High Jump Technique over the bar - Drills and Progressions

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

[TwoGrand_BetterMan]

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]

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.

[logansmith]

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

[hunterrhodes]

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.

[little.animals]

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.

[benchapuis]

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

[alexanderdamiano]

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

[seealexrun]

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?

[AuroraWills]

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

[Westontheman]

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

[mopheadcody]

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

[JL-rvlm]

Teaching a 15 year old who has never jumped. Very helpful.

[Franz_Beckenbauer]

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?

[sturfryd]

whats your favorite drill/exercise to increase single leg hops

[BobBob-kcye]

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

[EricSmith]

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

[prestonking]

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.