The vertical leap is an important (if not essential) element to the game of basketball.
There are a ton of exercises out there that will definitely help you jump higher.
Here are a few of them.
First, you should do these exercises seven days a week.
Four or five days a week is enough for your muscles to develop and get enough rest.
Before JUMPING into your routine each day you should warm-up for about five to ten minutes to get the blood flowing through your muscles in order to avoid a pulling or straining them.
A warm-up can include running around the street or your house or even up and down the stairs or riding a bicycle or any other cardio equipment such as an elliptical trainer.
Squats - Squats work some of the largest muscle groups in your lower body, including the ones you'll use when you get down low to load your legs in preparation for a jump.
So, to do a squat, you can either use a bar weight sitting on the top of your shoulders or across your back, free weights in both your hands in a press manner, or no weights at all.
For a squat, keep your legs shoulder width apart, lower your body slowly as though you are going to sit until your hamstring and calf are at a 90 degree angle, then explode upwards to straight standing position, but keep your feet on the ground and in position.
Calf raises - When you execute a jump, the last stage before you leave the ground is extending your foot and pushing off through your toes.
This is the exact same movement you perform during a calf raise.
Calf raises will strengthen the muscles you use in the very final moments of your jump.
In order to do this exercise you must stand regularly, then raise up onto the tips of your toes.
Lower your back down.
Don't go to fast, do it slowly.
Repeat the exercise 30-50 times.
You can also do this exercise with weights for greater difficulty and quicker results.
Hold equal weights in each of your hands starting with 3 to 5 lbs.
weights; increase the weight as time goes on.
There are a ton of exercises out there that will definitely help you jump higher.
Here are a few of them.
First, you should do these exercises seven days a week.
Four or five days a week is enough for your muscles to develop and get enough rest.
Before JUMPING into your routine each day you should warm-up for about five to ten minutes to get the blood flowing through your muscles in order to avoid a pulling or straining them.
A warm-up can include running around the street or your house or even up and down the stairs or riding a bicycle or any other cardio equipment such as an elliptical trainer.
Squats - Squats work some of the largest muscle groups in your lower body, including the ones you'll use when you get down low to load your legs in preparation for a jump.
So, to do a squat, you can either use a bar weight sitting on the top of your shoulders or across your back, free weights in both your hands in a press manner, or no weights at all.
For a squat, keep your legs shoulder width apart, lower your body slowly as though you are going to sit until your hamstring and calf are at a 90 degree angle, then explode upwards to straight standing position, but keep your feet on the ground and in position.
Calf raises - When you execute a jump, the last stage before you leave the ground is extending your foot and pushing off through your toes.
This is the exact same movement you perform during a calf raise.
Calf raises will strengthen the muscles you use in the very final moments of your jump.
In order to do this exercise you must stand regularly, then raise up onto the tips of your toes.
Lower your back down.
Don't go to fast, do it slowly.
Repeat the exercise 30-50 times.
You can also do this exercise with weights for greater difficulty and quicker results.
Hold equal weights in each of your hands starting with 3 to 5 lbs.
weights; increase the weight as time goes on.