jumping higher?

Question

does anyone know what type of weight lifting or exercises i can do to improve my vertical jump?

Answer 1

Constantly try to jump or run and jump to tip the basket or the back board.

Also, try to put weight on your leg or do leg press. You want to get your calve muscle to become stronger.

Run (don't jog), and keep practice jumping. Drink milk.

Answer 2

Vertical Leap Exercises - How to Jump Higher
Don't do jumping exercises 7 days a week. Four or five days per week is enough. If you do it every day, you may give up after a week or two.
WARMING UP
Before starting the exercises, warm up your muscles. Stretch properly, and jog around for a few minutes.
If you have a jumprope, use it. Jumping rope definitely helps your conditioning.
Running up and down stairs for a while is very useful as a warmup, or a full exercise. Don't do too much or else you may wear our your legs. Use it as a quick warmup, or a full exercise.
JUMPING EXERCISES
Deep Knee Bends --- Be standing. Slowly bend at the knees while keeping your back straight. Slowly crouch down as low as possible (it shouldn't hurt) and slowly rise back up. Do this 15 times. Over time increase to 20, 30, etc.
Deep Knee Bend Jumps --- Be standing. Crouch down as described above but fairly quickly, almost touching your bottom to the ground, then explode upwards as high as you can. The moment you land, immediately crouch and launch back up again. Do this 15 times, and when you can, increase to 20, 30, etc.
Toe Raises --- Stand regularly, then raise up onto the tips of your toes. Lower back down. Don't just rock up and down, do it slowly (not too slowly) but steadily. Repeat 30-50 times.
Toe-Raise with Weights --- If you have any sort of weights, holding/wearing them while doing these toe raises will help. Use small weights (a mere 5 or 10 pounds is fine) and work your way up.
Stomach Crunches --- We believe that sit-ups are bad for your back. Stomach crunches, where while lying on your back, using your ab muscles and keeping your back straight, you rise up just enough to lift your shoulders off the ground, are better. Do them often - perhaps for 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes at night.
Jumping Rope--- Jumping rope definitely helps your vertical leap. Jump rope while watching tv or something. Make it a habit.

Answer 3

there are these great things that you can buy they are called jumpsoles and basically its a system of exercises for the calves and ankles that get you 10 to 14 inches of vertical leap.its an 8 week program.check out there website you'll be very interested

they really work because my brother uses them and so does his best friend

they sell them at www.jumpusa.com

Answer 4

i use these thisngs that attach to ur shoes and u do specific excercises with them they're called either jump shoes or strenth shoes u can find them in the eastbay catalog or at eastbay.com

Answer 5

squats and jumping squats.........