Ways To Jump Higher For Basketball

There are many great ways to jump higher for basketball. However, before I give you some exercises that have worked great for me, I want to make a warning: you should not attempt to do any exercises during basketball season-especially the day before or the day of a game. Ideally, you want to do these workouts in the summer or spring.

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Also, it is extremely important to not merely do the exercises, but to get out and practice as well. Nothing will increase your vertical jump more than to get out and practice jumping aggressively, because this builds muscle memory, and pretty soon your legs will soon be so used to jumping that this is all they know.

Before you start working out, get a mat or rug, to absorb the shock to your knees. This is very important to prevent jumpers' knee. While standing on the mat, bend down to a three quarter squat position, and jump 8-12 inches in the air. You can actually jump as high as you want, but jumping higher is very difficult, especially when doing this multiple times. When you land, assume the same three quarter squat position. This will increase your vertical leap quite a bit.

Here is another great exercise you can try. Warning: this one is very taxing, but is awesome for rapidly increasing your vertical jump. For this one, use either a chair or an exercise bench. Put one leg onto the bench, and keep the other leg on the floor . Now, push off as hard as you can with the leg on the bench, and jump as high as you can. When you land, the opposite leg should now be on the bench. Repeat this motion for the other leg, and when you complete this for both legs, it will equal one set.

Now, these are just a few workouts you can do to dramatically increase your vertical jump. I've seen a 20' inch increase in my vertical jump from doing just a few of these workouts, and hopefully you will too. And remember this-get out and play, and practice jumping aggressively, which builds muscle memory.