Increase My Vertical Leap: The EXACT Workout I Used To Increase My Vertical
Hello, how are you doing? Thanks for reading my article. Since you are here, I am going to assume you are interested in learning how to increase your vertical leap. If so, you have found the right person to teach you.
My name is Brayden Fisher. I'm no one special, just a regular guy and an athlete who loves fitness training. However, one question that I get asked all the time is......"How are you able to jump so high?". You see, with some SERIOUS HARD WORK, I was able to increase my vertical leap by 12 inches in seven months! I am writing this article to help others out and let them know how I was able to do it. So let's get started.
How I Was Able To Increase My Vertical Leap From 31 to 43 Inches
If you want to increase your vertical leap you need to know HOW to train and WHY your are training a certian way. If you know WHY you are doing a certain exercise you will train better and you will progress faster.
There were two areas I had to focus on in order to improve my vertical leap: increasing my POWER and EXPLOSION.
Okay, Brayden that's great but what do you mean by the word... POWER? Power can simply be defined as your STRENGTH X SPEED. When jumping, you can think of power as the amount of force you apply to the ground to propel you into the air. The more power you apply with respect to your body weight, the higher you are going to travel. Of course your jumping technique plays a role in that as well but that let's save that discussion for another time 
In order to get the optimum results I had to use a combination of strength training and plyometrics.
Whenever I see people training their vertical jump they spend most of their attention on increasing the strength of their calf muscles. Just look at those stupid strength shoes, they completely focus on the calves. This is not the right way to train. Why? Because the majority of your leaping power (about 80 percent) comes from your quads and hamstrings, not the calves. That is why we are going to focus our training on developing these two muscle groups.
Ok, now that you understand the basics let's get started.
The Best Exercises I Recommend to Increase Your Vertical Leap
If you implement these exercises into your workouts you WILL increase your vertical leap. Just remember, it isn't going to happen overnight. You will have to train HARD and lift really HEAVY weight to get the results you want.
Also, the type of exercises that worked best for me, may not be the exercises that work the best for you. For example, if you already have very strong quads and hamstrings, performing really heavy squats may not give you the best results. In this case I would recommend focusing on more plyometric exercises and developing your speed and fast twitch muscle fibers.
A good rule to go by is if you can't squat at least twice your body weight then you should focus on the strength program. If you can, then focus on plyometrics. My favorite exercises I used to increase my vertical leap are:
- Squats - Deadlifts - Good Mornings - Hamstring Curls - Calve Raises - Knee Ups - Depth Jumps - 50 and 100 Yard Sprints - Use the Jump Rope
With this strength routine you need to lift as much weight as you can and do not do more than 3 sets of 8 reps. You should be training with 80 percent of your one rep max. This will enable you to use all of your muscle fibers and motor units.
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