ай бұрын

In the road to 7 foot video I didn't have access for a month XD. Similar to that, but if it's closer to comp, it would look kinda like sprinting/hurdles day, plyo+ weights day and a long jump/hoop touch day + weights. That's a very broad outline. If I don't got a matt the first thing I go to is long jumping and holm hurdle. Very similar stimulus, technique work would go out the window for sure tho.

@EricSmith9000 2 ай бұрын

I guarantee you that two foot vertical is correlated with high jump.

@prestonking5281 3 ай бұрын

I heard you mention the high jump reddit and thought "hey I'm in the high jump reddit..." then saw a video of my own jump lol. Totally fine with it unless I could sue you and win a bunch of money... in that case then I'm very very angry.

@matehj 3 ай бұрын

Hahahah. Even if you could sue, you wouldn't get money out of a broke homie haha.

@prestonking5281 3 ай бұрын

AHHHAHAHA @@matehj all jokes aside though, I'm the second video, and that was my form at the time, but now it's gotten much better. Except, it goes back to that when I'm attempting a PR because I don't trust my form to get me over, and I have a bit of a mental block there. Do you have any tips to have consistent form through all heights and get over this mental block?

@matehj 3 ай бұрын

@@prestonking5281 You should ask the question of why you dont trust that form, does better form actually make you jump higher? It not, you should try to find out why. I started being able to get my shoulders back, rather than sitting over the bar initially because my runup became more refined and i rotated over the bar more, meaning i actually jumped higher with an 'arch'. I hope that makes sense. its not an easy one to solve!