Daily Archives: October 4, 2012

Power Up Your Muscles: 4 Steps To Help You Increase Your Vertical Jump Quicker

If you’re looking to improve your vertical jump quickly, then you need to start with training your leg muscles instead of building them up. Building muscles takes recovery time and this has to happen after 24 hours. This doesn’t leave you much time to practice the jumping exercises. The best way to improve your muscle power is to carry out fiery and plyometric exercises every day… even if you don’t have a lot of time. Image credit: yahoo.com Four Steps To Better Your Vertical Jump Quickly and Effectively 1 – Warm Up Exercises The first thing you need to do before any exercise workout is warm up. Begin this with moderately intense leg movements like jogging in place, butt kicks, high-knee skipping, etc. You might think that static stretching is best to warm up with. According to Wichita State University researchers, it will cause a reduction in your power and vertical leaps. Use the above mentioned exercises to get the right stretches for your vertical leaps. 2 – Strength Exercises Start doing the strength exercises, moving rapidly in a single direction. Begin the exercises by doing box squats. Be in a seated position and have a weighted barbell atop your … Continue reading

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