Vertical Jump
Your Playing Surface Matters
This is a true story. I'm a personal trainer. I worked with an NFL player who had been in the league for 8 years. He worked hard in the offseason, [...]
An 8-Week Training Program for a Higher Vertical Jump
The vertical jump is a benchmark test to help determine athleticism and power. In addition to helping to determine athleticism and power, it is also a...
4 Exercises (with extras) to Boost Your Basketball Vertical Jump Height
A powerful explosive vertical leap and dynamic agility are mandatory for basketball. All basketball sport-specific movements require it. For example, shooting, blocking, rebounding, etc. Unfortunately, merely practicing vertical jumping won't [...]
A Simple Test to Guide Your Vertical Jump Training
Individualization is a training principle that needs to be considered when writing a performance program for your vertical jump training. There are many factors on which the training program [...]
6 Excellent Tips that Will Increase Your Vertical Jump
Vertical jumping will improve your speed, agility, and explosiveness. Its training effect crosses over into all sports. For example, vertical jumping improves the acceleration and top-end speed of sprinting. The [...]
Male and Female Athletes Need to Train Differently to Increase Their Vertical Jump
The vertical jump is one of the best ways to measure power amongst athletes. Power refers to the rate of speed that can be developed. Power is not to be [...]
Off-Season Vertical Training
As a high school club volleyball coach, I cannot tell you how often I am asked: “Hey, Coach, what can I do to get better for next season? How can [...]
Use Light Weights to Jump Higher
A growing trend in the strength and conditioning world is pointing towards the efficacy and use of light weights to improve sports performance. The mantra of "bigger, faster, stronger" has [...]
How To Add Inches To Your Vertical Jump
Improving your vertical jump requires working on strength training and plyometrics to improve reaction, speed, and power.
The Vertical Jump and It’s Variations
The vertical Jump is a versatile field test that can be used in a wide variety of ways to measure performance. One of the key aspects of vertical jump tests [...]
