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posted by antihero

does anyone know of any weightlifting exercises that would be able to make me jump higher quickly and permenantly?

posted by shortz

I know of one, but it's not as safe. They are called jump squats. You load up light weight, then squat down, then jump off the ground a few inches. This is a favorite of alot of pros.

Walking Lunges would def help too. Dunno o anything else.

posted by antihero

anymore?

posted by shortz

Tell ya what bro. I know someone who is an elite athlete in track and field. If you are serious, I can get some info from him. If anyone would know, he is the man to ask.

posted by antihero

yes, i am very serious. i want to increase my verticle from 25 inches to 35 if i can. or more if its possible. Thank you in advance.

posted by serious newbie

Squat jumps are a good one. I would add cleans, push presses, and calf springs on the smith gym thingy. Half squats as well.

I would appreciate new lifts for this kind of stuff as well Shortz, if you don't mind adding me to that list.

posted by shortz

Still waiting for him to get back to me. I'll def post when he does.

posted by jcvaughn26

You asked thrower didn't ya shortz?

I want someone to try those shoes out were they have the elevation on the front, maybe you've seen them the wierd looking shoes, they guarantee increase on your vert.

posted by shortz

ACtually, I asked Powerposition.

You are refering to Plyo shoes? I have never tried them, so I couldn't even begin to give advice about them.

posted by shortz

This was the reply I got from Powerposition. His advice is not to be taken lightly and if you don't understand something, I can explain it better. The basics he is talking about is flexability, speed and power, and isometric training.

The thing with improving vertical jump is that you have to hit it from two seperate angles. One angle is that you need to improve the total power production of the athlete, and the quickest way to do that is to incorporate bodyweight plyometrics. The other angle is the weight room. I am persoanlly not a big fan of the squat jump, the truth be known is that he would develop a bigger vertical jump from box jumps!

The athlete needs to start incorporating squats below parralle for sure, if the athlete is not getting into a deep high bar squat he will not develop the VMO which is essentail for developing powerful leg extension. So squats are a must, the second thing is that the athlete needs to spend some time working on sloe tempo eccentrics, with an aggresive concentric. Loading the muscles through a longer time under tension will pay off big time. There also must me a lot of attention placed on the development of the glutes,Hams and calves. They are more important then the quads. Another area that will increase his vertical is ankle flexability. The athlete will increase his vertical simply from improving his range of motion through the ankles and calves.

As far as the plyo's they will be essential in the development of power through the ability to produce greater force following a maximal eccentric at the moment of take off. So box jumps, quick hops and old school skipping rope are key. Finally there is one pre test secreat. If you want to get a couple of inches in the vert stretch the anatagonist of the movment which in this case would be the hip flexors, and that will turn on the jumping muscles and increase performace.

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