Do Hindu Squats improve your vertical leap?

[Toolbox]

I want to know if hindu squats improve the height of my vertical leap so that I can kick higher. Does anybody have any idea?

[Kaminari]

Don't know. Plyometric exercises are the best for increasing your vertical. If you want to jump higher, jump onto things. Hindu squats might help your vertical, but the best would be plyometrics.[/i]

[fangshi]

Here is a post from a while back that can help . The work out on the link is tough and effective . Have fun

http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=20509&start=0

[Aodhan]

I'll second the plyometrics. Also, realize that it is your calf muscles that provide a majority of the height in a leap, since they flex the foot.

If you are doing it from a running or moving start, then you need to learn "blocking", or how to transition your forward momentum to upward momentum. Most people that haven't learned this lose all their forward momentum when they leap from a moving start.

Aodhan