| Hey listen are you interested in increasing your vertical | | | | jumps, attitude jumps, and skipping rope, flying pull ups |
| jump, well keep reading this article because you have | | | | and jumping push ups. Some Strength work is good to |
| come to the right place. I am a vertical jump training | | | | do as well. So at least once a week do heavy weight |
| advisor with a ton of knowledge and personal | | | | lifting using reps of 5 to 7, doing compound basic |
| experience gaining a great vertical jump. Jumping can | | | | power lifting exercises like the squat, dead lift, and |
| be a really fun exciting way to build power and | | | | bench press. |
| strength; it also will help take your sport to the next | | | | Key To Always Increase Your Vertical Jump: |
| level. Here I will share with you the basics from how to | | | | If you want to increase you vertical jump you need to |
| eat, how to exercise and how recovery is key to | | | | time your exercises with a stopwatch. You have to |
| success for achieving an eye popping vertical jump. | | | | know how long you take to complete each set and |
| Nutrition To Fuel Your Body: | | | | each rest time. If you can decrease the amount of |
| Stay in the ZONE so eat 5 to7 times small meals | | | | time you take to complete an exercise your will |
| throughout the day in order for your body and mind to | | | | improve your results guaranteed. So for example if |
| perform at peak levels; as well as giving your body | | | | you can go from doing 20 maximum jumps spread out |
| and mind nutrition to heal and repair itself through | | | | over 2:30 minutes and than over time you can slowly |
| recovery. The foundation to your diet should consist of | | | | add an extra 2 jumps every 1 to 2 weeks and at the |
| wet carbohydrates like fruits and vegetables, not dry | | | | same time decrease the total time it takes you; your |
| carbohydrates like pasta, or white breads. Next you | | | | vertical jump will continue to increase, the math does |
| need your protein such as chicken, tuna, salmon, lean | | | | not lie. For advanced athletes you may need to |
| beef, and protein shakes. Finally you will need essential | | | | eventually add a weight vest or belt with an increase |
| fats, which are Omega 3 and Omega 6. Also get you | | | | of 1 to 2 pounds per week. |
| vitamins and make sure you drink plenty of water | | | | Technique: |
| throughout the day. | | | | Next you have to understand technique and how it |
| Exercises To Increase Your Vertical Jump: | | | | can help you get to jump higher to your full potential at |
| Keep you core muscles strong, make sure you are | | | | your current strength and power levels. You must use |
| doing abs, obliques, and lower back exercises. Always | | | | your whole body to jump not just your legs, swing your |
| keep you posture to keep you back and abs lean. | | | | arms forcefully up and over you head as you explode |
| When you are working out to increase your vertical | | | | upward with you lower body. Using you arms will help |
| jump you will build lean muscle tissue, this in itself will | | | | you jump at least a few inches higher than you current |
| help you jump higher. Keep your exercises explosive | | | | standing jump. |
| and quick, do not over train but keep the intensity high. | | | | Rest: |
| Do not go to failure, when you feel like your next rep | | | | Make sure you get plenty of rest and sleep, this is |
| will not be as explosive or you ca not lift the same | | | | essential to recovery, if you miss this you will not make |
| weight stop the set or exercise. For example for | | | | gains, and you can cause injury or illness from lack of |
| maximum jumps, jump as high as you can then when | | | | recovery. |
| you land jump back up to the same height as your first | | | | Ok so now you know how to eat, recover and |
| jump, these are reps you want to count, if you jump | | | | exercise for peak performance in your sport and |
| lower stop immediately. | | | | increasing your vertical jump. Now get to work if you |
| More exercises you can do at the gym are power | | | | want to gain some serious inches to your vertical jump, |
| exercises like: Plyometrics, repetitive jumping, depth | | | | train smart and intensely. |