Leg workouts to improve jumping ability?

[Solar Specialist]

I didn't find anything like this when I searched. So are there any specific exercises for improving vertical jumping abilty?

[Matt Vassallo]

cleans and snatches have proven to increase it

[clear]

stand flat footed, and raise on your toes, hold it for a few then repeat. do it a few times a day. start adding weight. i improved a few inches that way but i still want to gain some more

[DirtyNerdy]

Calf raises, 2 legged, 1 legged, and make sure you explode on the way up....maybe invest in some strength shoes.

[Serbonze]

Box jumps?

[Strangeholliday]

Its genetics man.. Some white guy is 5'10 can barely dunk.. meanwhile some 5'8 black kid can't stop hitting his nuts on the rim

[Matt Vassallo]

Box jumps?


YES!!!

Box jumps holding a 25lb plate:: oh, my god. you get calves like overnight.

[malon-e]

Thrusters

[Regina]

I've read that Olympic lifts really increase your explosiveness. They are not the easiest thing, though. Make sure you have a spotter.

[DirtyNerdy]

YES!!!

Box jumps holding a 25lb plate:: oh, my god. you get calves like overnight.Having big muscular calves and being able to jump high do not necessarily go hand in hand....

[Billy]

This months Maxim actually had a few exercises...

http://www.maximonline.com/Fittofly/articles/22342.aspx

The NBA playoffs are officially underway, and few players are as capable of carrying a team to the finals as Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic. At 6'11" and just 22-years-old, the league's reigning slam dunk champion is a physical specimen, to say the least. But it didn't come without work: "In high school I couldn't get more than three inches off the ground. My ups are trained," says Howard. So stop ignoring your gams at the gym, and follow our guide to truly jacked legs—maybe you, too, can touch the sky