Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Vertical Leap Exercises - How to Jump Higher

The worst thing that you can do to yourself is to workout 7 days a week. The most that you should be doing is working out between 3 and 5 days a week. Anything else and you just might quit before you achieve any real results. You want to do Vertical Leap Exercises for months or even years to reach your full potential, so it really is no point in burning yourself out by doing the same workouts everyday.

Warming Up

Before working out, its always a good idea to warm up and stretch your muscles. You will have a much more effective workout if your muscles are loose so you should stretch for a few minutes and then basketball around for a few minutes too.

If you have a jump rope, use that too. Jumping rope is a great tool to get your blood flowing and a great way to loosen up.

One of the more effective ways to jog is by running up stairs, but you don't want to wear yourself out. Run up and down some stairs for a few minutes to get started.

Vertical Leap Exercises:

Deep Knee Bends - Stand straight. While standing, slowly bend your knees and lower your body as you keep your back straight. Go down as low as possible and slowly rise back up again. Do 15 to 20 repetitions of this exercise. As you get better, increase the number of repetitions.

Deep Knee Bend Jumps - This is essentially the same exercise as the deep knee bends but as you reach the bottom of your bend, explode back up into the air by jumping. When you land immediately bend back down basketball and perform the exercise again. Do 15 to 20 repetitions of this exercise and as you get better, increase the number of repetitions.

Toe Raises - This is one of the most basic vertical leap exercises. Stand up straight and slowly raise up on your toes, then lower back down again. Do this exercise 15 to 20 times and increase the number as you get better.

Weighted Toe Raises - This is the same exercise as the toe raises except that you hold a pair of weights in your hand. Choose a weight that you are comfortable with and perform the standard toe raise exercise. Again, do 15 to 20 repetitions of this exercise, and as you get better increase the number accordingly.

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