Jumping higher?

[Chico]

Hey, i want to jump higher than i do now, i know it's possible by training all the muscles involved in jumping but what are them, what are the exercices to train them?

[1rickloyd1]

there are a couple of ways to improve your vertical leap. So me BW exercises i know people have used with good results are running backwards( stay on your toes to help strengthen calves) also knew some people who jumped 100 times a day for a week then increase to 200 for the next week and so on until 1000 a day and inmproved vertical tremendously. Also deadlifts and snatches if you want to use weights can help.

[Chico]

thanks, Koltz you have something to say about it too?

[koltz]

do some sntaches , deads , jumping squats etc doing 234234234234234 jumps a day won't make you jump much better

[Drunken Panda]

I remember someone asking this very same question not too long ago, and I remember typing out a hefty post listing some exercises/routines I thought would help impove the vertical jump.

But darn it, the Search function isn't working, and I can't for the life of me find the thread!

I'll keep looking. In the meantime, Chico, remember that jumping requires explosive strength, so (as koltz has already said) doing massive repetitions (strength endurance) will not necessarily aid your goal.

Perhaps you can scan back through old posts, too - my jumping post must be around here somewhere!

[1rickloyd1]

huge repetitions doesnt work for more vertical leap?? Im not telling you guys what i read or what i heard i am telling you what i saw. no weights no deads. practice the vertical jump and it worked for a few people that i personally know. It gets really irritating how people on here are so shallow minded that they think all they know is all that is right.

[jonp382]

I used to jump around outside all the time, my jump never got very high, although it did go farther as I got older...and then it also got shorter, because I stopped being as active and ran slower and slower and less and less distance.

In my opinion, jumping is an explosive movement, so you should train for it explosively. :D

[koltz]

huge repetitions doesnt work for more vertical leap?? Im not telling you guys what i read or what i heard i am telling you what i saw. no weights no deads. practice the vertical jump and it worked for a few people that i personally know. It gets really irritating how people on here are so shallow minded that they think all they know is all that is right.
look I'm not looking for a flamewar so calm down. do it with someone else

ever see a weightlifter after a good lift?

anyway the only way your going to improove your vert by doing it over and over is if you put everything into every single jump , if you hop aroudn instead of walking your just focusing on enduring it that's all

[Drunken Panda]

1rickloyd1

I am sorry that my post offended you so much. It was not my intention, nor was it my intention to imply that what I stated was ultimate, infallible truth. I simply stated what I believed, a view that I have not only read about but also SEEN in practise as well (with people improving their vetical jumping kicks via explosive training, to be precise). I made sure to say that high-repetitions would not NECESSARILY aid the goal - which means that maybe they would. Everyone is different.

I believe that the point of this forum is to exchange views and ideas about bodyweight culture. If you don't agree with a theory, that is fine! I am certainly not suggesting you should agree with everything everyone posts. That is why in the world of professional sport, fitness, bodybuilding, martial arts etc. there are numerous different theories on how to achieve numerous different goals, each with a myrid collection of adherents.

I think it is more important to gain a larger understanding of a situation, even if you do not agree with what is being said, than to stubbornly adhere to one regime and not change it 'just because'.

Let's use this space to share ideas and encourage discussion - I mean, where else can we do it?!