Vertical Jumping Program

Increase Vertical Jump With These 5 Tips

The desire to increase your vertical jump can be achieved with some dedicated work. There are five pointers for increasing your vertical leaping that I believe will help almost any aspiring athlete.

Before I give you the five tips let me mention this. You will need to concentrate on development of muscle strength in your leg muscles.

And by that I mean the full set- glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, and calves. Each group of muscles add to your jumping height and explosion.

The Jump Manual

The first tip covers warming up before each work out. You should always take the time to warm up your leg muscles because this gets the blood flowing which improves performance.

You should stretch your legs out. Take your time and do a thorough job of stretching. Do standing and seated ankle grabs.

Also standing bend over and press your palms as close to the floor as possible. Stretch your groin area, hamstrings, quads, and calf muscles thoroughly as well.

Next do some leaps in place. Put your feet in place about the width of your shoulders. Then practice leaping straight up in the air. As soon as you come down from your jump explode back into the air again.

Keep your head facing forward while doing this drill. You should use your legs and hips more than any of your other body parts.

The third tip is jump rope. Jumping rope improves your agility and targets the muscles in your feet to give your quick reflexes in your lower legs.

This will help your explosive jump ability in the middle of basketball game, volleyball game or track event. You’ll also help your endurance and stamina.

The fourth tip is use a chair or block to step up on . Step up with one leg and while you are off the ground with one leg push off with the other and switch legs in mid air. Do 3 to 5 sets of 40 reps a day on each leg in order to see marked increase in your vertical leap.

And finally, get stronger. Lift weights targeting your lower body as well as your abs. be sure to work on strengthening every muscle associated with the jumping motion. Stronger leg and hip muscles give you a greater capacity to catapult your body higher into the air.

Use these five tips to improve and increase your vertical leap. In addition I recommend you use a vertical jumping program. There are several good ones to chose from. Be sure to choose the one that is individually right for you.