No, smaller. Find a box in your gym that’s so tiny and cute it doesn’t even scare you. Maybe that’s a 20-inch box instead of the 24-inch you’ve been attempting—or maybe you’re not ready for boxes at ...

On Sunday, the Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt ended his season with a safety and three sacks. This was, incredibly, a typical performance for the MVP candidate. Every week, Watt does something we’ve never ...

At first glance, springing onto a high box might not feel particularly relevant to running a long way on level group. But box jumps are a fantastic exercise for longer-distance running too. A ...

Plyometric exercises, like box jumps and burpees, are a one-way ticket to feeling like an all-around badass because not only will they help you build strength, but explosiveness (or power), speed, and ...

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Box jumps are particularly effective for this. How do you perform them? What are the risks? And how do beginners get started?

Other than burpees, box jumps are probably ~the~ most well-known (and most intimidating!) plyometric exercise you can do. If they give you nightmares of scraped shins, I hear you—but I also guarantee ...