Your Highest Vertical With 5 Jump Exercises
By Emma A Madison

Do you remember the story of Icarus, the mythical character who
took a flying leap with a pair of DIY wax wings he made? To make
a long story short: Kersplat! See, we can’t actually accomplish
everything that we convince ourselves we can do. We’re human and
that's normal. We're not some superhuman beings that can perform
feats of unbelievable capability.  What you can do, if you want
your highest vertical jump, is the hard work of these five
jumps.

This jump is a bit difficult to do, which means it will take
some work. That’s OK. You jump off the ground using your heels,
and as you leave the floor, point your toes as vertically as you
can. You need to keep those heels off the floor, and prevent
those knees from bending at all as you jump or hit the ground.
When you do land, immediately leap back up in a rhythmic motion.
Be disciplined about not resting. That is the key in that
exercise.

The second exercise you’ll do is commonly called the “box
jump.” If you can, use plyometric boxes to do this. Get a box or
platform—or make one—that’s as high as your vertical leap. Start
on top of the box, hop down and then land like a cat, smoothly.
Absorb the shock with your knees, and you may even squat to do
it. Keep raising the starting height steadily, until you can’t
land smoothly.

The third jumping exercise is really an obvious one: the
vertical jump. This really helps gain the highest vertical leap
you can. Just jump as high as you can and land on something
stable, like a stable box made for this purpose. The real trick
will be to jump down and then immediately back up. You’ll want
to make sure you land on something stable and adjustable in
height or something that is stackable.

Fourth on the list is the stepping stool jump. This requires
more forward-thinking, as you’ll need several heights, about 4-5
total will do. Line them up from the little guy to the big one,
and simply do the vertical jump at each one, leaping down and
then back up as swiftly as you can kinda like a mountain goat
jumping on the side cliffs. Allowing only a little rest is the
key to train for the highest vertical jump.

The fifth jump on the docket is actually two put together, the
vertical and the box jump. All you have to do here is hop down
from a box that’s about as high as your current vertical. As
soon as you land, reverse course and explode into a vertical
jump. This will teach your body to absorb impact, explode into
action and then jump as high as you can. You’re on your way to
achieving your goal of your personal highest vertical leap!
Don't stop trying and aim for the highest leap you can achieve.

About the Author: Emma Madison has written a couple of articles
on Improving Your Golf Swing and they can be found at
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