Here are 3 easy exercises and one technique that you can do in your own home to get you on your way to expanding your vertical leap.
1) double Calf Raises - Now these are separate than just going up and down on your tip toes. When you get to the top, go ahead and force yourself to get that extra inch by getting on the tip of the tip of your toes. Do a hundred of those three times a week while you're in the shower. If you want to absolutely challenge yourself, do them on the edge of the curb in the front of your house.
2)Switch Sky Lunges - Get into the lunge position (one leg transmit and one leg back, with the front leg bent and back leg straight). It is very foremost that the leg in front is bent as far as you can go and the knee is directly above the toe and not extended in front of it. Also, the back leg needs to be straight. Now reach both hands straight up to the sky. Jump up and alternate feet and land very softly. Do about 3 sets of 20 three times a week. This does not have to be done fast. Form is the most foremost thing here.
3)Super Squats - Start in the squat position with your hands touching the ground on the sides of your feet while seeing up. Jump as high as you can while reaching to the sky with your hands and bring your knees up to your chest. When you land, make sure you land softly and gradually lower yourself to the beginning position and then repeat. Do 3 sets of 10, three times a week.
Now these exercises to increase your vertical leaping capability are absolutely going to give you a workout and a burn in your legs. It is very foremost that you only do these three times a week so you can give your muscles a convert to rest and mend which leads to increased strength.
Now the technique that I'm going to share with you is somewhat technical and takes a puny concentration. The best thing to do is to have someone watch you intimately to critique you or video tape yourself and look at it closely.
Pick a target height (usually a spot on the backboard or the rim). Start about 10 feet back and jog towards your target. First, Place the heel of the take off foot on the ground for take off (most people put the ball of the take off foot down - biggest mistake). Next, drive the knee of the other foot and the elbow of the same side upwards simultaneously with great force up towards target. Do this about 20 times twice a week.
This technique seems very simple, but takes some consistent concentration, and if you can make this technique habit, along with doing the other exercises faithfully, you will see a serious increase in your vertical leaping ability.
The only way this won't work is if you give up. You have to stick with this for at least 60 days to see an improvement. Many people get discouraged because they don't see an immediate increase in their vertical leaping ability.
So in sass to your interrogate "Can I increase my vertical leaping ability?" Sure you can, just go get started and stick with it and I'll see you above the rim.
- How Do I Increase My Vertical Jump