Legs · Bodyweight
Jumping Air Clap
How to do the jumping air clap, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand with feet hip-width apart and knees softly bent. Dip down and explode straight up into a vertical jump, clapping your hands overhead at the top of the jump. Land softly on the balls of your feet with bent knees to absorb the impact, then reset and repeat.
- 1An explosive drive through the calves and quads off the floor
- 2Full extension through the hips at the top of the jump
- 3A soft, quiet landing with the knees absorbing the impact
Common mistakes
- Landing stiff-legged or hard on flat feet
- Letting the knees cave inward on takeoff or landing
- Rushing into the next rep before you are balanced
Muscles worked
The jumping air clap mainly works the quads, glutes, and calves, with the hamstrings and lower abs assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- CalvesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.