How To Jump Higher, Increase Your Vertical Jump, Vertical Jump Exercises

How To Jump Higher, Increase Your Vertical Jump, Vertical Jump Exercises

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Today I am going to tell you about a highly neglected muscle that can help you to increase your vertical jump. A lot of people over-exaggerate the effects of the calves and the jump. We know the importance of having strong quads for your vertical jump and that your arms can create a lot of upward momentum. People will also use their abs and put focus on their abdominal exercises for vertical training. It is true that working out any core muscles can help, but recently while I was training someone in vertical jump exercises, I noticed that they did not realize the importance of the lower back and how it can help you to increase your vertical jump.

When you’re jumping you will have a basketball in your hands and you go down to create momentum. Your lower back is what will throw your entire torso upwards creating upward momentum. Your abominable muscles are going to pull you forward, but your lower back and erecter muscles are going to actually throw you upwards, which will help set up your legs to really propel you forward.

There are two different exercises that I’m really fond of using and training with. One of them is called the dead lift and with the dead lift you will want to do further research on this exercise so you get the proper form. Basically the dead lift is where you will have a bar in front of you and then you will lean over with your legs slightly bent and slowly bring yourself up and put your chest out and make sure your back is arched the entire time. Please don’t do the exercise based on this brief explanation. You will need to go on the site to get more information or you can google it. I really recommend that you wear a belt for the dead lift exercise.

Another exercise that is really helpful is medicine ball throws… at least that’s what I call it. You can use the heaviest medicine ball that you can find and what you will do is take an approach like you’re going towards the rim, the net or whatever your sport may be then you will lean down and put the medicine ball on the ground and explode up and throw the ball as high as you can over your head. Just don’t let it land on you! You should do 4 sets of 8 throws and with each throw you should really be aiming for explosion like you’re going towards the rim. You will notice that if do these two exercises that you will create a lot more momentum and it will just oil the entire process for jumping higher.

I hope that helps.

About the Author:
Jacob Hiller is the best selling author of The Jump Manual, which has been featured in ESPN and Fadeaway Magazine as the most comprehensive and authoritative guide for teaching athletes how to jump higher. Hiller is internationally known for his state of the art coaching techniques to NBA and International basketball players. For more information, visit http://wwwfreeverticaljumptraining.com .



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