The jumping climb-up is used as an in-between progression for when your running climb-ups are good but your cat hang climb-ups still need work. Jumping climb-ups take away the running momentum but still allow a minor assist in the form of your bottom/grounded leg helping to hop you up into the skill. It allows you to train more reps, build more skill, and with less wear and tear on your wrists, elbows, & shoulders.

For beginners, jumping climb-ups build general climb-up strength, skill, & work capacity. However, if you’re struggling with jumping climb-ups, go back to walking climb-ups & running climb-ups instead. For advanced athletes, jumping climb-ups are more like an end-of-warm-up and/or light(ish) speed drill to refine & maintain minor technical details of the climb-up.