Correct practices to increase your vertical leap is very COUNTER INTUITIVE.
is an explosive act caused by the sudden tightening of fast twitch muscle fibers. Because of this, vertical jump training should be "anaerobic." Too many athletes are training in a way that that is mostly "aerobic".
What is the difference in training?
Athletes looking to improve have been told that long distance running would increase their vertical. This is huge mistake. Running long distances like that can cause your vertical leap to plummet.
Sprinting, like jumping is a more anerobic event. Do you see a sprinter running the 2 mile run as part of their training for sprinting? NEVER! Then why so often do vertical leap programs have us PACING ourselves during our vertical leap training exercises?
NEVER NEVER NEVER PACE YOURSELF WHILE TRAINING YOUR VERTICAL JUMP!
Maybe you have also seen these before. Athletes running flights of stairs or out of breath from doing speed ladder drills. Or perhaps you jump rope for 20 minutes and you are worn out. You are going to say to yourself, "Now that was a good workout, certainly that will increase my vertical."
These are not examples of training explosively, so they are NOT going to see results in explosive moves. I assure you, they will not like the results. You have to train for explosion and not endurance to improve your vertical jump.
"Explosive" training will seem unusual at first. You don't end up with the same burn as training as you have in the past. In a few ways explosion traing is easier, although it requires a good deal more focus and short term energy.
99% of all athletes that follow these suggestions will benefit incredibly just by decreasing repetition and increasing intensity.
Doesn't exercising less to get more results sound like the best of both worlds?
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