2007-02-12 03:33:57 · 5 answers · asked by KB24 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
An excercise from my cousin, a Community College b-ball coach:
Stand under the rim (no basketball in hand).
Jump up as high as you can reaching up with your right hand and touch the net, or the rim, or as high as you can, but touch something with your fingers or palm of your hand.
Land on two feet, and immediately jump up and with your left hand touch as high as you can.
Repeat this over and over for a solid 30 minutes.
(I'll bet you can't do 30 minutes the first day.)
This exercise is a killer. I've tried it, but I don't have the will-power. I hope you do.
After a while you'll get to where the bottom of the palm of your hand is touching the rim, then after another few weeks your wrist will be touching the rim, then after another week or so, you'll be touching your lower arm over the rim.
The exercise does 2 things --
1. it actually helps with cooridination, because jumping up quickly while alternating hands really gets the upper body to coordinate (you'll look like a dork for the first 10 minutes).
2. It builds the exact muscles you need for jumping (unlike wieght machines).
Here is my cousin's 'guarantee':
If you do this faithfully, 30 minutes every day (weekends optional) for 6 months, you will be able to do two-handed slam-dunks. This guarantee applies to guys down to 5' 9"
If your hands are big enough, you'll be able to do one-handed slams. Since you are almost 6' tall, you'll probably be slam-dunking it in much less time (than 6 months).
good luck
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2007-02-12 04:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-01-27 23:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I use plyometrics in my coaching. start with just squat jumps going low, medium, high in you heights of jumping...then get a hurdle or an object about the height of your water bottle and jump back and forth and front to back as fast as you can for a min. Go for speed. Gradually make the hurdle or object higher as it gets easier. Then get it to go wider as well...jumping over like a stepper will build great leg muscle. Also make sure you work your calves...the stronger the calves the higher the jumper!
2007-02-12 04:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
squats are good.... some gyms have big wooden boxes. If you can find one that's fairly close to your highest jump, you can jump up, land on the box and jump down and do a lot of reps with those.
2007-02-12 05:06:30 · answer #4 · answered by Jim I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do squats at your maxamum!!!
2007-02-12 04:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mr.X 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋