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3 Workouts To Assist You To Jump Higher

by Artemas Ward

Athletes from all sports, from basketball to volleyball, all are consistently looking for ways to jump higher. Some athletes try special shoes, some try 'super jumping pills', and still others drink special protein shakes that should give your jumping ability a quick boost. These techniques are nearly always guaranteed to fail and not help sportsmen at all . If you really wish to help raise your vertical jump, there are three very impressive types of exercises you can do.

Exercise One : Plyometrics

This kind of exercise is designed perfectly for any sport that involves jumping. Plyometrics helps sportsmen increase their 'explosiveness', which could be anything from sprinting extremely fast across the basketball court to quickly jumping to spike a volleyball. Here's an example of an easy plyometric exercise you might do at home. Find a strong bench, or find any sort of step. Now use as much power as you can to jump up on top of the step, then quickly jump back down. If you do not feel a bit like it's effective, then you probably need to move faster or the step is too low. This is an especially basic exercise, but it is's also extremely effective too.

Exercise Two : Improving Your Jumping Strategy

Many sportsmen, even if they can dunk or jump over a volleyball net, do not have perfect jumping strategy. By working on improving your method, you could easily add anywhere from 1-4 inches to your vertical jump inside a week. To see if your technique is right or not, you should record yourself before, during, and after you jump. You should search for things like which foot you are jumping off of, the angle of your knees and body when you jump, and how tensed up your muscles are during your motion ( tense muscles take away from your vertical jump ). The more you work on improving your vertical jump technique, the higher you will be able to jump.

Exercise Three : Stretching The Right Muscles

You use plenty of different muscles when you attempt to jump as high as you doubtless can, so it is important to be as limber as practical. You do not need to go up for a dunk and finish up pulling your quadriceps as you weren't in fine shape. Make sure to always stretch your back and legs to stop injury and also to make your jump better.

These 3 exercises all can help your vertical jump in other ways, but if you do them consistently, you may definitely be ready to jump higher then you ever have before.

More info on increasing your vertical jump can be found at jump higher for basketball and increase my vertical.
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