Articles on Vertical Jump Programs
Taking part in a vertical jump program is an effective way to improve your vertical jump quickly and safely. Many professional athletes use vertical jump programs as a major part of their training regime. This section features vertical jump program reviews and tips on which programs to join and what they contain.
Almost All Sports Require A Strong Vertical Jump- How Do You Compare?
Posted by: | CommentsWhether it’s a lay-up in basketball, a reach to spike a volleyball, or the impossibly caught fly ball for the game-ending out, a strong vertical jump is important to success in almost every sport. How does your jump stack up to your teammates’ or your opponents’? If you have not been especially focused on your vertical jump, you may have room to improve. Luckily, there are a few exercises and simple routines which you can incorporate to your workouts to improve your .....Continue Reading
Need To Add A Couple Inches To Your Jump?
Posted by: | CommentsHow do people train in order to jump higher? There are two separate schools of thought on the matter of training as it applies to athletics. The first school of thought says that strength training performed quickly which are momentum based such as medicine ball training, plyometric exercises, and the power clean will result in more strength in sports. The second school of thought believes that weight training and the game field or track are separate and that there is no direct transfer .....Continue Reading
Resources To Improve Your Vertical Jump
Posted by: | CommentsThere are a lot of articles and information on how to achieve a higher vertical jump, one of the most sought after talents in the sports world. With a higher jump you can impress your friends and get closer to a Michael Jordan dunk. There are even books available on how to increase your vertical jump. Almost all of the resources on vertical jumping state that running speed and jumping are directly related. This is entirely true. Work on your sprinting and you’ll increase your vertical .....Continue Reading
Is improving your vertical jump difficult?
Posted by: | CommentsImproving your vertical jump is not that difficult. In fact, if you have the right vertical training program it can be done quite easily. There are a lot of things that you can do that will help. The real question is what things are going to help you a lot and which things are only going to help you a little bit. Read More→
Vertical Jump Development Bible – Is it any good?
Posted by: | CommentsThis article was provided by Performance Coach, Kelly Baggett. He is also the author of the Vertical Jump Development Bible so if think this article is helpful, be sure to check out his vertical jump training program.
How important is a strong vertical jump to you? Well, even if you’re not a basketball player, volleyball player, high-jumper, and you don’t participate in a sport that requires leaping ability, you still might want to pay attention to it. Yes, even if you happened to be a sumo wrestler, whose sport requires staying glued to the ground – assessing your jumping ability would still have merit for you!
In practically all the world of sport the vertical leap can be and is frequently used as a measuring tool to assess the ability to display power, explosive strength, and the ability to use your strength. Jumping ability is to athletic development what the ability to accelerate from 0-60 is to street-car racing. You can put a bigger engine in a car, but what it can do with the horsepower it has is evaluated in the race. Unless it can “get it up and go” quickly, that extra horsepower is of no use. In much the same way the vertical jump assesses your “get up and go” and how well you can use the horsepower in your own body. Read More→
