Vertical Jump

Ankle Bounces With Medicine Ball

Ankle bounces, with or without weights, are great for increasing your vertical jump. The repetetive motion conditions and strengthens your legs for the jumping motion. If you’ve already been doing standard ankle bounces, try doing them with a little extra weight.
One easy way to add a little resistance is to use a medicine ball. This [...]

Scissor Jump

The scissor jump is a great exercise to use if you’re trying to increase leg flexibility and strength. You can even use this movement as a warmup before your main workout.
To begin the scissor jump exercise, stand with one leg out in front of you and the other leg extended a bit behind you. Kneel [...]

Multiple Box Jumps

Multiple box jumps are very good at helping athletes increase their explosiveness and endurance at the same time. This exercise can be done by just about anyone, and are a great addition to any vertical jump workout. 
To begin multiple box jumps, you will need several boxes that should be lined up in order of increasing [...]

Zig Zag Hops

Zig zag hops are very useful for building lateral quickness and lower leg strength. They will also increase the strength of your ankles, thus reducing the possibility for injury. This is not a real difficult exercise, so just about anyone can do them.
To begin zig zag hops, make two parallel lines on the ground that [...]

Double Leg Seated Jump

The double leg seated jump is great for improving explosive strength. This will help your body develop its ability to explode off the ground from a standstill. 
To begin the double leg seated jump, find a chair or some other object that will allow you to sit with your thighs parallel to the ground. Once you’re [...]

Single Leg Seated Jump

The single leg seated jump is great for developing the strength and power needed for a single-foot takeoff. If you’ve been looking for a way to increase your vertical jump off of one leg, then this is it. This exercise will also help improve your overall vertical leap.
To begin the single leg seated jump, find [...]

Standing Calf Raise Exercise

The standing calf raise is an excellent exercise to use if you’re trying to increase your vertical jump, or just general leg strength. I have found that calf raises have really helped increase my jumping ability by giving me that little extra push right at the end of each jump. The best part about this [...]

Sprinting – Training and Exercise

Sprinting is one of the most common exercises that athletes are familiar with. However, it is often overlooked as a method for training vertical jump and agility. Remember that when we train for something like a better vertical jump, we are training our bodies to be efficient. This goes hand-in-hand with developing a solid mind/body [...]

Single Leg Bounding

Single leg bounding will greatly increase the strength and stamina of every muscle in your legs. This exercise is a good alternative to the triple jump. The triple jump requires a running start, while single leg bounding can be done from a standstill. Be sure to stretch out your calves and upper leg areas before [...]

Triple Jump Technique

The triple jump is a pretty strenuous exercise if you’ve never tried it before. The upside to it is that this exercise can really improve your one-legged takeoff. If you’ve never really watched a triple jump, it’s actually pretty interesting. I should probably warn you that if you’ve had any trouble recently with shin splints [...]

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