tips for attaining a verticle jump

[speedy05]

please list the 4 best things i can do for attaining a verticle jump of around 30 inches
it's now 23

 

[edgecrusher]

Plyometrics are excelent for increasing vertical jumps. So are hevy squats. One technique I used while aiding my friend who is a collegiate volleyball player, was to train legs unilaterally. We used techniques like split squats. Also do not overlook the importance of sprinting, these also help in developing those type 2 fibers.

 

[keiko]

I have a friend who's a pro beach volley ball player and here's one of things she does:

After squats ( or split squats, prob. doesn't matter), she jumps onto a bench--started with those stacking benches for step aerobics and then worked up to a weight bench. This could be a little tricky in a really crowded gym, but when's it's empty, why not?

 

[JB3]

Plyos, such as body-weight jump squat (squat down and jump up as high as you can, repeat until your quads can't take any more, rest, repeat), box jumps, etc. Jumping rope also helps a lot.

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My $.02

 

[coolcolj]

see my big ass vert training thread

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=137641

glad I could be of help

ehhee