Band-Assisted Jumps are exactly what they sound like. With these jumps, you simply loop a band or two on a sturdy attachment overhead (most commonly a pull-up bar) before looping it under your armpits or pulling it down with your hands. Because the band is pulling you upward, you now weigh slightly less than you did before.

Pull the band tight with tension while lowering your hips into the bottom of the squat jump, then explode powerfully, keeping tension on the band by continuing to pull with your arms. The idea is to experience less resistance and slingshot on your jumps, often adding close to a foot of vertical.