Tips for Increasing Your Vertical Jump
5 Key Tips for Increasing Your Vertical Jump
So you’ve reached a plateau in your verticals and you’re looking for something to help you take it to the next level. The following are 5 key tips to help you increase your vertical explosions so pay close attention.
1) Increase your overall strength: This is by far the first step on the path of attaining vertical heights in the ranges similar to those of the professionals like Vince Carter during his prime and Lebron James amongst other superb athletes of today. Increasing one’s total body strength makes it easier for the muscles to remain stable under increased tension. Your muscles are able to contract for longer periods without leaving devastating effects on your body after the game. Concentrating on your lower body should take precedence over strengthening the upper body. Doing full back squats is very helpful way of increasing your overall strength and getting you on your way to insane jumps.
2) Strengthen the legs: After strengthening your ankles and knees, you can try this effective exercise to increase your verticals. Do the lateral cone hops using only one leg. Start off at a slow pace and when your leg has gotten comfortable with holding up your entire body’s weight, quicken the pace a bit. Now remember to do the same number of reps on each foot to ensure the same results on both legs.
3) Plyometrics: Train your body to withstand the tension felt when your muscles contract to an extent much greater than what is normally accepted by doing plyometric exercises. These movements accustom your nerves to producing a very strong muscular contraction pattern so that your muscles can contract strongly in a very short period of time.
4) Jumping rope: This exercise is a textbook one for general toning of your body and increasing the strength of your legs. Do a couple hundreds each day as part of your warm-up exercises or even as a part of the main exercise, it’s very effective either way.
5) Toe raises or Calf raises: Both these exercises target your calves and toughen these muscles thereby allowing them to increase the power in your vertical explosions resulting in an increase in height of your verticals.
These are just a few of the many effective exercises you can do to aid you on your journey to becoming one of the most efficient jumpers. The desired results will vary from individual to individual. Everyone is not at the same fitness level, age or height but no one said that the good things in life come easily. We all know that you need to work hard for that which you want.
The best advice that can be given however is to find a program that is best suited for you. Whatever level you are on, beginner or having been in the business for years, there is a program out there that can help you become better. Sure some are expensive, but if it helps you reach a stage at which you are completely satisfied then why not invest in it.
