Learning how to jump higher is the goal for most athletes that really want to the best in the sport of their choosing.
Exercises to jump higher include squats, calf raises, hamstring curls, cleans and plyometrics.
Plyometric exercises to jump higher are very important to increase you vertical leap because that is how you develop speed in your legs.
Weight training is very important as well. Squats will help you jump higher if you also train with plyometric workouts.
Vertical training should carry as much importance as ball handling skill for the sport you play. If you can jump higher than your competition, you will block more basketball and spike more volleyballs than the opposing team and win.
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Physiology Behind Jump Training
Formerly known as jump training, plyometrics are exercises developed to increase your vertical leap. The words plyo and metrics actually stand for measurable increase.
Plyometrics links strength with the speed of the muscle to produce power. Plyometrics are exercises designed in a way to enable a muscle to reach maximum strength in the shortest time possible.
Muscles respond to chemical reactions that are sent from the brain. When there is an eccentric movement your body responds without you even being aware.
One thing that has been noticed is how the best jumper of all time are on the ground for a very short period of time before take off. This is because your body can actually lose power the longer that it is on the ground.
Plyometrics focus on teaching people how to use the energy in their legs to jump higher. Focusing on being on the ground for less time will increase how high you jump.
Bending down before take off is often referred to as the loading phase. This loading phase is crucial to jumping higher because it gives the muscle more power.
Muscles can be compared to rubber bands to an extent. A stretched rubber band will go farther than a non-stretched rubber band.
Think about when you knee tendon is tapped and your leg kicks. The tendon was stretched which caused your muscles to react with a lot of power just as they do in the load phase of a jump.
A muscle contraction is always fastest if stretched prior to contraction. Sadly, training does not increase the speed of the reaction, but it does increase the strength that the contraction will have.
Plyometrics links strength with the speed of the muscle to produce power. Plyometrics are exercises designed in a way to enable a muscle to reach maximum strength in the shortest time possible.
Muscles respond to chemical reactions that are sent from the brain. When there is an eccentric movement your body responds without you even being aware.
One thing that has been noticed is how the best jumper of all time are on the ground for a very short period of time before take off. This is because your body can actually lose power the longer that it is on the ground.
Plyometrics focus on teaching people how to use the energy in their legs to jump higher. Focusing on being on the ground for less time will increase how high you jump.
Bending down before take off is often referred to as the loading phase. This loading phase is crucial to jumping higher because it gives the muscle more power.
Muscles can be compared to rubber bands to an extent. A stretched rubber band will go farther than a non-stretched rubber band.
Think about when you knee tendon is tapped and your leg kicks. The tendon was stretched which caused your muscles to react with a lot of power just as they do in the load phase of a jump.
A muscle contraction is always fastest if stretched prior to contraction. Sadly, training does not increase the speed of the reaction, but it does increase the strength that the contraction will have.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
How To Jump Higher
Jumping higher involves fast twitch muscle and power. We will cover how to increase strength and speed of your muscles which in turn will increase your explosion.
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