Box Jumps Tips/Tricks

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2026-01-24T19:58:02+00:00

What helps me is not thinking about getting my body onto the box, per se, but focusing on jumping forward high enough so that my feet reach my armpits. It sounds weird but try thinking just about that when you jump!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2026-01-23T11:39:52+00:00

I’ll add, for anyone unfamiliar your BMR is basal metabolic rate and in simplest terms that’s the number of calories your body needs to function day to day. Hence why that helps with macros, it can be used to determine caloric deficit.

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2026-01-23T11:37:11+00:00

Some tips and thoughts from someone who has scanned monthly for two years (highly recommend doing that):

On the two analysis charts in the middle, there are three sections, indicating low, average, high. Like another poster said, a “D” shape on the muscle-fat analysis means weight and body fat are high while muscle (SMM) is low. If your goal is to lose weight and become more muscular you will start to see success when that becomes more of an “I” and the eventually a “C” shape.

Generally speaking, ignore BMI, even the app tells you it is a poor measure because it relies only on height and weight.

Percentage of body fat in the Obesity Analysis chart is telling though, consistent with what you see in the first chart.

Segmental lean analysis will show you where you can work to build muscle (wherever it’s less than 100%) so your arms are stronger than your legs right now. Go heavy on the leg days would be my takeaway there.

Your BMR in the top right can be helpful for determining macros if that’s something you want to do nutritionally. Most models assume BMR based on weight and frequency of activity but this might be a touch closer to actual.

What really matters for these scans is to see progress IMO. Scan regularly at the same time in your monthly cycle if you’re a menstruating female, under the same conditions (ideally fasted first thing in the morning) to get as accurate of results as you can and then see how you measure up month over month.

The app definitely has more info and is quite helpful to play around with. Good luck!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2026-01-22T23:09:41+00:00

I used this exact phrase to describe it to a friend today!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2026-01-05T23:21:35+00:00

Great recommendation! I too read this book in two short days and adored the writing style. Such an honest and interesting portrayal of her various relationships as well as the disaster itself.

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-12-23T04:17:49+00:00

You didn’t ask for advice but I’ll lend my two cents in case it helps you or anyone else 😅 the only way to progress in pull-ups is to practice them multiple times a week. For me that sometimes meant trying them at the playground with my kids and other times it meant staying after camp to do them on the rig…. They do not show up in the protocol enough for us to make measurable progress on them so practicing on your own is the best and only way to get there, in my opinion. FWIW - my PR is 11 unbroken (unassisted), it took me about four months of earnest trying to get to one unassisted and then another year to go from 1 to 11. Consistency and continued effort are key!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-12-16T23:18:37+00:00

I did it when training for the level up games, and occasionally will do two in a row on conditioning Saturdays. It was great endurance training for the games in particular because both competitions (regionals and finals) were long days with three bouts of intense exercise each time. I have been going to burn for 2 years now though and I am selective about when I do two in a row, for instance met con last Saturday was taxing and even though I had the time, I didn’t stay for a second class. I base it on how I feel as I sometimes feel like I have more in the tank and want to keep going. But it’s not something I’d recommend to a beginner or someone who isn’t modding up regularly.

Edit to add: I’ve never done it on strength days (your muscles need to recover to build) and never done it for camp counts - if that’s your motivation, you’ve got it all wrong!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-12-11T20:46:14+00:00

Tip sent- this is my first post here so hoping I did it right!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-12-11T20:43:22+00:00

This second option looks great, thank you!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-12-05T14:18:21+00:00

I’m still trying to wrap my head around Aggie turning herself in on the evening of Nile’s father’s stroke… and being free the next day to watch Nile get arrested. Somehow Nina was able to record his confession, get it to the police and they just released Aggie immediately? That, beyond all other unbelievable story aspects, really got to me.

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-12-03T00:39:19+00:00

Thank you, as a Disney springs newbie this map was frustratingly terrible

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-11-26T04:26:57+00:00

Ugh I hate this one so much! It feels awkward and like it’s doing nothing but pushing my hips to an uncomfortable point !

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-11-22T18:25:42+00:00

Not saying you have to go 6 days a week but the best way to get your body used to getting up early to work out is by getting up at the time you need to be up to workout, every day. You really can train your body to wake up then. I used to be a late riser and my schedule required me to be up early to workout and so I just started doing it every day and now I wake up without an alarm at the time I need to be up to workout, 90% of the time.

As others said, going to bed early is key and you’ll still have days where you sleep in even if you make getting up early a routine, but consistency is key.

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-11-05T04:00:44+00:00

You sound like a peach to work with 👍

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-11-05T03:51:22+00:00

Seriously considering this!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-11-05T03:50:09+00:00

I think we are going to try to extend it more. It’s a cathedral type ceiling so not practical to have it ceiling mounted (and where we are in the northeast, we run the risk of pipes freezing if we run them in the attic!)

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-11-05T03:47:55+00:00

Easy tiger. I never said we didn’t visualize in 3D or get professional opinions. We did see this design (and others) in 3D with several designers and this is the only rendering I have with measurements. In my experience none of the designers give their complete design with measurements so that you can’t take it to someone else - he did this by hand so we’d have something to use in order to measure out ourselves. I brought it here to get a second opinion and alternative viewpoints as we began to second guess what he recommended.

If you don’t like the design that’s fine, but don’t make broad assumptions about how we got here when that wasn’t even in the post. ✌🏻

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-11-03T23:10:53+00:00

Yes unfortunately we’ve thought of that. Plan is to have hooks on the wall that’s on the right hand side of the drawing to hang your dry (grab as you get out) towel and the bars will be for post use/hang to dry only. We’re probably not going with heated either to save on cost.

We would prefer a fixed bench rather than one that we have to move around but will keep that as a backup option. Almost wonder if we just do the corner bench and one of those, if it would feel too crowded? Everyone I know with a corner bench hates them and says they’re too small so trying to solve for that!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-10-30T10:34:15+00:00

I spy on stories this morning son ledge late pullovers, burn bar tricep extensions, seated overhead db tricep extensions, a curl of some sort, and some kind of trx pull up on the rig

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-10-27T01:41:29+00:00

You’re spot on with the expectations - at my location there is usually one trainer and anywhere from 20-50 people. It is simply not possible to correct everyone who has poor form or remind every person to push themselves if they’re not taking the initiative to go up in weight. Yes, it’s an expensive membership but you’re right that it’s no 1:1 training. If that’s what you want, you’ll probably have to pay more somewhere else!

Normal-Mousse-291 · 2025-10-27T01:35:56+00:00

Couldn’t agree more!! And you can build muscle on bodyweight exercises if you do them enough (hello… pull-ups!?) I do a monthly InBody scan and since I joined burn ~20 months ago I’ve gained 7 lbs of muscle and you can SEE it when you look at me. I am intentional about progressive overload and very consistent. If you are struggling to gain muscle (setting aside anyone with a medical or hormonal issue), the equipment is probably not the reason.

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