Ok, There are a lot of tuck jumps in the new hardcore series and I think they are great fun but...they are killing my knees!! My landings are almost bone jarring--It is such HIGH impact. I don't feel like I am able to absorb the impact like I can in plyometric jumps. Am I doing these jumps incorrectly or do others also feel that their landings are higher in impact than other jumps?
Tuck Jump problems
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Hi Maria! I love doing all her jumping. You know it's good for bone health? Kinda of ironic, huh?
Big thing though, you need good shoes. I love Freddy's for this reason. No I'm not a sales rep, I'm a nurse. From my experience when I have good cushioning shoes everything is doable. However, I will have pain in either my feet, my knees or my hips if my shoes aren't up to par. So check that out. I also read somewhere on these forums that inserts help a lot.
Marla
Big thing though, you need good shoes. I love Freddy's for this reason. No I'm not a sales rep, I'm a nurse. From my experience when I have good cushioning shoes everything is doable. However, I will have pain in either my feet, my knees or my hips if my shoes aren't up to par. So check that out. I also read somewhere on these forums that inserts help a lot.
Marla
Hi Maria,
What kind of surface are you working out on? That might be contributing to your problem.
P90X Plyometrics has a lot of tuck kumps in it, but there's a focus on making your landings "soft". I haven't done all of the Hardcore cardio yet, but I'm think from past videos, like Imax 2, that doing them at a slower pace than Cathe might make it easier to make the landings a little softer.
HTH
What kind of surface are you working out on? That might be contributing to your problem.
P90X Plyometrics has a lot of tuck kumps in it, but there's a focus on making your landings "soft". I haven't done all of the Hardcore cardio yet, but I'm think from past videos, like Imax 2, that doing them at a slower pace than Cathe might make it easier to make the landings a little softer.
HTH
I know what helps me is not tucking my knee ups quite as high as they do and definitely hold your core tight. If you have a rebounder, it's a great modifier for a lot of the high impact jumps on days you don't want the impact, but yet it still gets your heart rate up very high. I have to watch the knee tucks, or my low back hurts.
kathryn
Cathlete
>P90X Plyometrics has a lot of tuck kumps in it, but there's a
>focus on making your landings "soft".
Actually, I wouldn't say that PlyoX has "a lot of" tuck jumps in it. There are only two moves that are like tuck jumps: actual tuck jumps and the "rock star jumps," two sets of each.
I take the ones in PlyoX to my rebounder because I think they are too much impact. I've also done them in a "one leg at a time" version (which I'm glad no one sees, because they look goony! I hop with one foot just barely leaving the ground, and tuck the other foot up.
>focus on making your landings "soft".
Actually, I wouldn't say that PlyoX has "a lot of" tuck jumps in it. There are only two moves that are like tuck jumps: actual tuck jumps and the "rock star jumps," two sets of each.
I take the ones in PlyoX to my rebounder because I think they are too much impact. I've also done them in a "one leg at a time" version (which I'm glad no one sees, because they look goony! I hop with one foot just barely leaving the ground, and tuck the other foot up.
I work out on puzzle mats over hard flooring and I wear Ryka shoes that are fairly new. When I don't tuck my legs up as high with the jump it definately helps with the impact but I want to do everything that Cathe does!! I don't really want to admit that I am getting older and have to modify!! HA HA! Maybe I will try to also look for inserts to put in my shoes and see if that helps with the impact. Thanks for your responses!
runninggal
Cathlete
Hey Maria, I workout on puzzle mats, wear Rykas AND have inserts in my shoes. Tuck jumps are still too punishing on my knees. There is no shame in modifying, sister. I'm 45, in great shape and I want to continue to workout for many years to come. So, bye-bye tuck jumps
allwildgirl
Cathlete
I found that the tuck jumps from Kick Max, the ones where she tucks her legs to the back, instead of up front, are easier on my knees, so if I'm having trouble with the regular ones, I substitute those.
There is no way I can do those tuck jumps and not kill my knees/back. I wear good shoes and workout on puzzle mat but I do just about all the jumps on my rebounder. I'm 46 and once things start to hurt they take a loooooonnggg time to feel better if they ever do at all. I have to seriously modify the jumps.
I am 46 also. I can do the tuck jumps if they are in the beginning of the workout but I noticed that that this is the first move to start to go once I start to fatigue.....I do find them the most jarring of all the plyometric jumps but the ones I loathe the most are plie jumps!!!
PS - since when do we have to say our ages before we say why we can or can't do things??. I plan on doing Cathe until I'm 90!! She'll have videos out for us "mature women" by then, I'm sure. So I may have to go down to the light intensity resistance band.....
Lois
"Don't forget to breathe!"
PS - since when do we have to say our ages before we say why we can or can't do things??
. I plan on doing Cathe until I'm 90!! She'll have videos out for us "mature women" by then, I'm sure. So I may have to go down to the light intensity resistance band.....Lois
"Don't forget to breathe!"
Check out Brenda in the back and see how she does her tucks. She does a "mini-tuck" of sorts.
Also, when you land, try to absorb the shock into the quadriceps by landing toe-ball-heel. Then when you're solid on the ground and the weight is in your heel, you can absorb the rest of the landing shock in your glutes. It's easier on the knees than just landing on the whole surface of the foot.
Also, when you land, try to absorb the shock into the quadriceps by landing toe-ball-heel. Then when you're solid on the ground and the weight is in your heel, you can absorb the rest of the landing shock in your glutes. It's easier on the knees than just landing on the whole surface of the foot.
DebbieH
Cathlete
Marie~you have gotten great advice here. They definitely are one of the MORE higher impact moves. I just wanted to add to be sure to BEND your knees on the landing no matter how you modify as this will help to take some of the impact off your knees. Also, tighten your core. Just another option.
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