How can i improve my vertical jump?

Question

I play volleyball and can already jump pretty high, about 18 inches i think. I'm 5'9 and 140lbs. what are some excersices i can do to improve my jumping?

Answer 1

hit your ceiling or ceiling fan

run up and down you stairs (if you have them)

eat a well balenced diet

look up and do some plyometrics exercises

calf raises

leg lifts

jump up and down 20 consectutive times as high as you can rest and repeat 5 times

do anything to build up your legs

good luck and i hope this helps

Answer 2

plyometrics. jumping straight up and down. jump roping. trampoline. sprinting.

Answer 3

jump repetitivly.  just over and over and over.  3 inches my vertical went up from jumping with soup cans in my hands around the house.

Answer 4

Plyometrics, squating (make sure to go at least parallel), calf raises, power cleaning, and snatching are great ways to improve your verticle.

Answer 5

do alott of squat jumpss!

and if you have a not too high ceiling try to touch that

it really helped me

im really short for a volleyball player like 5'4 but i can jump really really highh

haha