3 Key Exercises To Develop Your Vertical Jump

Are you looking for some basic exercises to develop your vertical leap? There are several to pick from. There are a few in particular that can increase your capability to jump higher. You must make sure that you follow them precisely. Many people perform the right exercises, but they don't do them correctly. Start with the exercises we outline below and you will have a good foundation for improving your vertical jump.

You may assume the only muscles you need to work on during your vertical jumping workouts are your leg muscles, but that's not the case. The muscles in the back and waist are also very vital. The erector muscles are the strongest muscles in the back and take on the most work. Vertical jumping exercises should include working on this area. Which brings us to our opening exercise.

Dead Lifts

Dead lifts are great. Arch your back, bend your knees while holding the weighted bar. Come to an upright position while holding the bar. Gradually return the barbell back to the starting location on the floor. Perform three sets of 6-8 repetitions. To steer clear of injury, do not yank the bar, but perform the exercise quickly and steadily. Take a rest. Then do the next set, but this time take your time and feel the full range of your muscles.

Leg Presses

One more good exercise is leg presses. Load a leg press machine with weights. Put your feet about shoulder width apart. Let the weight to come down as far as you can and then, pretending like you are jumping, thrust the weight back up quickly. It's not about the slow and steady here. Jumping is an explosive move, so you need to do this exercise in an explosive manner. Do 5 sets of 6 reps. Permit muscles to relax between sets.

Medicine Ball

For our last exercise we will make use of a medicine ball instead of a basketball. Acting as if you are trying to dunk the ball, jump with the medicine ball toward the rim. Exaggerate the movements and reach for the rim. Practicing this exercise helps all the muscles necessary for this movement to become strong. Doing this exercise as hard as you can will have a big influence on your vertical jump.

While these are just three exercises, they can be a good beginning to increasing your vertical jump. Start with these and as soon as you can do them well, you can proceed to other exercises. Make sure you do them properly, though.

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