How to Jump Higher: Drills and Workouts
Exercise of the Week: Overhead Med Ball Throws
Every Wednesday, STACK features an Exercise of the Week to help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, size and flexibility. This week we highlight Overhead Med Ball Throws, [...]
Jump Training: Using Plyometrics to Improve Power
Jump training, or plyometrics, is a common sight in weight rooms—and for good reason. Coaches and sports performance experts agree that plyometrics improve power for jumping, straight-ahead speed, moving side-to-side [...]
Power Up Your Vert
The Vertical Jump Test is an assessment of your athletic ability—"an expression of your power output," says UConn Huskies associate head strength coach Chris West. Collegiate and professional recruiters [...]
Try This Once-A-Day Activity to Elevate Your Vert
Basketball and volleyball players: are you springing to improve your vertical jump this off-season? Of course you are. What if we told you there's an easy once-a-day activity that can [...]
How to Train for the Vertical Jump Test
Both collegiate and professional recruiters frequently use the Vertical Jump Test to assess explosiveness and athletic ability. In just one jump, coaches can tell a lot about an athlete, so [...]
Jump Training: How to Become Explosive
Being explosive can mean the difference between running faster and jumping higher than an opponent. One of the best methods for developing explosive power is plyometric training, which works to [...]
Add Muscle, Jump Higher and Get Ripped With the STACK ATTACK Workout App
We are excited to announce the release of the STACK ATTACK Workout Program app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. STACK ATTACK Workout Program, as viewed on the [...]
Dwyane Wade’s Glute-Strengthening Exercise for Jumping Higher
Basketball players often suffer from quad-dominance. In simple terms, this means that the quads are doing more work then they should, while the hamstrings and glutes are not functioning at [...]
Never-Before-Seen Video of Michael Jordan’s Workout
Michael Jordan In a recent cover feature, we highlighted the championship mindset and workout program of the greatest basketball player of all time. We're now proud to release never-before-seen [...]
Dwyane Wade's Exercise for Increasing His Vertical Jump
Dwyane Wade was gifted with the ability to fly, but through smart and explosive jump training, he has been able to increase his elevation. Once his legs are loose and [...]