| People like Michael Jordan give us this "illusion" of | | | | When learning how to increase vertical leap their is |
| flight or extended hang time, is it possible for man | | | | a huge amount of stress placed on the muscles |
| to fly? Well no. Is it possible to learn how to | | | | of the athlete as they are often overloaded |
| increase vertical leap? Certainly! When we want to | | | | (which means to push the body to do more than |
| learn how to increase vertical leap we first need | | | | it is already). The most important thing about |
| to understand our body. How it operates, what | | | | when overloading a athlete is to avoid injury by |
| it's made of and how it works. Your body weight | | | | ensuring their training program for vertical leap is |
| on average consists of 40-50% muscles, and | | | | appropriate to their ability and fitness level. When |
| there are 3 muscles groups which are; | | | | I refer to fitness for how to increase vertical leap |
| - Skeletal muscles | | | | I am talking about 4 distinct areas and they are; |
| - Cadiac muscles and | | | | 1. Cardiovascular (aerobic) endurance: |
| - Smooth Muscles | | | | This type of fitness is achieved through regular |
| Now there are a couple other muscle groups | | | | aerobic exercises that requires repetitive |
| when you break down even further but they are | | | | movement on large muscles groups over a |
| not important to learn at the moment. The major | | | | extended period of time. E.g. jogging, swimming, |
| muscles group we want to focus on when | | | | running, skipping and playing sports such as |
| learning how to increase vertical leap is the | | | | basketball, soccer / football and rugby. |
| skeletal muscle as it helps the body move. The | | | | 2) Muscle Strength: |
| skeletal muscles can be defined into 2 distinct | | | | Their are 3 different types of muscles strength |
| groups; | | | | that are required when learning how to increase |
| - Fast-Twitch muscles and | | | | vertical leap they are limit, explosive and reactive |
| - Slow-Twitch muscles | | | | strength. These different types of strength help |
| Now there is often to much or not enough | | | | to improve vertical leap in different aspects. |
| emphasis placed on these 2 different types of | | | | 3) Muscle Endurance: |
| muscles when learning how to increase vertical | | | | When learning how to increase vertical leap |
| and honestly that is not your fault, you cannot be | | | | muscle endurance is important to continually be |
| helped if you have not been educated properly so | | | | able to keep your vertical to a maximum during |
| I am trying to set the record strait about how | | | | game time. Muscle endurance refers to the ability |
| fast and slow twitch muscles and how they | | | | of your muscles to repeat the same movement |
| affect your vertical leap when you are learning | | | | over a certain period of time. Your muscle |
| how to increase vertical leap. | | | | endurance level will increase as you continue to |
| One of the biggest myth's that many people | | | | exercise them and increase their strength. This is |
| believe when they are learning how to increase | | | | because the muscles learn to burn energy more |
| vertical leap is that genetically African or African | | | | efficiently thus reducing lactic acid levels, which |
| American people have a higher ratio of | | | | means you can endure overloading training for |
| fast-twitch muscles to slow-twitch muscles then | | | | longer periods of time. |
| anyone else in the world. It is not true that | | | | 4) Joint Flexibility: |
| African or African American people have a higher | | | | When learning how to increase vertical leap it is |
| ratio of fast twitch to slow twitch muscles. | | | | important to ensure that you have a good range |
| However it is true that you are born with a | | | | of motion. This not only helps you to jump higher |
| certain number of fast-twitch and slow-twitch | | | | but also to prevent injury. The Range Of Motions |
| fibers and this cannot be change.(To my extent | | | | (ROM) a muscle or joint can undergo is limited by |
| of knowledge, although I am not a sports | | | | the joint's structure and surrounding connective |
| physician or analyzer.) However it's not just how | | | | tissue (ligaments, tendons and muscle fibers). You |
| many fast-twitch fibers you have in your body | | | | know those isolated stretches your basketball |
| that can help you learn how to increase vertical | | | | coach tells you to do, well they not only decrease |
| leap, the size of these fast-twitch muscles also | | | | your injury rate but it also increase your vertical |
| has an affect on how high you can jump. You are | | | | leap as it allows the muscle to retain more force |
| able to increase the size of your fast-twitch fibers | | | | when you squat before your jump. Bet you don't |
| with hardwork, determination and proper gym | | | | think stretching is so stupid after all now. |
| training. | | | | |