Basketball Stand
Have you ever wondered how they do it? The basketball players, the high jumpers, and the volleyball players. How do they jump off so high, so effortlessly? They seem to leap through the air as if they weren’t under the influence of gravity at all.
How would it feel to be one of them? To be able to jump off the ground in full speed and close in that rim or that bar, ball or whatever it is you aim for. How would it feel to be able to put your whole hand, planted on the backboard above the rim?
Most people keep wishing! The hard fact is that a few lucky ones are born with the ability of jumping really high. The others have to fight for it. That’s how it is.
But jumping really high is easy to learn!
In the recent decade, there has been almost like an explosion in the knowledge on nutritional supplements, training techniques, and also on the techniques for jumping really high.
Today, there is no excuse as to why you shouldn’t be able to increase your vertical by several inches in a few weeks time. It is hard work! Do not be fooled. But would it be worth it? If you could add those few extra inches to your vertical? How would it be to be able to dunk?
Professional trainers are now, with the aid of the internet, able to reach out to millions of athletes at once. Teaching them what they know. Knowledge that was for a few chosen professional athletes in the past. With online forums, videos and feedback by email you are now able to close in on and identify your weaknesses, learn how to improve upon them, and finally see the results.
Here are a few proven exercises you can begin with today:
- Jump rope. This is a fundamental exercise and something most professional athletes do every day. It adds quickness as well as it strength to your calfs. If you do this for five to ten minutes per day, six days a week, you are sure to set a good foundation for your jump ability.
- Alternating dumbbell jumps. Take a 4-6 kg dumbbell in each hand and hold them near your hips. Stand with one foot in front of you and the other about two feet behind you. Now quickly bend your knees so your upper body is lowered and then explode up as high as you possibly can. In midair, switch the legs so the foot that was behind you now ends up in front and vice verse. Do this ten times in sets of three. (If you are under 18 years of age or your body is not fully developed then please perform this exercise without dumbbells.)
- Rim jumps. Stand underneath a basketball rim with both feet firmly on the ground. Squat down quickly and jump up to touch the rim in each jump. Be sure to use your arms correctly, getting enough momentum and at the same time bending your knees properly. Many make the mistake of not squatting down enough so you want to be aware of this.
- Running in stairs. By taking out the strides to a maximum, aiming to jump up as many steps in each leap as possible you constantly push your legs ability to perform. Not only does this exercise help you jumping really high but it also pushes your lactic acid levels.
Jumping really high is easy.
Easy in the sense that today there are simple step-by-step programs that take you by the hand, show you exactly what to do, how to do it, and when. But that does not mean that it is easy to do. It is still a lot of hard work involved. But it is definitively worth it!
To your success!
Martin Kirk is a sports and athletics journalist who dedicated his time to the betterment of performance and understanding of of potential for active athletes. If you are one of those who have set their mind and want to make a difference, be sure to check out some of the free resources that teach you how to jump high and to improve vertical jump ability!
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