Jump Higher - Some Ways to Help Increase Your Vertical in Basketball

Ready to take your game to the next level? You're going to need some crazy jumping ability. Unless you're 7 feet tall, you're going to need to have explosive leaps and be quick on your feet. There are some simple exercises that you can do to help increase your vertical jumps.

You need to start out with doing power exercises for your legs. For great jumping ability you need some leg power. The explosive leaps you want get started with squats. Squats are a great all around leg exercise as you work the entire legs muscles and you are stretching at the same time, win win.

Now the heart of the ability to jump higher comes from your calves. Your calves give you those quick hops. Any basketball player knows that you have to be basketball to jump quickly and high to be any good. Have you ever seen a kangaroo jump around, that pretty much sums up how you'll be using your calf muscle. Quick jumps is precisely why you need to work your calves. An basketball way to work your calves and isn't too boring is to fill a back pack with some books, a fair amount of weight but not enough that it tears the pack. Put the back pack on your back and get to a staircase and do some calf raises. This is a cheap easy exercise that anyone can do.

Now that we've focused on the power you'll need from the squats, and quick hops from your calves, the next item is to add some speed to your regimen. The best way to add speed is working on some sprints. Find a track or even a long road that isn't too busy and sprint fast and hard. Don't jog, you want everything that you've got sprinting. This is basically a conditioning that ties your power of your leg muscles from your squats and the calf training together. Speed does have a lot to do with how high you are able to jump.

Dunking on people is easily accomplished by working hard. People will fear you on the court after you've dunked on them a few times. Not only will you be able to dunk on them because of your increase vertical, but you'll be faster as well. So get started, don't give up results are right around the corner.

If you're looking to Jump Higher and are serious about it. Then The Vertical Leap Program is the training program that you need to accomplish this. 6 inch increase in 60 days. It works.