Each day this week, Muscle & Fitness will feature an exclusive training tip from the “Tapout Training Series.” Performance enhancement specialist Joe DeFranco has teamed up with Tapout to create a 30-day series, which he says will “help anyone discover their inner athlete.”

Here is the Tapout Training Series tip for Thursday, which concentrates on the correct way to execute a box jump, paying particular attention to the importance of the descent at the start of the move.

Missed any of the tips? Don’t worry, here’s what we have covered so far this week:
Tapout Training Series Tip of the Day – Monday: Upper Body Training
Tapout Training Series Tip of the Day – Tuesday: Lower Body Training
Tapout Training Series Tip of the Day – Wednesday: Hip Flexor Stretch

Stay tuned each day this week to see the first five tips of the series. Starting Monday, June 13, continue getting your training tips from Joe DeFranco by visiting Tapout.com for new daily episodes of the Tapout Training Series. For more nuggets of performance training wisdom from Joe DeFranco, follow him on Twitter and Instagram.