Hi Terry here,

Well, How to jump higher? That is the question! Would an extra 10 inches in your vertical jump make a difference to your sport, that could be basketball, or martial arts, any sport where jumping higher is important? Well for me in my game it certainly would, so I had a good look at the products that are out there on the net, read a lot and tried a few. By the way, I love my game, both to watch and play but like 90% of us I have a full time job, so I play when I can. The other point that is worth making; the more I practice for better off I will be.(hopefully!)  But as  I already mentioned, I only have a limited time each week to practice, so the jump higher exercises that I do, need to make best use of that time.  By the way for my sin’s my day time job is sitting in front of a computer, all that exercise with my thumb and index finger!! (using the mouse, just in case you were wondering!)

But I digress, back to the matter in hand. Some of the other courses out there that offer jump higher training are good in parts, almost as if they are written by professionals in nutrition, or fitness, but lacking the finer points. None of the ones I have tried were bad, but rather incomplete. Then a friend of mine told me about the “Jump Manual”, I thought well, I’ll have a look but never held out much hope. After getting it, I realised that it is anything but, just a manual. Personally, I think that the name “Jump Manual” is not the best, It implies that it is a reference book, that maybe you would only read a small part of it, like having an excyloodia, look up what you want, maybe read that page, then up on the shelf untill next time.

This is NOT the case with the “Jump Manual”, you get the manual in the form of a video course, it goes through every thing, all your excersise etc, and I think that this is  the good part, if you have some questions, there is some one at the end, via email, who knows what they are on about and  actually gets back to you!

But a word of warning, If you think that by reading the course and doing very little, you will be able to jump higher, forget it!! Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy your browsing, maybe catch you another time.

If on the other hand you want to inprove your game, or sport by jumping higher, and make the best use of your time, you could do a lot worse than having a look at the  “Jump Manual” and see what you think.

Mention the phrase vertical jump and many athletes worldwide pose many questions wanting to know the ultimate quick fix to increase and improve vertical jump. This article will discuss some of the most frequently asked questions about how to increase and improve vertical jump.

FAQ 1: Why is a vertical jump increase so important?

An increase to vertical jump is now considered so vital to athletes of all different sports, not just basketball, worldwide because it is now one of the main measurements that is used to measure an athlete’s athletic capabilities. In fact the vertical jump is now considered so critical that it is the only measurement at the initial NBL assessment.

FAQ 2: Is it hard to see an increase in a short period of time?

No it’s actually very easy. Of course there is persistence and a little hard work involved but once you know the right exercises to incorporate into your workout program, what part of the body to focus your reps on, and are following the right nutritional advice including what supplements you should be taking you can actually see an increase in a week or so.

FAQ 3: Do I need to do a workout every day to see a signficant increase?

Absolutely not. In fact, I recommend that you don’t do a vertical jump workout every day for two very important reasons:

One, your muscles need to rest. If you overdo your workout and do it every single day you are doing too much and are diminishing the chance of a jump increase. In fact, by doing it every day you could reduce your increase significantly.

Two, if you do a workout every day you run the risk of injury. If you get injured (as many professional athletes have been by overdoing things) then you can guarantee no jump increase while you and your body are in recovery.

FAQ 4: How Do I Measure Vertical Jump?

It’s very easy to measure. Firstly, stand with your side against a wall and extend your arm high above your head and take a measurement, or have someone else do it for you either with chalk, sticky tape, or even saliva. That is your first measurement.

Then take a measurement with you doing a vertical jump as high as you can from a standing position, standing against the wall again. Take the second measurement away from the first and you have your jump measurement.

FAQ 5: How Do I Choose The Best Program For Me?

That’s a great question. There are so many jump programs promising outstanding super quick results that it becomes really confusing trying to choose the best program for you. There are some very important factors that must be included in the best program for you: One, it can be customized to whatever level of fitness you are at and what age you are.

Every athlete is different and for this reason it’s essential that the program can be catered perfectly to your needs. Two, the best program would focus on more than just exercises. Diet, nutrition and supplements are an important factor in your workout program and must be included. Further, the best program wouldn’t just focus on stretching, plyometrics or weight training. The best program would include all of these exercise models.

Additionally, the best program must be able to be customized to improvements in your jump. If you do the same reps etc all the way along you won’t see as significant jump increase than if you were altering your program as your fitness and vertical increase progressed.

FAQ 6: Where Can I Find A Jump Program?

There are a number of free programs available online. However, as with many things in life you do get what you pay for. It’s important to look at programs that have a proven track record that are recommended by people whose opinions you value.

Karin Manning
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As I mentioned before, my time is limited so what ever training I do I want it to be the most effective use of my time, I want the most improvement, in the time available. Do some research; the time taken to do this is more than compensated for in knowing what you are doing is effective. One thing to remember is that just because the training seems neat, or that it is hard to do, does not necessary mean that it is an effective use of our time, I am not saying that it is not, either.

One of the popular UST at the moment is the Bosu balls, they are found in nearly all gym’s, they cost little from the gyms point of view, and are difficult to use, from the athletes point of view. But are they that effective in jumping higher They do have there place, mainly or non-competitive athletes get into shape, or for kids who are learning to train. If you have had an injury they can be great at getting knees and ankles moving properly.

But for the serious athlete UST Unstable surface training WILL train your body to use slower activation patterns, and undermine the development of power in your training program. There are well-documented studies have been done showing that these neat and difficult exercises actually train your muscles to improperly activate and lower your power output for your jumping higher

In times gone past, most people thought that the earth was flat, if you went too far you would fall off of theou  edge; now some 150 years latter we know that the earth is a ball. And so today, I am sure that in 150 years time many, of the things that we take as being fact a lot of them will have been proven false. Now although this is an extreme example, but with that in mind, having a healthy scepticism of the type of training we are using can help us choose the most effective training, like with a lot of things in life, don’t take everything on face value. And above all, enjoy your training!

i play basketball alot and i was wondering if you had any tips on improving vertical jumping and running speed without pills/illagle suppliments.Thanks.

You are trying to train explosive strength which is not mass (although you may develop some mass). Check out plyometrics. Please keep in mind that ankle weights are for slower movements. Faster movements with ankle weights can tear the soft tissue or lengthen them which is something you do not want at all. I would say don’t do it. You will jar the weights hurting your legs. Use the ankle weights instead to strengthen your legs with raise in four directions (abduction, aduction, front, back). If you want to jump higher I have a few exercises that I have seen work for myself and other basketball players… heck you can do them at a B-ball court.
1) Jump straight up and touch the backboard as many times as you can. Rest and repeat. This helps explosive speed. Try to jump higher as you go. Add a ball if you want. If you can, mark your progress. Do this double legged, and then try one step and up. If you are too short, just jump up till you can hit the board or something low to hit.
2) Skip across the length of the basketball court. Do it once trying to skip as high as you can. Do it again trying to skip as long as you can and repeat. This should be done fast. Once again you are building explosive strength.

3) Do calf raise with weights or at the very least on the steps. After you are strong enough do calf raises with one leg and switch.
4) Do squats… add weight with fewer reps and more weight, etc. You are building explosive strength… something you need. Do not let your knees go over your toes or you may develop some issues (many).
5) Don’t just jog for basketball… It is an explosive sport. If you want to jog try this instead. Go to a track. Sprint (fast as you can) 100 meters then jog at a 7-8 minute mile pace 100 meters then sprint 100 meters, jog 100 meters, repeat… Increase your 800 sets as you get stronger. If you can’t go to a track, do this at the court or outside or someplace.
6) Do other leg exercises… leg extenisions, abduction, adduction
7) Remember to run backwards! This way your quads get work too!
Oh, yea do some leg curls… while squats do work the whole leg, you don’t want to blow a hamstring…Quads and Hams should be within 20% of strength of each other. Typically the quads are 20% stronger. Your quads (front leg muscles) should not be stronger than that as you can tear your hamstrings. Careful.
6) Jump rope… well that just really helps your cardio… but you can get fancy by doing double swings (requiring a bigger jump)and crossover, requiring a change and such. Mix it up.
7) Box and line jumps. Jump over a line back and forthe then side to side fast with no stopping or hesitations (or very little).
None of these require pills which is good cause pills have negative side effects and these have good side effects.
Best of luck, happy holidays

I am a 5’6 volleyball player, and my vertical leap isn’t where I want it to be. Try-outs are in August, so I am looking for daily exercises that will help increase it by then.

before you start killing yourself with these crazy workouts you can got buy some ankle weights and jumping high enough to keep going for a minute ( preferably three quarters maximum vert. ) do that for the minute, do it for another minute, etc about four to five times. like one said do some blocking drills those help. The key is your CALVES thats your jumping ability so if you know a work out or two to work those out your set those are the ones i used but im about six foot and can grab rim

Now that it’s getting warm i will be posting more workout videos folks…be patient. A tutorial video on how to increase your vertical. Starting with the basics and as the athlete gets stronger the workout difficulty increases. teaching proper form for power, agility, strength, and stability to increase vertical leap. Eventually gaining the power to dunk a basketball, or high jump, long jump, triple jump..play soccer, football or whatever requires explosive leaping ability.

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Hello basketball player,

Let me introduce to you myself. My name is Trajko Dangov
and I’m constantly trying to come up with more and more
effective exercises that will improve your vertical. I have
pretty much the same background as you have. For 5 years I’ve
been struggling to improve my vertical. I have personally
tried and used number of different exercises and to be honest
with you, 95% of them were garbage. I did find however, certain
exercises that really had an impact on my jumping. I’ve spent
many many hours researching on the internet about “how did the
basketball pros develop their vertical game”.

Every once in a while, a friend of mine comes to me and says
something like: “I really want to jump 10 inches higher,
is there any way I can absolutely maximize my vertical for
let’s say 2 months?” And you know what? The funny thing is, I
usually say “yes”.

There are things you can do that are at your disposal already.
There are things you can start doing from today and within 2
months you can see yourself jumping higher than you ever
thought possible. That my friend, is the truth. The problem
is, you might ask, what is it that I can do? Okay, let’s start
with one of the effective ways you can do everyday that will
guarantee you amazing results.

play basketball everyday
spend 45 minutes a day with your jump rope
make 50 “explosions” (jump as high as you can by bringing your
knees to your chest) everyday
find a stable box or a bench or anything and jump on it and
then jump from it. This completes one repetition. Do 30
repetitions every second day.
do 100 calf raises (stand straight with both legs together and
the raise your heel off the ground so you are on your tippy-
toes. Then lower heels onto the ground again) everyday after
you finish playing basketball.

Maintain this working attitude for 50 days. Good! I bet you
thought it was going to be work:))

Well think about it, what was the thing, Michael Jordan or Vince
Carter or so many others high-flying sky-walkers did, that
helped them bring their vertical game to that amazing level.
What was it, that made Dominique Wilkins make those windmills
or 360 spins so fast? Weren’t you just nervous in a way, from
the thought that you can’t possibly do that and you thought
you’d give just about anything to be able to do that, so that
you can impress your friends maybe with your astonishing
dunks. Sounds familiar?

Well here are some of the things I heard that Michael Jordan
was doing to develop his vertical leap that he had at his best
years of playing:

He spent 2 hours a day, playing with weights on his legs. Not
to mention the countless hours he spent on the court doing
dunks or trying to perform dunks that he knew back then he
wasn’t capable of. Or how about to consider how many times he
spent jumping under the rim just grabbing those rebounds.
Isn’t it amazing to think how many pounds of sweat he has
“drained” from his tireless body. And this is just an example.

The point is, every player that you can think of has dedicated
great deal of time jumping and jumping and jumping. Why?
Probably because he was inspired by someone just like you are
right know. And what’s more important, he was d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-
e-d.

There are of course programs out there selling on the internet
which are quite effective that will take you by the hand and
show you the “short-cut”.

The thing, it ain’t easy man, it can get pretty ugly but you
can’t possibly improve your vertical game just spending 20-30
minutes a day doing some simple and easy exercises.

Unfortunately you’ll find dozens of basketball programs out
there. And most of them are garbage. They are expensive and
they are offering nothing more than a bunch of exercises that
will “sky-rocket” your vertical leap for a very short time. You
have to realize, my friend, that you have to work. There is no
other way. You’ll probably also heard of those pills some
people sell or some liquids or many many other stuff. Don’t,
under any circumstance use them because they are not tested
and none of the NBA players are using them. They
are medically untested and they can be very harmful.

You and I both know what it takes.

I have come up with 11 tested and proven exercises and I’m not
going to lie to you. They do require work but at least I can
assure you they are for real. If you are interested you
can check them out at:

http://www.aware-jump.com

Or, you can just take a look at my website and if you don’t like
what I like to offer, you can email me at mysupport@aware-jump.com
at any time. I’ll gladly answer any question you might have. Or if you have a comment about something or suggestion I’d love to hear it.

Trajko Dangov

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I am 5-1. I want to improve my vertical jump for basketball. I am already quick, can shoot the 3 well, pass play defense good. All I need is my vertical jump and that will make me complete. I plan on being at least 5-5.

read this =)

http://www.squidoo.com/improveverticaljump

Hey listen are you interested in increasing your vertical jump, well keep reading this article because you have come to the right place. I am a vertical jump training advisor with a ton of knowledge and personal experience gaining a great vertical jump. Jumping can be a really fun exciting way to build power and strength; it also will help take your sport to the next level. Here I will share with you the basics from how to eat, how to exercise and how recovery is key to success for achieving an eye popping vertical jump.

Nutrition To Fuel Your Body:
Stay in the ZONE so eat 5 to7 times small meals throughout the day in order for your body and mind to perform at peak levels; as well as giving your body and mind nutrition to heal and repair itself through recovery. The foundation to your diet should consist of wet carbohydrates like fruits and vegetables, not dry carbohydrates like pasta, or white breads. Next you need your protein such as chicken, tuna, salmon, lean beef, and protein shakes. Finally you will need essential fats, which are Omega 3 and Omega 6. Also get you vitamins and make sure you drink plenty of water throughout the day.

Exercises To Increase Your Vertical Jump:
Keep you core muscles strong, make sure you are doing abs, obliques, and lower back exercises. Always keep you posture to keep you back and abs lean. When you are working out to increase your vertical jump you will build lean muscle tissue, this in itself will help you jump higher. Keep your exercises explosive and quick, do not over train but keep the intensity high. Do not go to failure, when you feel like your next rep will not be as explosive or you ca not lift the same weight stop the set or exercise. For example for maximum jumps, jump as high as you can then when you land jump back up to the same height as your first jump, these are reps you want to count, if you jump lower stop immediately.

More exercises you can do at the gym are power exercises like: Plyometrics, repetitive jumping, depth jumps, attitude jumps, and skipping rope, flying pull ups and jumping push ups. Some Strength work is good to do as well. So at least once a week do heavy weight lifting using reps of 5 to 7, doing compound basic power lifting exercises like the squat, dead lift, and bench press.

Key To Always Increase Your Vertical Jump:
If you want to increase you vertical jump you need to time your exercises with a stopwatch. You have to know how long you take to complete each set and each rest time. If you can decrease the amount of time you take to complete an exercise your will improve your results guaranteed. So for example if you can go from doing 20 maximum jumps spread out over 2:30 minutes and than over time you can slowly add an extra 2 jumps every 1 to 2 weeks and at the same time decrease the total time it takes you; your vertical jump will continue to increase, the math does not lie. For advanced athletes you may need to eventually add a weight vest or belt with an increase of 1 to 2 pounds per week.

Technique:
Next you have to understand technique and how it can help you get to jump higher to your full potential at your current strength and power levels. You must use your whole body to jump not just your legs, swing your arms forcefully up and over you head as you explode upward with you lower body. Using you arms will help you jump at least a few inches higher than you current standing jump.

Rest:
Make sure you get plenty of rest and sleep, this is essential to recovery, if you miss this you will not make gains, and you can cause injury or illness from lack of recovery.

Ok so now you know how to eat, recover and exercise for peak performance in your sport and increasing your vertical jump. Now get to work if you want to gain some serious inches to your vertical jump, train smart and intensely.

Kyle Oxenham

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