How to Jump Higher: Drills and Workouts
3 Skipping Drills to Improve Your Hops and Speed
Sprinting and jumping are crucial for success in many sports. Athletes must reach top speed in the blink of an eye to get on base or score a touchdown. Rebounding [...]
2 Exercises to Increase Your Vertical Jump
Increasing your vertical jump can unlock other athletic benefits, such as improving explosive, responsive movements. Strong leaping ability can help in all phases of your game. The vertical jump test measures [...]
Are Plyometrics Right for You?
A plyometrics workout can be an excellent addition to your training. It can improve your strength and athleticism and can help keep you injury-free. However, jumping and other explosive movements [...]
Getting Started With Plyometric Training
Are you doing plyometrics right? Many athletes don’t get everything they could from their plyo training, because they don’t understand its purpose. To understand plyometrics, it’s important to understand its [...]
Basketball Plyometrics Exercises for Improved Vertical Jump
Throw down a momentum changer next basketball season. Defy the laws of gravity. You will not only help your team win, you will be showing off your athletic ability. (See Best [...]
Quick Fixes to Increase Your Vertical Jump
Although it's only an inch higher, a 30-inch vertical jump sounds more impressive than a 29-inch one. That extra inch can be the difference between getting a look from a [...]
Want to Increase Your Vertical? Train With Drop Jumps
If maximal strength work alone could increase your vertical, athletes could improve with only P90X. The old adage that you can jump higher if you can squat 1.5 times your [...]
Become Explosive with Jump Training Drills
Jumping is one athletic ability that can separate you from the pack. (Ask the Experts: What Can I Do To Improve My Jumping Ability?) Develop lower-body power with the vertical jump [...]
Run Faster By Jumping Higher
The real secret to running faster is not found on the track. If you really want to hit top speed, max out your jump. Although it may seem counterintuitive, three [...]
How to Dunk a Basketball
From Michael Jordan's famous "leaner" to Vince Carter's performance in the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, elite athletes have perfected the art of dunking a basketball. Granted, genetics plays a [...]