Weight Training to Jump Higher
There are many exercise programs, workouts, manuals, and techniques that exist today that claim to help you improve your vertical jumping ability. In this article we will discuss how certain weight training exercises can help you to jump higher. First, an athlete that wants to improve his or her vertical jumping ability can start doing squats. Squats build the entire leg by focusing on the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles, which are both crucial muscles used in a jumping movement. Next up are standing calf raises. This exercise works your entire calf muscle, which consists of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.
