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Thousands of athletes want to know answer to “How Can I Increase My Vertical Leap.” Well to tell you the truth, it doesn’t happen overnight and it takes time, proper training, and dedication. I myself had to find this out the hard way because I was all caught up with these different programs that didn’t work for me at all!
It wasn’t till a couple of months ago when I found something that really worked and I started to see results within 2 weeks but I will tell you about that in a minute. First I want to share with you some tips that I have learned that have been very help for me and many people that I are trying to jump out the gym like a Lebron James!
1. The first thing is flexibility. This is so important and many athletes or your average joe do not stress this enough. Stretching is so key because it can dramatically impact your leaping ability. Your jumping actually starts with a stretch if you didn’t know and the more your muscles are able to lengthen, the tighter loading of the imaginary spring, the higher you will be able to jump. Always stretch the larger muscles first and keep breathing while doing those stretches!
2. The next thing you need is work on your base strength and what I mean by this is your Lower Body. This includes doing your squats, leg press, lying hamstring curls, and leg extensions. Out of these I would say the most important muscles to focus on is the squat because it is the best exercise for toning the body and improving your overall balance. This is where you get most of your jumping ability and explosiveness from because your building a power center in your torso, hips, and the gluteal muscles!
3. The last tip that I want to share with you is to work on your upper body. Yes you might not think it plays any kind of role in your jumping but it really does play a significant role. If you think about it, trying to jump without your arm swing would not maximize your results at all! This is because you need to engage your entire body leading to a greater force applied to the leap. Some upper body workouts that are very helpful are bench press, Lat pulldowns, shoulder press, upright rows, biceps curls, triceps extensions, and abdominal crunches.
These are just a few tips but I want to show you how I actually increased my vertical in less than 10 weeks and anybody can do the same! I am only 5′9″ and I am now dunking over people 6′0″ and up and all it took was time, dedication, and hard work. You can do the same but you have to believe in yourself because that is half the battle!
Nobody wants to be the little man on the court and I want to show you how I did it here at Vertical Explosion Training Program