JLee Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 i play basketball very often since is my favorite sport. i'm 5'10'' and can get rim with my fingers. i play on a team and my position is forward. i was wondering if there was any way to increase my vertical without weights and just using my body weight? i want to dunk by next year, lol. And also i used to box with my dad a while ago and i stopped because i had to study for SAT's which i'm still doing. can anyone give me a good/fast resulting workout using ONLY my body weight that will help me endure the boxing matches(being quick,taking hits, throwing fast/hard punches,quick jabs,ducking,avoid getting hit, ect..)thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangshi Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Here is somthing to start you off Now hop to it !!!http://www.home.no/slominski/Air%20Alert%20III.htm We are not so much individual beings as individual points of perception within one immense being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLee Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 holy crap, my whole thigh started burning after 8 squat hops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjanurse Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 WOW! Vertical jump has always been a problem area for me... I may just have to give it a try once my knee is ALL better. "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLee Posted May 31, 2005 Author Share Posted May 31, 2005 any tips for boxing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangshi Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 This one has a bunch of good stuff on it . http://www.rossboxing.com/ We are not so much individual beings as individual points of perception within one immense being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant General Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 welll... i used to be in the track team... if you can, go find a track coach that knows proper excercises for long jumpers. He should be able to tell you what excercise you can do to make your vertical higher. "In battle, confrontation is done directly, victory is gained by surprise"- Master Sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeZero Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I've heard dancers try to shift the muscle use from their thighs to their glutes for vertical jumping, though it takes awhile to 'click'. But it was some time back and i'm hazy on the details. "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aodhan Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 If you're talking about increasing vertical for basketball, you also need to work on your calf muscles. This is what will really give you spring. Calf raises and plyometric jumping exercises.Also, you can work on what gymnasts call "blocking", which is taking horizontal momentum and transferring it to vertical momentum. High jumpers do this as well. (Basically, a layup/dunk is a high jump without the flop at the end.)Aodhan There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.-Douglas Everett, American hockey player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 that first links brilliant - i completely died on the floor for a while after getting through all that.... coolThanks for the info - get to practice some more crazy jumping kicks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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