Comments on: Vertical Jump Exercises

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:29:51 +0000

Hey Carson. Calf raises do help, especially if you have weak calves. With that being said, they don’t contribute as much as the other muscles (quads, hamstrings, glutes, etc) to help you jump higher.

By: Carson

Carson — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:58:55 +0000

hey dan, do calfbuilders help in anyway?

By: AJ

AJ — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:49:52 +0000

Hi Dan,

I’m 36 years old (37 in August). I’m 6’1 (7’10 reach). When I was 21-22 I could jump from 2 feet inside the free throw line and dunk, post up and dunk off of a drop step, etc. I never even used momentum to dunk and slouched when I jumped lol, Im just now finding out that I wasn’t even jumping right. When I was 33 years old, I dropped some weight and was able to dunk again but I had only gotton down to 230 pounds when my ideal weight is 195 to be at my best. I am now 245 pounds and 36 years old. I’n your opinion, given what I mentioned above, if I were to drop down to 200 pounds, and use the right techniques for jumping (momentum etc) like the dunkers today do, do you think I’d still be able to get a vertical in the 40s? I can grab rim bearly right now at 245 pounds lol although it hurts my knees after a few jumps cause of the weight. Anxious to hear your reply. I know 36 is getting a little old.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:41:34 +0000

Hey Matt. Start with these vertical jump exercises

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:41:23 +0000

Hey, Dan
I’m 14, and have a 30in running vert. I can nearly grab the rim. (i can touch it) Do you think you could possibly hook me up with some vert jump exercises, so i could possibly dunk in the coming year or two?

thanks so much

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:16:20 +0000

Hey Shane. There’s no “right age” to start lifting weights because everybody is different. Check this out to get a better understanding http://www.sptimes.com/2006/02/24/Brandontimes/When_should_a_kid_sta.shtml

By: kevin

kevin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:15:57 +0000

hey im 15 and im 6 ft and on the jv team for my school, i can grab rim and i cant dunk the ball, i was hopin u cood send me the exercises so i can get a higher vertical.

thanks soo much.
if i can be able to do it constantly the coach says ill be able to start for varsity

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:23:45 +0000

Dan,
What is the right age to start adopting the weight training into the jump program?

By: cody

cody — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:51:13 +0000

i see that you are sending some of these guys some exercises, for a high vertical jump. I didnt make the basketball team my freshman year, and i got very disapointed, so i said that i would give it two years, to work on it. I am now great with the ball, and i am a sophmore now.
next year i really hope to make the team, and noone at school can dunk, and i would love to dunk.
If there is any way possible to send me some workouts, it would be great, thanks so much..:):)

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:04:48 +0000

hey, reading these comments it seems as tho you guys are asking for exercises and some are being sent. so if possible could anyone send me some exercises to increase my vertical jump.
please and thank you

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:24:25 +0000

Thanks Jordan! Keep me updated on your progress.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:59:37 +0000

hey dan, just started doing some of these exercises on the website. i am 16 years old and play on the school basketball team, im an average player and im a pretty good down-low/post player, hoping these exercises will help me increase my vert and help me lose some weight in the process! thanks a lot, great program!

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:47:39 +0000

That’s great Remy! Keep me updated on your success.

By: Remy

Remy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:43:14 +0000

Dan, great stuff! I’m 35, and I could dunk pretty well in college, but since then I’ve broken a leg and really gotten away from the training that made me successful. I just picked up Jump Manual, and I’m really excited about the process. I hate wasting time doing exercises that won’t bring me closer to my goals. So when I see that a lot of top 7 are in that program, I feel even more determined to reach my goals. Thanks for the great info; I look forward to sharing my success with you.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:51:08 +0000

hey i was wondering could you please send me some exercises to help my vertical jump

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:05:03 +0000

Yep, the Jump Manual will help you even if you’re 27 years old – age doesn’t matter!

By: Samboy

Samboy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:38:26 +0000

Im 27 yrs of age…i can barely touch the ring..Can i still improve my jumping using jump manual???or am i too old???i wanna dunk!!!!!

Samboy

By: Olivia

Olivia — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:42:15 +0000

I am not old enough to lift weights so iwas wondering if there were any exercises I could do. Thanks
Liv

By: Rashawn F

Rashawn F — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:22:54 +0000

Hey Dan, how many repititons and sets of sqauts, pull ups, squats etc. should I do and also, what days should I rest so I don’t lead to overtraining. I REALLY want to increase my vertical.

Thanks

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:55:03 +0000

I made my own workout. It’s just plyometric exercises which are: lunges, squats, jumping squats, step ups, side-to-side hops, calf raises, jumps on the spot, and rim reach jumps. In the first couple of weeks I had decent gains, but after that I have very low gains. I need some advice please.

Thanks

P.S im not willing to pay for a vertical leap program

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:59:25 +0000

Hey. I made my own vertical leap workout which includes: lungees, squats, jumping squats, step ups, side-to-side hops, calf raises, jumps on the spot, and rim reach jumps. Before I started this workout I had no vertical leap workout history. For the first couple of weeks I had some good gains. But now I am having tiny gains every week. I need advice quickly please.

Thanks

P.S I do not want to pay for a vertical leap workout.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:04:09 +0000

Wsup Dub. I agree that box explosions and hang cleans are great vertical jump exercises. However, they didn’t make our top 7 list because they don’t produce as much “bang-for-the-buck” results as the others on the list.

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:42:31 +0000

How many are we supposed to do for each one?

By: Dub

Dub — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:45:35 +0000

why aren’t box explosions part of your list i’ve always found those to help me and also why aren’t power cleans or hang cleans part of the workout….wouldn’t you wanna do quick explosive workouts to increase your vertical since jumping is a quick and explosive movement…I’ve always known squats and deadlifts to be exercises for power not so much the quick muscles that mainly help you jump…I’m only a high school student and i don’t have a degree or anything but i know a little bit about this just because I’m interested in it so if you’d explain your theory more for me please because i like to know as much as possible about all of it

Thanks

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:16:12 +0000

Congrats Jay! That’s great. Keep updating us on your progress!