Thursday, July 29th, 2010

The right vertical jumping exercises can really help you jump higher if you perform them correctly.  Often people do the right exercises, but they do them wrong.  Here are three great exercises to add to your vertical training.  Power Leg Presses â?? Add weights to a leg press machine.  Put feet far apart and high [...]

There are several good vertical jumping exercises that could help you improve your ability to jump higher. You just have to follow them closely and correctly. A lot of people make the mistake of not having been able to perform exercises as they should be, thus creating an effect on their being effective. If done [...]

Lots of people undertaking plyometric training routines are often concerned that they may be doing the routines wrong or they might not be getting the benefit they expect.
Plyometrics training does not put the same strain on the muscles as weight training, so people expecting a burn or a feeling of soreness are often concerned that [...]

Studies have shown that spending hours every day at the gym is actually counter-productive when it comes to building muscle.
Shorter more explosive routines 3-4 times per week will give you more gains than long workouts, so if you want a higher vertical and you’re working out for hours every day you may actually need to [...]

Improving your vertical is all about training your fast-twitch muscle fibres. There are several exercises you can do to train these and we’ll be discussing that in another post.
For now we want to make it absolutely clear that increasing your vertical jump will require a combination of strength and speed – endurance has nothing to [...]