What are some important stretches when wanting to jump higher?

Question

List a bunch of stretches basketball players use in order to help improve flexibility in their range of motion for jumping? I heard for most people who are close to dunking or a few inches away from dunking. Sometimes all they need to do is improve on their flexibility by stretching more harder for more flexibility giving them better range of motion. Anybody know any stretches that the basketball players use to improve their range of motion for jumping?

Answer 1

Stretches will not in itself help you jump higher. However, they will help your muscles from cramping and keep them limber. I am 5'9 and I can touch the rim.

I regularly stretch by touching my toes, and if you are good..you can put your head down to touch your knees when standing. When sitting you should do the same..reach towards your toes one leg at a time. This stretches your hamstrings. Hold each for about 20 seconds. You want loose hamstrings so you can a larger range of motion when you jump.

You can stretch your quadriceps by having your hand hold your ankle while standing on the other foot and moving your leg backwards. Hold for about 20 seconds.

A good exercise to do is jump squats for higher jumping. These will help your explosive power when jumping. Get in a squatted position and then jump up and raise your hands up high. That is one rep. Repeat for 20 reps. Do one to two sets.

Answer 2

Streches can help no matter what anybody might say, if you strecth a lot every day it is a fact that your flexibility will improve and usually your vertical will improve with it. Do the toe touch, the quad(flamingo), the hamstring(lay down and pull your leg up while keeping your leg straight), the groin(butterfly), and the calf stretch(push up position, one foot stretching other legs calf). I've also heard that if you do a hip flexor stretch it will temporarily improve jump. I don't know if it would last though. Some people say that doing static stretches like these will not help your vertical, but that is only for like right after the strecth. They create flexibility and flexibility increases jump. That's my theory anyway. I always feel like I can jump higher after I do these so I hope you will to.

Answer 3

listen man, do a lot of squats about 100 repetitions daily, and do leg killers another 100 repetitions daily, and you should be able to dunk depending on your height and current vertical leap, my cousin who is only 5' 8" can grab the rim on a 10 feet court, because he did the same stretches I told you up there, but it will take time, and be patient bro.

Answer 4

dude u need help, stretches dont help u jump higher most of the time, u have to do vigorous workouts to do it....like standing long jumps for 75 yrds, jump rope, and lots of other things that hurt like crazy, stretching wont help much

good luck

but if ya want da results u need rigorous workouts

Answer 5

mostly for jumping work on stretches or excersises with the calf muscle. go to the bottom of the stairs and put your front halves of your feet on the first stair. then move the heel above the stair and under it will help get stronger and help with jumping

Answer 6

don't strech, son.....jump! We had a drill that built the calf musles and created a great timing mechanism for blocking shots.....stand underneath the backboard and jump to touch it using both hands in 5 reps of 25.....see you in the highlight reels.... stay blessed!!!

Answer 7

well the thing that works for me is push yourself and always think i can do this!!!!! and you'll end up doing it

Answer 8

jumping jacks---sewersides---andpush up i guess