6 Ridiculously Easy Steps To Improve Your Jump Form

As I've helped many athletes train to increase their vertical jump, I often get asked the same questions over and over again... Many are along the lines of "What Exercises Should I Be Doing To Increase My Vertical Jump?" and yet, they are all missing something so very important.

You see, sure the exercises that you do are important, in fact very important, but there's one thing that is even more important than just doing the exercises...

And that's having the right jumping form.

Let's clear this up just a little bit. Your form is like the building blocks of your vertical jump. If you don't have the right form, then you simply aren't going to be able to achieve all the rest of your goals. It just isn't going to happen.

So the first thing that you should be doing, before you even think about doing exercises or taking any special supplement or anything like that is to learn how to have correct jumping form.

And that's what I'm going to be talking about in this blog post.

6 Ridiculously Easy Steps To Increasing Your Vertical Jump Form:

1) Warm yourself up and do some stretching of all your major muscles. You want your muscles warm and elastic to be as explosive as you can possibly get them. And just as a side note, when you're stretching, make sure to stretch all your inverse muscles too... like if you're stretching your quads, make sure you are stretching your hamstrings too.

2) Clear your mind. I bet you didn't see that one coming but it's incredibly important and very overlooked as well. If you aren't in the right mindset going into your exercises, you simply aren't going to get results so make sure you are mentally prepared to focus on what you're doing and nothing else.

3) Exaggerate your last step. This basically helps you get into a position that is more conducive to being explosive which leads me to the next tip...

4) Have your body poised to be explosive. A vertical jump is a very explosive movement and you need to have your body in the best possible position to be explosive.

5) Use your entire body. A vertical jump is a full body exercise and you need to use as much of your body as you can, especially your arms and lower back. This will help you get into a position where you are best able to be explosive and jump higher. Make sure that your toes are pointed upward to use the full range of motion of your muscles.

6) Transfer your momentum and energy upward. When you're running, you're focusing your energy and momentum forward. You want to try and transfer as much of that energy upward so you don't have to come to a complete stop and recharge your momentum.

And that's it!

Those are 6 simple tips that you can use today to start increasing your vertical jump now.

But realize this, this will help you start seeing results but you won't even become close to your genetic potential if this is all you do. You need a plan that's proven to get results if you want to get a vertical jump in the 50+ inches range. If you don't have a plan yet, you can see how to get one at the How To Increase Your Vertical Jump Blog.