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First off, what is a vertical jump? The vertical jump is a standing jump It is measured from a standing start (no rock step allowed), and is measured based on how high the athlete gets off the ground. An easy way to check your vertical jump that can be used almost anywhere is mark a wall (preferably with chalk or something else washable) as high up as you can reach. Then jump as high as you can, and at the highest part of your jump mark the wall again. This isn’t the most exact test, but it will give you an idea of where you are at, and how much you improve with training. Physically, a vertical jump requires both strength and speed. It takes a lot of muscle strength to lift your own body weight off the floor from a standing start. However, there are athletes who can lift their own bodyweight or more in squats easily, but cannot get a decent height off the floor. If this is you, then improving your vertical jump means improving your muscle speed. A jump is based on fast twitch muscle, …

Explosive Strength Training for Basketball Presents a detailed overview of a comprehensive strength development program designed specifically for basketball. Explains and demonstrates a series of exercises for developing speed, vertical jumping ability, explosive power, and quickness. Among the exercises the video addresses are: Cleans, squats, box hops, lunges, shoulder blasters, incline press, dips, triceps extensions, pull-ups, bench press and more. Length 63 minutes.

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But not just any weight training. Developing your vertical project is crucial to many sports like basketball, volleyball, or track and field, and many more sports. This will give you an advantage over pretty much anybody else on the field. Jumping higher, sprinting faster, spiking higher will make you the star player on any team. So how you do it? To jump higher, you need maximum leg power. An easy way way to look at this is power = strength x speed. So to increase your power, you need to increase your strength. The best way to do this is weight training with lunges, squats, and leg presses. But what you want to do are low reps with high weights. Remember you want lots of power, so you need lots of strength, but you dont want to get so bogged down with lots of reps because this will develop your strength, but it will also slow you down. So low reps, high weight to maximize your ability to develop power. Develop a routine that you can follow 2 - 3 times a week, with about 48 hrs of res …