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 Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:44 pm
What are some tips to being able to jump higher? I'm about 5'4 1/2" and I cant jump that high or jump very gracefully for that matter, can you help? Thanks!
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:36 pm
Power squats:
Perform a squat with weights (hand: dumbell, shoulders: barbell or smith machine). Squat down with control and push up as fast as you can.
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:15 am
KaseyBaby Power squats: Perform a squat with weights (hand: dumbell, shoulders: barbell or smith machine). Squat down with control and push up as fast as you can. Hmm...I might try those. I wouldn't mind jumping higher myself. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:47 pm
Thanks but I don't have any equipement to try that, maybe just continuing squats for now will have to do.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:37 am
black_electric_raven718 Thanks but I don't have any equipement to try that, maybe just continuing squats for now will have to do. You can do it with cans of food, bags of pet food (can get up to 5 kilo + bags), a shopping bag full of rocks etc. Improvise smile
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:01 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:22 pm
Power squats are a must but a simple excersie that can be done in and out of the gym- calf raises. Just simply whenever like waiting in line at the moives or what ever raise up on the front of your feet and begin to push up and not let your heels touch the ground. The calfs are very important in jumping! Also it can be done with weights if wanted. Always try calf raising more than your weight. I weigh 125lbs. I CR about 280lbs-300lbs with ease. I still cant dunk.....but thats bc i suck at basketball sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:12 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:18 am
Calf raises are a good suggestion, but try putting your toes on some kind of ledge so that your heels hang off the edge below your toes. That way, you can go through the full range of motion that exercises the entire muscle, and have a lower risk of injury. Also, try doing them with your feet a little wider than shoulder-width apart, with your feet together, and on one leg.
Another way to do squats is to elevate your heels (opposite of the calf raises) by maybe putting a wooden board or something similar beneath them while keeping your toes on the floor. Then squat down as low as you can (stick your butt out as you go down), and return to standing position to finish. You don't actually need weights to do squats, but they do help you build strength faster.
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:36 am
All the suggestions on here are great smile BUt there is one thing missing... JUMPING lol to improve something you must practise it. You won't improve on the piano with finger exercises, it'll help, but you'll still suck at the piano lol
Basically what you should do is toe jumps... pick something that is higher than yourself... doorway, tree branch, something like that, and jump straight up. You want to hit it with your fingertips with your arms totally extended. While jumping stay on your toes. Do at least 3 sets of 10 jumps to start with, then increase depending on how you feel smile Calf raises and such will strengthen your muscles, but not make you jump higher.
10 outta 10 times you'll never see a basketball player squat all the way down to dunk the ball. It's all in the calfs for the vertical jumps. Last thing... there are different types of muscle fibers in your body, some made for slow things (heavy lifting) and some for fast things ( catching something) Jumping is the fast muscles. Your thighs are for lifting... no matter how many squats you do, you'll never jump higher b/c their not made for that. They propel you forward, not vertical.
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