Have you ever seen those advertisements stating that you can increase your vertical jump by several inches instantly?
The first time I saw one of these I laughed and figured it was just a cheap marketing gimmick until a friend let me check out a free program called How To Jump Higher In 45 Minutes by Jacob Hiller. What I found out was if you aren't using proper form during your jump approach, plant and takeoff, you are literally robbing yourself of as much as 4 to 6 inches. In addition to form there are actually simple things you can do in warm up that can also make a big difference in your ability to get off the ground.
The so called natural jumpers that seem to effortlessly rise into the air may not necessarily be genetically gifted as much as they simply learned how to jump properly somewhere along the way. maybe it was just instinctive or they were lucky enough to have someone show them the way. In any case I guarantee that proper jumping technique can make the single biggest difference in your vertical on any given day.
When jumping, the only two things that determine how high you get off the ground are -
1. How much force you are able to deliver into the ground.
2. How efficiently you deliver that force.
The amount of force you can deliver will take serious training with weights and plyometrics but how effectively you deliver that force can be greatly improved in a matter of minutes by using proper approach mechanics, good form during takeoff and proper warm up techniques. Interestingly, all great jumpers seem to share several common characteristics when you slow down the film and analyze what they are doing and how they do it.
Below are a few things you see in all great jumpers.
Pace of the approach.
Angle of knee bend at takeoff.
Correct posture into and out of the jump.
Efficient upper body movement.
Here are a few tips.
1) Lengthen your second to last step. Also
known as the “penultimate†step. This “loadsâ€
the body by lowering the center of gravity
before you explode upward. It gives you more
room to gain speed before lift off.
2) Shorten the last step. This step is
designed to elevate the center of gravity and
is used to “collect†your momentum and direct
or explode it upward.
3) DO NOT reach your lead leg forward right
before take off. Step naturally, using your
built in momentum. (Just follow your center
of gravity, that’ll feel natural).
So it turns out that promises of instant vertical gains aren't as far fetched as they might sound when they are backed by real techniques. You're not actually GAINING vertical as much as you are no longer wasting the vertical potential you already have but the difference is you jump a lot higher.
For a free copy of Jacob Hiller's How To Jump Higher In 45 Minutes, please visit our website at BallinUSA
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