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| Jumping @ StayLimy.comNews| 08/29 | Jump Higher! Weight Lifting and the Calf muscle for jumping
As reported earlier on staylimy the calf muscle is lazy after weight lifting. Weight lifting can be used to increase your vertical jump. This usually includes doing calf muscle exercises. In theory muscles grow from weight training and your will have more power available when jumping. Although this works for other muscles like your upper leg muscles like your quadriceps and gluteus this doesn't really work for your soleus calf muscle. Soleus Calf Muscle is lazy after weight liftingBut increasing your muscle size is not the only way to increase your strength. Strength and power training are other ways to increase your muscle strength without necessarily increasing your muscle size.Strength an | | 07/12 | Basketball Plyometrics: Jumping Exercises, training program
A standard jumping exercise for basketball plymotrics is the "touch the rim" jump exercise.It's easy, simply stand close to the basket and jump and try to touch the rim. The first few weeks try focussing on keeping your balance. Don't try to jump as high as possible. Balance and jumping and landing from the same spot is most important. After you get your balance sorted out start jumping as high as possible. (increase jumps each training session!)1st week: 1-2 sets of 4 - 10 jumps2nd week: 2-3 sets of 6 - 12 jumps3rd week: 3-4 sets of 6 - 12 jumps4th week 4-6 sets of 10 - 14 jumps5th week: rest6th start as week 1 but increase a little |
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