Tips on jumping???

Question

can anyone give me tips on how i can jump higher??

Answer 1

My friends told me running a bit with ankle weights help, but don't overdo it because i don't have first-hand experience. My personal advice would be repitition. Doing it over and over again usually helps me get better at something

Answer 2

bend your knees before you jump it gives yourself a nice spring

Answer 3

one thing that I've heard works good - and it's free (you don't have to goto the gym to do it).

Stand up on the edge of your bathtub, barefooted, holding onto the showercurtain rod (don't pull on the rod too much - you'll pull it down!!!).

Having your toes and the front part of your foot on the edge of the tub, lower your self down, while keeping your toes on the edge of the tub, then stretch up, like you're on your tippey-toes.

I don't know how many repititions you should do - but if you started with 10 times for each leg (if you do each leg seperately), and then gradually work your way up to more and more reps - that should help some.

There's also all sorts of fancy exercises you can do at the gym, or you can buy those goofy looking "half platform" shoes that are supposed to work your jumping muscles as well.

Good luck to you!

Answer 4

Your leg muscles are used in jumping, upper and lower.  Do things to strengthen them...jump up and down repeatedly, as in jumping rope.  Do this with weights, low weight at first, then increase as you get stronger.

Also important is stretching, do this before you exercise heavily.  Stretch your heel, calf, and upper leg muscles after warming them up for a few minutes with a little activity.  Don't try to stretch cold muscles- it can lead to injury.

Squats can help too.  Hold the weights out to your side and "sit" in an invisible chair.  Hold the position for a few seconds before standing straight back up.  You can do this against the wall if necessary.

Practice jumping, build up your muscles, increase your flexibility...and spike it!!!

Answer 5

work ur calves, hamstrings, hips, quads, and dont forget ur back and core.

Answer 6

Everyone used to think my team did jump training and we didn't. But, we sure jumped a lot in practice.

So, any actual jumping you do will help. You can find programs on jump training. Don't let anyone talk you into jumping with ankle weights...they tear and can give you varicose veins. But a waste belt is ok. Just make sure you keep your back straight when jumping (like block jumping) if you use a weight belt. You can also do squats with a weight bar (with weights depending on your strength) in front of or behind your neck. Do this with supervision and consult a trainer so you know how much weight you can handle.

Building up your calf, thigh, and butt muscles will help. Squat jumps, block jumps, toe squat dips (you can do these on the edge of stairs), jump roping, block jumps and spike approaches with a jump (serves a dual purpose), etc.

Also, you need to build your core (shoulders to butt part of your body) before you really build on your extremities. Your body has to be strong enough to build off of before you beef up your legs or arms.

Hopefully, you have a trainer at your school you can contact and  weight room you can work out in. Otherwise, you may want to join a "gym" like Ballies or Gold. But, good old fashioned jumping will do it!

Answer 7

Do exercises to increase the strength in your hamstrings.