As I mentioned in part one on how to jump higher I decided to get on the phone and grill over 13 world class strength coaches on their vertical training methods. How can you go wrong when you have over 13 of the nation’s best experts teach you first hand what they know on vertical jump training?

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For years I’ve used stair training to maximize my power which lead me to using them with the hundreds of athletes I’ve trained including players from Major League Baseball and the Women’s National Basketball Association. And because of my work with professional athletes and my love for basketball I get many questions from people all over the world on vertical jump training. And since I don’t know it all (far from it) I know it’s in my best interest to learn from other strength coaches, personal trainers, physical therapists, nutritionists, doctors and so on. And I’m actually pretty lucky as I can pick up the phone or email many of the best trainers in the world and pick their brain on performance enhancement.

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In my online quest to find a system that would actually greatly increase my vertical leap and in an efficient manner, I came across “Double Your Vertical Leap” by Luke Lowrey. This guy has worked with tons of professional athletes, and he has even been featured in SLAM magazine and on NBA Radio. I was also impressed by the endless supply of testimonials on his website. Every testimonial really made me believe in his product.

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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 to be incapable of doing the simple lead up to the dunk.

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I wrote this mainly because I’ve talked to a lot of ball players who have no clue how to train their legs. Many don’t even do calf raises. Everyone is always looking for a quick and easy way to increase vertical leaping ability. And there are some very quality programs out there to train with (Vertical Project, Micheal Jordan’s Program, some Platform Systems etc). There are some weight bearing and also some non-weight bearing programs that get it done. But there are also some programs that just cause injuries. The problem is that most people are not prepared for one of these advanced systems and also most do not pick the correct program. For example, no player under the age of 17 should use any weight bearing programs. This is just asking for an injury.

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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.

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