| Many athletes are able to increase vertical jump even | | | | When doing these exercises, you will see a very |
| without really trying. By going through their regular leg | | | | pronounced difference in the shape of your muscles. |
| workout exercises and other muscle exercises, they | | | | Even without the benefits of higher jumping, the |
| are able to jump as much as 12 inches higher. This is | | | | improved shapeliness of your muscles should be an |
| of a big advantage especially for something like | | | | incentive to do these exercises. Luckily, these do work |
| basketball. | | | | to increase your vertical leap. |
| Even if you are of much shorter height than your | | | | Not only should you have the sufficient strength for |
| companions, you will be able to compete with them | | | | takeoff, but the muscles in your ankle area should be |
| sufficiently, getting as many rebounds, if not more, than | | | | able to withstand the additional pressure of jumping |
| them. Being blocked will no longer be as big a problem, | | | | higher. |
| when you are able to take off and shoot beyond their | | | | A big part of being able to increase your jumping ability |
| reach like never before. | | | | is achieved through running. The proper muscles are |
| And of course, who does not want to have the | | | | being worked by the simple act of running. By learning |
| chance to be able to dunk a basketball, no matter how | | | | the proper and more strategic manner of running, you |
| short they are? Spud Webb, a former slam dunk | | | | also learn how to jump higher. |
| champion, has removed the belief that shorter people, | | | | When seeking to increase your vertical leap, it is of |
| regardless of their training, could not make a dunk. | | | | paramount importance to stretch your muscles |
| Jumping high is not something inborn. It is something | | | | sufficiently. Some of the exercises are heavily taxing |
| that could be taught. There are a lot of materials | | | | on the body, and in fact, it is recommended that you |
| available to those interested, and their results speak for | | | | do these only every other day. |
| themselves. | | | | It is also important to have the right footwear for these |
| What are the elements that make for good jumping | | | | exercises. It will be disappointing for you to have to cut |
| training? First of all, you have to focus on the right | | | | your regimen short due to a sprained or broken ankle. |
| muscle groups. This means not just the legs, but also | | | | When learning to increase vertical jump, safety is |
| the lower back and abdominals, to some degree. | | | | essential. |