I don't really understand how strong stomach will help you jump higher. I have a friend who can dunk and he asked me have I ever seen an NBA players body he said they have abs of steel. I can touch the rim and sometimes grab the rim. I have strong hips and calve muscles, my back and stomach are strong but I don't have the showing of it. Six pack and a strong looking back. I'm strong though in those areas I just have fat around my torso. I have a baby gut, I'll my fat is around my stomach and back. Is there any way losing this fat maybe 10-15 pounds of it will help me that much to get that much higher into the air so I can start dunking. I play basketball a lot. Will I feel like I can jump higher?
2006-08-06 04:48:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
Strong abs are just part of the answer. Strong legs and explosiveness are another important part.
Advice: Walk a two or three city blocks on your toes like in ballet, run 10 flights of stairs - two stairs at a time - up and down. (Not all at once - take a break betwen flights of 30 seconds to catch your breath) Work on exploding up the stairs and bounding down the stairs.
Dance on your toes to your favorite music for 30-45 minutes per day. Run 50-yard Sprints but focus on an explosive start and takeoff;
go to the gym and do 10 sets of 10 reps each of squats with 60-100 lbs (ask one of the gym trainers to help you) and build up to 300-400 pounds over one year;
Run in place for 5-10 minutes a day - be sure to keep your knees high over your abdomen.
Imagine sitting on a chair. Now go to a wall and sit on the wall with your back straight against the wall, legs in a 'L'-shape and your hands in front of you. Try it for three-5 minutes at a time! Do 5 sets.
Go to a good machine workout gym with good modern equipment and ask a trainer there to show you how to use the machine that works the back of your legs and that will help you jump higher and improve your explosiveness like a sprinter.
Practice flying jumps on the basketball court with a basketball by sprinting toward the basket and upon toe pushoff or takeoff, make sure you lift one knee is as high as your abdomen - then lift the other knee to match it, then hang on the rim with both hands before you straighten your legs down. Hang-time!
Ask your football coach about 'tire' drills.
If you can afford it, get a good 15- to 25 pound weight vest and perhaps 5 pound ankle weights and wear them all day - including during your workouts, dance routines and floor exercises.
Play a lot of ball - every chance you get. And stay away from sodas, cakes and breads. Drink water or power drinks, eat steaks - (not hamburgers), ham, and other kinds of protein. As you can tell, it's not going to happen in 1 or 2 months. Expect best results after 9 to 12 months of intensive workout schedule.
Good luck! It's hard work - no one is just gifted with the ability to jump high with explosiveness and authority.
It takes dedication and hard work. Keep your goal in mind and do at least one of the activities above at least once a day if you don't have a daily intensive workout routine. Play ball!
2006-08-06 07:49:38 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-01-28 10:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
dont listen to these idiots...you dont need to buy anything to jump higher, all you need is stuff around your house...have you ever heard of plyometrics? look it up and try some of those exercises, you'll be suprised after just a few weeks of training...and yes, strong abs do help...if you go up weak, anyone can just knock you on your ***...you need your whole body to be strong.
2006-08-06 08:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by juicyjuice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, what will help you jump higher is your legs, wear ankle weights and things like that all day and try jumping with them, you will build up your muscles and be able to jump really high.
2006-08-06 04:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by [ V ] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, stronger abs will help you jump higher.
2006-08-06 05:02:59 · answer #6 · answered by 13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-08-14 05:38:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it won't.
but try this instead do a lot of stretching EVERY DAY!!!
it helps a lot believe me.
i'm 6 foot and never was able to touch the board seriously but i play b-ball every day.
and now after two weeks of stretching i'm 1 1/2 inch short to touch the rim
2006-08-06 07:35:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my opinion i dont think so you just have to practice every single day till you get better and better.cause if that was true alot of people would buy them
2006-08-06 11:37:35 · answer #9 · answered by maria b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me see a picture then i can tell you or not
2006-08-06 05:28:00 · answer #10 · answered by Ms.Lovely 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋