Best equipment for increasing vertical jump?

[SlayerEnraged]

So the plan is obviously to jump higher, so all of these exercises will be done while jumping. Not positive but I'm thinking about doing a set with resistance/weight and then one without and so on. So what should I buy? My ideas:
1. Plyometric Boxes.

2. Vertical Jump Trainer http://www.amazon.com/Lifeline-Verti...l+jump+trainer

3. Weighted Belt

4. Medicine Balls

Your thoughts on which would be the best for increasing how high I jump? Also, any other suggestions for equipment which would help w/ this?

[deiphid]

Squats are good for vertical leap.

In other words - barbell, weights, rack/cage

[HealthNutMD]

http://www.powernetics.com/index.php?pgid=1


Haven't used it, but powernetics hasa Bear, and Super Cat:

[Reem]

Glute Ham Raises, Deadlifts, Squats

I recommend reading this Charles Poliquin article:
http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Artic...ical_Jump.aspx

[SlayerEnraged]

[QUOTE=HealthNutMD;1071957091]http://www.powernetics.com/index.php?pgid=1

Thanks, that's really cool, never seen that! I do have 2 major complaints about it however. Repped.
1. It's almost 2,000$.
2. Couldn't I do literally the exact same thing with this? It's 600$ http://www.amazon.com/Body-Solid-GSC...+squat+machine

[SlayerEnraged]

Glute Ham Raises, Deadlifts, Squats

I recommend reading this Charles Poliquin article:
http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Artic...ical_Jump.aspx

About Glute Ham Raises, are commercial roman chairs just as good? I've them seem and they're usually a lot cheaper.

[COOL_HAND_LUKE]

All u need is a bar to do cleans.

[qaz123]

[QUOTE=SlayerEnraged;1072162551]

http://www.powernetics.com/index.php?pgid=1

Thanks, that's really cool, never seen that! I do have 2 major complaints about it however. Repped.
1. It's almost 2,000$.
2. Couldn't I do literally the exact same thing with this? It's 600$ http://www.amazon.com/Body-Solid-GSC...+squat+machine

And you'd wind up in hospital.

[Wildtim]

About Glute Ham Raises, are commercial roman chairs just as good? I've them seem and they're usually a lot cheaper.

No. You can't do a Glute ham raise exercise on a hyperextension bench. They are very different benches even though they look similar.

[SlayerEnraged]

No. You can't do a Glute ham raise exercise on a hyperextension bench. They are very different benches even though they look similar.

Maybe that's the problem...I don't know what a Glute Ham Raise is. I've tried roman chairs, side bends and sit ups on both a Glute Ham Raise machine and a roman chair at the gym. For those it felt the exact same to me. I might answer my own question because i'm about to look, but can you post a video of what exactly a "glute ham raise" is?

[SlayerEnraged]

[QUOTE=qaz123;1072221131]

And you'd wind up in hospital.

Can u explain please?

[qaz123]

[QUOTE=SlayerEnraged;1072379231]

Can u explain please?

The chains and double cams are there for a reason.

[ProtienandIron]

If you want to increase your vertical jump;

1) Increase flexibility

2) Get a good base level of strength using squats, lunges, split squats, etc

3) Perform plyometrics

[hawkrock60]

Squats and Power cleans. Nothing else with increase your vertical leap like those will. Get what you need to do heavy squats and power cleans. That is all.

BTW 27" vertical leap here, and that isn't even a training objective for me.

[BloodType3R]

What everyone else has already said.. and add in push presses and power jerks.

[ajohnson5080]

Google "strength shoes". They are FANTASTIC for increasing your vertical leap. Though not a basketball player, I learned about them while being a Division 1 football player in the early/mid 90s. I, at the time, was 5'11 (still am!) and 225 and I went from just being able to touch the rim to being able to dunk a basketball one handed. The science behind it is simple-- you are overloading the calf muscles CONSTANTLY while wearing them and doing various sprints, box jumps etc. Improves sprinting etc. ATI now makes them. Only problem is they look a little goofy-- many may remember the Seinfeld episode where Kramer was wearing them after being at the dentist (drooling from anesthesia) and the one guy thought he was disabled. Anyway, GREAT training tool.

[cgc]

I haven't seen anyone else mention this, but.....

1. Squat jumps.
2. Box jumps.

How do you get good at doing something? You do it....

On the Squat Jumps, when you land, do so on the balls of your feet, not your heels or you'll be radiating that impact nicely into your knees. Landing on the balls of your feet take away some of the impact. Overall strength is good, but you're going to need to work on your explosiveness realistically.