increase vertical leap

It is important, particularly if you want to get noticed, to take a vertical leap that barely passes muster into something that you can really be proud of. It is important that you don't let yourself get completely enmeshed in a rut when you are training. Most of the time a person will stumble across a couple of exercises they enjoy doing and allow all of the rest of the workout to fall away. This is just going to keep you from progressing. When you want to really have a good range of performance, you need to incorporate variety into your training conditions. Here are some suggestions that should help you increase your vertical leap so you can see what we mean.

If you know a little about track and field and running, then maybe you have heard of fast and slow twitch muscles. People that do distance running have slow twitch muscle development. Sprinters have fast twitch muscle development. So for developing a high vertical leap, you have to develop some fast twitch muscles in your legs and calves, etc. So when you do squats, don't go all the way down to your calves, even if you are lifting lighter weights. It is not recommended because your knees can be overstressed as a result. A single repetition with this amount of weight should take you down about half way, before you spring back up. Use controlled bursts so you do not become unstable and this will help with fast twitch development.

You can break the physics of the jump into three distinct actions and then either work on one at a time or all three at once. There is power involved with jumping, and that means there are factors that affect that power. You can quicken the speed with which you jump and get off of the ground when you have a certain amount of power. That involves a rapid twitch muscle response and you can train for that with some distinct exercises. Leg strength and the strength of each muscle group in your legs is also a factor here. Then you can apply efforts to increase the range over which you are able to exert some power. Improving upon a single area can make a major difference and improving all of them is even better for you.

To incorporate as much variety as you can with your exercise routine you will increase your ability to gain higher vertical leaps. It is best to avoid performing only one or two exercises because that causes your muscles and other parts to get into a rut. There are quite a few moves that you have to make in basketball. Therefore, the workout routine needs to be highly differentiated. So whenever you work out, each schedule should be slightly different to develop your jumps. And then, if you just play your sport as much as you can, you can train your legs this way too. You need to also diversify the game. Doing so will prevent it from becoming boring for you to play.

One of the foundations for any serious training effort including increasing vertical leaping is preparation. Simply start stretching on a regular basis. This is one way you can begin. You are young and flexible but that does not matter and it's always decreasing with each year.

Avoiding injuries is an absolute must. Stretching will help you prevent this from happening.

Check out the vertical leap program by Adam Linkenauger