Great exercise tips to help you jump higher! These are easy plylometrics training exercises you can use immediately to jump higher and increase leaping ability. There are plenty of exercises to enhance leg strength but many add bulk which won’t help you’re leaping ability! Add these tips to your vertical jump program for even faster gains.
Ok, so your vertical is up to par. You’ve got the big calves and the girls are going crazy. Now onto the next problem. Most basketball players have great coordination…But I see some uncoordinated ass dudes out on the courts who are fast and can jump higher than all the other players. They just seem […]
Tip #10: Strengthen the toe muscles. Flexor Hallucis Longus are the small muscles that start in the lower leg & come down to the big toe. Work this for an added inch by trying to curl in/or crunch the toes. Another drill is to push up onto the tip toes and hold that for at […]
Tip #9: Springbak speedsoles. Former L.A. Laker Bill Crow is the genius behind these micro thin shoe inserts, made of patented material, that are being used by U.S.A. Olympic volleyball teams. Remember the old saying “It must be the shoes”, well it is if you have these speedsoles in them! When I first saw them […]
One thing that I think really needs to be stressed is the importance of proper workouts prior to starting a vertical program. A perfect example of this is a weak 14 year old who decides he wants to dunk but is no where near ready. So he decides to buy the Vertical Project Program before […]
Tip #8: Waveloading. Here is another good instant vert. Trick you can play on the nervous system. Load your body with some weight before jumping, like say jumping with a medicineball. What happens is your body will recruit more motor units in the working muscles, allowing the work to seem much easier when you don’t […]
Tip #7 Build fast twitch muscle fibers, speed up slow twitch fibers. If you want to make leaps and bounds first we have to stop the bleeding! By this I mean no more slow-twitch inducing exercises like aerobics. Ask yourself does the sport your involved with require power or endurance? If you’re a football player, […]
Perform these exercises 3 - 5 times a week.
Warm up first. This is always a must. As stated previously, warming up consists of doing stretches, a couple minutes of jogging and of course rope jumping. Also run up and down the stairs for a while. Don’t do this too much as you might wear your […]
Tip #6: Strengthen the Tibialis Anterior. Here’s one many athletes have used with great results. This muscle is located on the shin & commonly referred to as the Dorsi-Flexors. Build these & you will add inches to your jump, eliminate shin splints, and improve take-off quickness. The Dorsi-Flexors stabilize the lower leg allowing maximum take-off […]
Tip #5: The Overspeed Jump. You will not find this jump drill in any manuel, ebook, or training programs. If you ever get bored of doing the same old plyometrics here is a completely new exercise to add to the mix. Plyometrics seek to train the nervous system to speed up reflex action for jumps, […]
Tip #4: Inner abdominal strength. I’m not referring to the rectus-abs you get from sit-ups, you already know they’re important. I’m talking about the transverse abdominal wall, underneath them, which plays a key role in every power movement & you can make them stronger. Suck in your stomach with a deep breath, try to imagine […]
Tip #3: Isometric stretching. Or PNF as it is sometimes called speeds workout recovery times. Stretching alone over the coarse of 1 month brought a 15% increase in lower body strength to the tested athletes. Now just imagine if it was isometrics stretching!Those elite gymnast that I’ve worked with can generate a lot of total […]
Tip #2: Forceful arm-swing. This is a commonly neglected jump factor that can account for 15% more lift. Try this, next jump you go up for I want you to deliberately concentrate on swinging your arms up fast, timing it with the jump. See what happens!
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Tip #1: Visualize. Try this trick for instant vertical jump increases. Test your jump by seeing how high on the backboard you get. Now close your eyes and vividly imagine yourself exploding upwards to a goal you have. Next, imagine all the muscles in your legs getting stronger & bigger. Then you should focus on […]
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