Leg Exercises for Increased Vertical Jump

Any jump manual would tell you that in order for you to increase your vertical jump, you should practice it. You could either jump in such a way that you are imitating a great NBA star or you could jump just for fun. However, for improved jump height, plyometrics workouts together with various jump exercises should be performed constantly. The best exercises are those that not only work on your muscles but also your reactive and explosive strengths as well. Here are a couple of exercises that will fire up your muscles while fueling up your strengths.

1. Jump Tuck – The jump tuck works on your lower leg muscles all the way up to your thighs. On top of that, it even improves your resistance and strength. All you have to do would be to literally jump up and down. However, for each leap that you will do, make sure that the heels of both your feet will touch the edge of your butt, folding your legs completely. This improves your reactive strength immensely. Some people have a hard time with it so for beginners, just try to tuck your legs the most you could and work from there.
2. Squat Jump – The squat jump is an exercise that builds the strain resistance of your hamstrings. Position yourself in a squatting position with your arms extended forward. Hold this position for about three seconds and jump as high as you could on the fourth. When you land, make sure that you are still in squatting position, hold it for three seconds, and jump up again.

These are two different exercises that will definitely work on your glutes and hamstrings to make sure that they are ready for even greater force once you start running in the court. Perform them constantly in a steady pace and you will surely gain stronger muscles that will lead to a higher jump.