Hello, everyone and thanks for stopping by. If you are reading this then I assume that you are looking for a way to improve your vertical leap. Well, look no further, you have come to the right place.
My name is Brayden Fisher and I was able to improve my vertical leap from 31 to 43″ over a 7 month period of time. If I could have a dollar for every time someone asked me how I was able to improve my vertical jump then I could easily retire. So, I decided to write this article and let people know exactly how I did it. Let’s take a look…
However, if you are impatient and don’t want to read then you can pick up the EXACT program I used by clicking this link:
How I Was Able To Improve My Vertical Leap: Let’s Learn The Basics First
I know, I know, you want the exercises…but we need to learn the basics before we get started. The more we understand HOW we should train and WHY we are training this way, the faster and better our results will be.
When it comes down to it, I was able to improve my vertical jump by focusing on two things. Improving my POWER and EXPLOSION.
Okay, Brayden that’s great but what do you mean by the word… POWER? Power can simply be defined as your STRENGTH X SPEED. When jumping, you can think of power as the amount of force you apply to the ground to propel you into the air. The more power you apply with respect to your body weight, the higher you are going to travel. Of course your jumping technique plays a role in that as well but that let’s save that discussion for another time 
In order to get the optimum results I had to use a combination of strength training and plyometrics.
The majority of people out there try to focus most of their training on strengthening their calves but this is the wrong approach. Why?… because 80 percent of your leaping power comes from your quads and hamstrings, not the calves. Since this is where most of our jumping power is generated it is just smart to use the majority of our training time focusing on these two muscle groups.
Ok, now that you understand the basics let’s get started.
The Best Exercises I Used to Improve My Vertical Leap
Now for the good part. So which exercises are the best to increase your vertical leap. Keep in mind that you are not going to increase your vertical overnight. If you want to see results you have to TRAIN HARD and lift very heavy weight with low reps.
Also, the type of exercises that worked best for me, may not be the exercises that work the best for you. For example, if you already have very strong quads and hamstrings, performing really heavy squats may not give you the best results. In this case I would recommend focusing on more plyometric exercises and developing your speed and fast twitch muscle fibers.
Although, as a general rule, if you can’t squat at least twice your body weight then hit the weights. If you can, then focus on more plyos. Here are a few of the top exercises I recommend:
When doing the strength exercises we want to make sure we are lifting as heavy weight as possible and do no more than 3 sets of 8 reps. Try to train with 80-85% of your one rep max. This will insure that you are recruiting all of your muscle fibers and motor units.
I obviously can’t tell you everything you need to know about how I was able to improve my vertical jump from one small article. So I recommend checking out my other sites that are listed below:
If you would like more information on the subject visit his other sites at: 40 inch Vertical Leap Training – This site shows you the basic fundamental principles for increasing your vertical jump.
Improve My Vertical Leap – This site includes several exercises that are very effective at increasing your vertical leap. I used many of these exercises to gain 12″ on my vertical.
Thanks and enjoy the information.
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