If You Can Do This Many Jump Squats in One Minute, Your Conditioning Is Next-Level

Conditioning determines how long you can sustain effort, how quickly you recover, and how well your body responds when intensity spikes. It blends strength, power, coordination, and cardiovascular capacity into a single performance trait. When conditioning is high, movements feel lighter, fatigue sets in later, and output remains strong even under pressure.

Jump squats offer a rare window into that capacity. They require lower-body strength similar to traditional squats, while incorporating speed, explosiveness, and repeated force production. Each rep challenges your muscles to absorb impact, reverse direction, and generate power again in rapid succession. That combination makes jump squats a powerful indicator of total-body readiness.

Ahead, you’ll learn how to perform ju...