vertical jump training

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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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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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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Ask any coach and there is no doubt that they will tell you the same thing: the off-season is almost more important to the success of an athlete than the in-season. This is due in large part to the fact that only so much can physically be accomplished during a sports season – there are [...]

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If you, like countless others in pursuit of increasing your vertical jump, simply JUMP all the time, you are failing to tap into a huge part of your body: the smaller muscles in your legs. You are also failing to challenge your body to move in different directions, which will strengthen your muscles equally and [...]

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Contrary to what some people may believe, there is a right and a wrong way to jump. Ignoring this fact and approaching a jump training program without understanding what mistakes you could make can cause injury and can hold you back from maximizing your jumping potential. Five of the most common jump training mistakes are [...]

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