How To Increase Your Vertical Leap

You can increase your vertical leap by 6 inches or more by training, conditioning and building the calf muscles and quad muscles in your legs because they are the primary jumping muscles. How high you can raise yourself from your center of gravity solely by using your muscles is a vertical leap. A higher vertical leap has obvious advantages if you are involved in sports such as basketball and volleyball.

Here is a program of moderate difficulty which you can follow to increase your vertical leap.

1. Warm up your muscles. Do some stretches and jog for a few minutes. Remember to practice your vertical leap. Practice leads to perfection.

2. Do some rope jumping for cardiovascular conditioning. Jump by using your toes to work your calf muscles. Always perform this step as it is very important for results.

3. Build muscles by sprinting because as you sprint, you are digging your toes into the ground so when you push off, it reallystrengthens your calf muscles.

4. Stand on the edge of a step with only the tip of your toes and push up and down. Slow but steady. Do this 30 - 50 times. You can also do this by while doing weights (5 - 10 pounds) to help your toning even more.

5. Do sets of elevated jumps. How ?

a. Stand firm on step bench or platform on the ground.
b. Jump backward onto the ground, focus on landing softly.
c. Immediately jump back onto the platform, with a bouncing motion.
d. Complete three sets of 10 repetitions.

6. Do sets of explosive jumps. How?

a. Place your right foot on a secure platform.
b. Jump as high as you can, focus on exploding off the right leg. Scissor your legs once in the air, then land with your left foot on the platform and your right foot on the floor. Repeat, but his time, start on your left foot.
c. Complete 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

7. Do sets of double jumps. How?

a. Execute a DOUBLE JUMP by jumping as high as possible with both feet from a stationary position.
b. Jump again immediately upon landing, using less effort.
c. Complete three sets of 10 jumps each.

Please make sure you understand these exercises throughly before executing them as there is a potential for injuries.