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Swing Your Arms
Swing Your Arms - Parkour Tutorials for Beginners
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When it comes to enhancing your jumping technique, using your arms effectively is key. This tutorial focuses on how to leverage your arms to increase your jump height, making you feel more airborne. Many people may not realize that the arms play a crucial role in generating momentum and providing the lift needed to propel your body upwards. Understanding this relationship is important, especially for athletes or anyone looking to improve their vertical leap.

To get started, think about coordinating your arm movement with your jump. As you prepare to jump, draw your arms back behind you, almost like you’re getting ready to ski. This motion is important because it allows you to build up energy. When you're ready to take off, swing your arms forward with as much force as you can. The harder and faster you swing them, the more momentum you will create, pushing you toward your target. It's all about timing; synchronizing your arm swing with your leg push will maximize your height. You might even notice a tingling sensation in your hands afterward, which is a sign of the centrifugal force at work—don’t worry, that’s just a normal result of working your muscles hard!

In summary, perfecting your jump technique involves a powerful synergy between your arms and legs. When you master how to lead your jump with your arms, you'll be surprised at the height you can achieve. Incorporating this technique into your workouts or sports practice will help you take your jumping skills to the next level, making you feel like you're floating for just a moment as you reach for the sky.

Highlights:

  • Use your arms effectively by swinging them fast and hard to generate momentum during your jump.
  • Coordinate the timing of your arm swing with the push of your legs to maximize your vertical leap.
  • A tingling sensation in your hands is normal and indicates that you’re pushing your muscles to their limits.
Note: This video summary is generated by AI from the video transcript and may not always be accurate.

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you want to lead the jump with your arms
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your arms are going to be pulling you
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towards the target the harder you swing
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them the faster you swing them the more
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they're going to take you towards the
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Target and add to the momentum if timed
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right to the jump so your legs and arms
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It's a combination of the two and it's
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sort of this ski action so as you go
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down your arms come behind you and then
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they swing forward as fast f as they can
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and they lead the jump as you're pushing
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upwards if you push them hard enough if
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you swing them hard enough you're going
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to feel afterwards sometimes you get
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like a tingling in your hands and this
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is the centrifugal force of the blood in
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your hands getting whipped around and
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you're going to feel maybe a little bit
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tingly and numb in the hand uh this is
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normal but it's sort of indicative of
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you pushing
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hard there's also videos of uh um
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American football players practicing
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jumps going upwards and they're swinging
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their arms and you can nearly see them
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floating for half a second because that
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force of their arms is adding to the
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momentum so fast and hard as you can to
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add to the momentum of the jump so arms
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in front when you're ready to go it's
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fast and
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land
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you want to lead the jump with your arms

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your arms are going to be pulling you

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towards the target the harder you swing

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them the faster you swing them the more

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they're going to take you towards the

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Target and add to the momentum if timed

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right to the jump so your legs and arms

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It's a combination of the two and it's

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sort of this ski action so as you go

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down your arms come behind you and then

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they swing forward as fast f as they can

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and they lead the jump as you're pushing

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upwards if you push them hard enough if

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you swing them hard enough you're going

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to feel afterwards sometimes you get

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like a tingling in your hands and this

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is the centrifugal force of the blood in

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your hands getting whipped around and

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you're going to feel maybe a little bit

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tingly and numb in the hand uh this is

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normal but it's sort of indicative of

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you pushing

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hard there's also videos of uh um

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American football players practicing

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jumps going upwards and they're swinging

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their arms and you can nearly see them

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floating for half a second because that

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force of their arms is adding to the

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momentum so fast and hard as you can to

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add to the momentum of the jump so arms

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in front when you're ready to go it's

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fast and

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land