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First off, the answer is TRUE! Jump training is one of the most effective methods of increasing the vertical leap. Why you may ask? It is simple really, in the world of sports, stronger muscles equal more power. And how does one get stronger muscles? Jump Training!

Over the past few years, we have been training athletes to jump higher with explosiveness and power they never thought possible. Included with this article are a few exercises we use in all of our workout plans.

The Calve Raise

Stand with your legs together and your hands at your sides for balance. Start with your heels on the ground and slowly raise your body onto your toes using your leg muscles. Make sure you extend fully until your calve muscles tighten up. Now lower yourself back to the ground, allowing your heels to hold your weight. Repeat process until tired or calve muscles burn.

High Jumps

Find an object just high enough that you can barely reach it with a full jump (some players like to use a backboard). Stand below the object and bend at your knees to where your butt almost touches the ground. Now swing your hands down and explode as high as possible into the air, reaching for the object. When you land, set up again and perform continuously. Most athletes perform this exercise until they miss their target three consecutive times.

Power Skips

Just like you did as a kid, this exercise is simply a skipping pattern with a twist. To full engage the leg muscles, you should explode as high as possible with every skip. Try and jump high and not far with every leap as this will keep you from running out of running room to quickly. Try performing from one side of the court and back.

As you can see, these are just a few of the umping exercises we use to help build muscle and increase vertical leap. For a full list of useful exercises and workout plans, feel free to check out our Jumping Workouts Blog.

Tom is a personal athlete trainer from Atlanta, Georgia who specializes in the sport of Basketball and vertical leap training.

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