Do THIS before you Squat

Summary by Krater

The host explains how to prime the nervous system and increase explosiveness by performing explosive movements like jump squats before heavy lifts, demonstrating standing and kneeling vertical jumps and advising low rep ranges like three sets of three.

From the video

Answers: How do I become more explosive for heavy lifting?

• explosive training
• nervous system priming
• vertical jump drills
• power development for heavy lifting

Exercises

• vertical jump · bodyweight
• depth squat · bodyweight
• kneeling vertical jump · bodyweight
• depth jump · bodyweight

What it concludes

• Doing explosive movements before your main lift primes your nervous system and caps off your warm-up.
• When doing explosive drills from a kneeling position, you must replace the spot of your knees with your feet rather than rocking back on your toes.
• When performing explosive jump drills, keep sets and reps low and focus on quality over quantity, such as three sets of three, five sets of two, or six sets of one.