subject: Jump Higher Exercises - Getting Started [print this page] Activities like basketball require a certain physical prowess, such as being able to jump higher. For many people, enhancing their ability to jump high is somewhat of a dull area as to how to do so. However, it's not too difficult and is simply, as with many other things, a matter of practice. Jump higher exercises will improve your abilities, but you need perseverance and dedication, but within weeks you should start to see a difference.
Having good joints can really improve the rate at which you improve, but regardless, you shouldn't overdo the training. A maximum of 5 days a week should do, but allow your body time to recover. Don't get ahead of yourself to prevent taking two steps back and only one step forward.
Exercises
Always warm up before committing to a session as cool muscle can lead to strains and injuries that will only prevent your training for even longer. In fact, it may even make your jump worse. An exercise to incorporate into your warm up is the Deep Knee Bend. Start in a standing position. Now, bend your knees until you're as low as you can crouch. Now return to your starting position. Do so slowly up to 15 times for the first try. As time goes by, increase the number of reps to improve the effectiveness of this exercise.
For a higher-intensity exercise, repeat this exercise, but instead of doing so slowly, speed it up. Furthermore, instead of returning to the standing position, jump up from your crouch as high as possible, then land and fall into a crouch before jumping again. Like the previous exercise, repeat only 15 times initially, then increase over time.
A low-intensity exercise that can be modified with weights to make it tougher, the Toe Raise is a very good exercise for the calf muscle. Stand in a standing position, then rise onto the tips of your toes. Then lower yourself back down. Repeat up to 30 times, then increase over time.
