How to increase vertical jumping

• hobochua

  26 Nov 06, 15:58

  Hi there would like to hear your advise on how to Dunk a basketball...?
  I tried most methods only weight training haven try any ideas anyone??
  Wish to Dunk in a basketball match.Childhood dream haiz...
• Simon Dean

  26 Nov 06, 22:34

  weighted squats and burpees
  
  calve raises and push presses as well.
• yeehaw

  28 Nov 06, 01:25

  Originally posted by Simon Dean:

  weighted squats and burpees
  
  calve raises and push presses as well.

  what are burpees ah?
• Diehard_89

  28 Nov 06, 01:45

  Originally posted by yeehaw:

  what are burpees ah?

  you do the push up
  
  after that squat then jump
  
  do push up
  
  after that squat then jump
  
  then continue
  
  I think it is like that?
• Simon Dean

  28 Nov 06, 10:34

  Originally posted by Diehard_89:

  you do the push up
  
  after that squat then jump
  
  do push up
  
  after that squat then jump
  
  then continue
  
  I think it is like that?

  Go to pushup postion, bring your legs together explosively in one motion and jump squat up explosively.
• dangerboi

  21 Dec 06, 17:46

  Doing duck jumps up stairs seem to be a good exercise for me. Last time i used to do duck jumps alot an during napfa test i am able to jump till 250 and above for standing board jumps at a leap
• alexkusu

  21 Dec 06, 17:49

  hor...
  
  i tot burpees are BUUUURRPppppP~
• OPT

  21 Dec 06, 18:03

  to put it simply ...
  
  Strength
  
  Power
  
  Plyometrics
  
  (works for the NBA - I have several friends who are S&C coaches in the NBA)
  
  
• mistyblue

  21 Dec 06, 18:11

  Springs under your feet
• hobochua

  18 Jan 07, 17:16

  Originally posted by OPT:

  to put it simply ...
  
  Strength
  
  Power
  
  Plyometrics
  
  (works for the NBA - I have several friends who are S&C coaches in the NBA)
  
  

  Thanks for the advice....Can ask you r?any program to recommend...like tim grover bks...