Vertical Leap Review » Squats

I'm 16! Sooo…I want to dunk a basketball!?

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:05:05 +0000

So far I’m 5′9 without shoes, and about 5′10 with shoes. I weight 155lbs. I’m aiming to lose about 10-12 lbs jump roping. Do you think losing weight would help my vertical jump along with jump roping?

For dunking these are the exercises I should do daily:
-200 calf raises (with a gym machine)
-200 squats (gym machine also)
-50 jumps with me jumping as high as I could

^Good routine?

I can touch the metal orange part of the rim that’s connected to the backboard. Since I can jump that high, how long do you think it would take before I can touch the rim or dunk?

Thank you so much.

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A 16-year-old wanting to dunk :)?

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:09:47 +0000

So far I’m about 5′10" WITH shoes. I’ll probably grow to be about 6ft minimum. Anyways, I weigh 155lbs. I’m aiming to lose about 10-12 lbs jump roping. Do you think losing this weight would help my vertical jump along with jump roping?

For dunking these are the exercises I’m doing every other day:
-200 calf raises (with a gym machine)
-200 squats (gym machine also)
-50 jumps with me jumping as high as I could

^Good routine?

I’m about 3 inches away from touching the rim. Since I can jump that high, how long do you think it would take before I can touch the rim or dunk?

Thank you (serious answers only please).

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Summer Workouts to increase pectoral muscles biceps shoulders and jumping abillty?

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:02:10 +0000

I’m trying to get in better shape for basketball season and overall physically. Right now I go to the gym 3 times a week and do bicep curls shoulder press leg press squats tricep press and pectoral fly. I do 3 sets of 10-15 reps at my max for each exercise. Will i see results soon? Do I need to work out everyday instead of every other? Feel free to throw in some suggestions

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how many sets and reps of exercise should i do to jump higher?

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:47:40 +0000

I want to be able to dunk a basketball. I already play around 3hours and 30mins Mon-Firday so i exersice my legs every day. I need like 4-5 inches to touch the rim so i would like to know my many sets and reps of calf raises,squats,and lunges i should do a day to inches my leg strength.

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I am a defensive end and I will be going into HS next year any tips?

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:14:39 +0000

age=13
height=5-10 -5-11
weight= 175 pounds
bench= 180 pounds about 20 reps never tried heavier weights as doing 2 reps wont help
squat=250 pounds 15 reps
40 time= 4.9
quickness=pretty good
speed=good-great
breakaway speed=rather good
hands=very good
understanding of the game=great I review film everyday

I want to know what I should increase. I will train to get my 40 time to atleast 4.6. I still need to work on my squats. Oh and considering I have good hands and good catching abilitys should I convert to Tight End. Should I convert to a middle-outside linebacker. And what should I do to increase my 40 time agility cones, ladder drills etc. What machines should I use at the gym. And a final question what do you need to do to receive a scholarship and when do you have to apply. Thank you.
Grades are not at all a problem as I got accepted into one of the best HS’s in the country. Endurance is not a problem I can play football all day. Hmmm ill try lifting more and the 40 time is not exact as I do not have the equipment to measure the time exactly. I also would like to say that I do not play with people my age but with people that are 20-37 years old. So me busting through the line isn’t against little kids.

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Will 1000 calf lifts and 500 squats a day for the next month help improve my vertical leap?

admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:26:32 +0000

I’m really trying hard to increase my vertical leap and my friends have told that this will help a lot. opinions will be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: I have decided to do this every day this week, then with weights every other day for two weeks, and then the explosive training flight #23 mentioned every other day for a week. will this help?

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Will using the leg press machine increase my vertical leap?

admin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:44:38 +0000

My goal is to gain a lot of speed, stamina, and athleticism by the end of the summer. I’ve been running on the treadmill and doing the leg press machine to strengthen my quads. Some people said that the leg press machine isn’t going to do anything for me and that I should just do squats instead. Is this true? The quads are the muscles that are used most during jumping. I don’t see why using a leg press machine wouldn’t increase my vertical jump.

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How do I increase my vertical leap?

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:12:00 +0000

I am 5′11 and I can do about everything in basketball but dunk. When I go to the gym I use a very decent amount of weight when doing leg work-outs (squats, leg press, quad curls, hamstring curls)

Is there anything else or better I could be doing to increase my vertical?

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