standing jump
Jump without runup
A standing jump is a jump performed from a stationary position, without a running start.
The term appears in athletics for events like the standing long jump, now largely discontinued from formal competition but still used in fitness testing.
More broadly, it describes any leap where both feet begin planted: He cleared the fence with a standing jump.
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- vertical leapMaximum upward jump distance
- leapSudden springing movement
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- explosive powerDestructive force of detonation
squat · launch · crouch · spring · power · takeoff · feet together · landing · legs · knees · thrust · bound · hop · muscle · athletic · height · distance · plyometric
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