Increasing your Vertical Jump

Most people want to have high vertical jump exercise. Here are some ways to increase your vertical jump. Let us begin this challenge. First of all, you should have a starting point. You have to take measurements before you start. Block reach and approach, after you have measured your standing reach. Now you are ready to get started.

1. Jump Box

Use a  jump box or even a high sidewalk or bench for this. You have to stand facing the object and jump up with both feet. Make sure that you land balanced on the surface. Take good effort for this exercise. Move on to something taller, as you master the height of your object. Your vertical jump will be surely improved through this.

2. Jump Shrug

For this exercise you have to grab two weights between 10-25 lbs. You have to stand with feet shoulder length apart and hold each weight in each hand at your side. While shrugging with both shoulders, jump up and make sure to keep your back straight. You have to finish this exercise by landing balanced with both feet still shoulder-length apart. Slide the inside of your arms down your thighs, bend your knees and jump forcefully up when you jump.

3. Jump Rope

Jumping rope is very good for vertical jump as well as for your cardio. Take a jump rope and jump as fast as you can for 30 seconds between exercises 1 and 2. You can increase your heart rate and the size of your calf muscles through this. You have to perform these vertical exercises once a day for two weeks and see how high your jump has increased. Keep jumping to increase your vertical jump.

4. Lunges with weights

Keep your upper body upright and step forward with one leg, for doing lunges. You have to slowly bend that leg until it is 90 with the floor. Your second leg has to act  as support and can slightly bend. Make sure that the majority of the weight should be on the leg that is lunging forward. You have to hold the position for a few seconds and the switch legs.  To increase the effectiveness of the lunges, by using weights. Simply hold weights in both arms if you want to use weights in this exercise. Your arms have to hang down both sides of the body with the weights in hand. It is better to start  off with smaller weights and work your way up.

5. Wall Squats

You have to simply squat against a wall and keep your body perpendicular with the floor. Make sure that you keep the lower portion of your legs perpendicular. You have to hold that position as long as you possibly can. Add to the intensity of the exercise by adding weights. You have to hold the weights in your arms and let your arms hang by your side.