Originally Posted by
Baby Puke
I don't do jump squats as they're potentially super dangerous for knees if you get it wrong. As an old man, this is a concern for me, may not be for you. As an alternative for gym explosive work, check out Dynamic Efforts in Rippetoe's second book, Practical Programming.
Ive never done Jump Squats- so i cant speak to their safety or effectiveness.. but they do have fairly strong support from people for building explosiveness.. certainly need to be executed properly.
Super setting Box-Jumps between regular Squats is another method that might have some promise- the issue is that as you do more box jumps you get better at pulling your feet up higher to get on taller boxes instead of gaining more vertical.. so you are getting up on bigger stuff with the same jump.. as a training exercise, progress is not quantifiable- at least vertical jump progress..
The Power Clean is a vary quantifiable move to develop power and explosiveness- as the weight goes up so does your power..
it is a technical move and requires expert instruction..