Increase Vertical Jump - Water Plyometrics Exercises

On this page I offer you, yet another free increase vertical jump exercise that is highly effective. As a matter of fact there are 3 exercises.

I don't know what it is but, jumping high is something that really amazes us. We all want to improve it so badly and therefore we're ready to do extreme things and exhausting exercises in order to get "there". Now, I remember when I was younger and playing in the water, I was doing some of the exercises here.

Of course I wasn't aware I was doing them, and I didn't do them exactly as they're "prescribed" here but basically, that's what I was doing.

Because I was interested in increasing my vertical leap ever since I was a little kid. And no wonder, my friends were always telling me to try to jump over this or that. For example, here is a picture of me, jumping over a trash can.

But let's face it. When you jump in the water, you have even more resistance and you're using more of your leg muscles. They expand by demand.

Pretty cool huh?:) These exercises came as a result of my memory (what I remember doing) and doing some research on the internet on this subject. But I can guarantee you, they work.

So, here they are:

Hold weights in each hand, and hold your hands above your head. Jump as high as you can by concentrating on your toes. Your toes should be on the ground for the least amount of time possible.

If you find that using weights is just too hard for you, then you can try without them. Just do the same thing including putting your hands up in the air even though you got no weights.

Don't use more than five kilograms weights (about 11 pounds). Between 3-4 kilograms (6.6-11 pounds) is ideal.

Sprinting in the water can make your legs explosive, developing fast twitch muscle fibers. Do about 5 sprints in a 30 feet long swimming pool (about 9 meters). Maintain this schedule for about 10-15 days and you should notice improvements in your explosiveness when you jump.

Do 10 laps, hopping on each foot. So, that's 10 laps with your right and 10 laps with your left foot. The thing that I mentioned about the toes touching the ground for the least amount of time is especially true in this case.

Keep this working attitude for at least 5 days in the week. Of course, it goes without saying that you have to find a pool in order to perform every single increase vertical jump exercise.

But if you can't find a pool to use for at least 5 days than use it as much as you can. 2-3 days it's better than nothing, you know what I mean? After some exercising you can take a break and drink some Dr. Pepper:).

I was really drinking Dr. Pepper in the water, but when mingled with water it tasted like pee. So I guess that's why my face looks like that:)

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