Vertical Jump Articles

Warm Up

Playing basketball, football, rugby and many other sports require the kind of explosiveness and power required to take off fast or project the body into the air. In Basketball especially, vertical height is considered to be an indispensable asset. Height gives any player an advantage, almost regardless of the position they play. Getting closer to [...]

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Child Vertical Jump

Used most often by basketball players and football players, the vertical jump is a complex and multifaceted movement. It is both highly technical and utterly basic. Children naturally learn how to jump by testing a wobbly hop, learning how to balance a landing and take-off, and everything in between. Some seem to be naturally better [...]

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Knee Reflexes

Understanding how we jump is important in vertical jump training. Following a good program and all the steps is equally as important as getting the bigger picture. Throughout the body there is a mechanism which naturally occurs called the stretch reflex. Do you ever remember visiting a doctor who takes a rubber hammer to that [...]

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Dumbbell Juice

Getting the most out of your workouts may be more of a challenge than one would initially think. There are so many variants which must be considered when it comes to getting the human body to reach its maximum potential. With each style of training there are ups and downs, advantages and disadvantages, and big [...]

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hamstring stretch

If you’ve been training to improve your vertical jump and are certain you’ve taken the right steps, you’ve most likely seen some improvements. But unless you’re getting a really well rounded training program, you may be missing a few components which can take you the distance. Improving mobility is closely related to flexibility training, but [...]

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Basketball Jump

There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the web, so no doubt you’ve come across plenty of theories and opinions on how to improve your vertical jump. Vertical height is a crucial aspect to many sports, and the muscles and mechanics of a jump are closely related to the basic mechanics of many [...]

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Good nutrition is important to any athlete. Eating well and eating to maximize your results can often mean two different things. Eating well for a person who is inactive or participates in light or moderate physical activity and a person who trains at high intensities have very different needs and varying diets. If you’re looking [...]

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Being better at something means being an expert on it. If you want to learn about how to improve your vertical jump, you have to know what you’re asking of yourself each time you push off the ground and reach for the sky. Jumping, unlike performing a bicep curl, is complex and dynamic movement. This [...]

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If you’re looking to improve your vertical jump, you have a lot to incorporate into your training routine. There is a wide range of techniques and components that must be included if you want to maximize results, and workout in the most efficient way possible. Strength, balance, force, flexibility and power are just the training [...]

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As the age ceiling for competitive sports continues to get lower, the question of “how young is too young to begin focused training programs” arises. While there are two sides to every question, it all comes down to medical and scientific data, as well as the fact that no two people are alike. Physical maturity [...]

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