How to train for a 40 Inch Vertical Leap! - Get Real Results, Real Fast.

The better you understand your body and WHY you are performing certain exercises, the faster your training will yield results.

Principle #1 - Focus on Quality instead of Quantity

One of the biggest mistakes people make is performing a bunch of sets and reps. They spend hours each day doing drills and are dedicated to them. They feel the burning in their legs and calves but get no results. So why is this?

Well, this type of training focuses on your muscle endurance rather than your jumping strength. This individual may be training very hard but he is training the wrong way. QUALITY not quantity and INTENSITY not repetition are the proper characteristics of effective explosion training.

INTENSITY must be the focal point of your workouts. If you are pacing yourself during your workouts you will not see the results in your vertical jump that you are looking for. Instead you need to do fewer reps.

Principle # 2 - Overload Your Muscles

The main muscles involved when a person jumps are the quads, hamstrings, and calves. In order to increase your vertical jump we need to improve our EXPLOSION and POWER with these muscles. If we want to increase our power they have to become stronger. To gain muscle strength we have to workout with VERY HEAVY weights with low reps. Overloading the muscles in this way makes muscle fibers stronger and capable of contracting with greater force, which results in more EXPLOSION. Which is exactly what we are looking for. This is an important step in training for a 40 inch vertical.

Principle #3 - Complex Explosion Training

Complex training is the combination of plyometrics and weight training. There is ABSOLUTELY no other training method that will increase your vertical jump better than the correct implementation of these two techniques. Stop looking for the perfect gadget or gizmo to help you achieve that 40 inch vertical jump that you are looking for they don't exist. Nothing beats hard work.

For suggestions and examples of some of my favorite exercises to help increase your vertical jump check out my other Squidoo lenses. Particularly this one www.squidoo.com/increase-your-vertical
I have many exercises listed on there that are VERY effective.

The Jump Manual is the best vertical jump training program I have ever come across. It is the only product that effectively targets every aspect of vertical explosion. Jacob Hillar has trained college, NBA and Olympic athletes and has consistently gotten them 40+ inch vertical leaps.

On the website there is a FREE 10 minute video that explains why most people fail to increase their vertical jump and what can do to improve yours. Check it out and see it for yourself at www.40inchvertical.net.


The Jump Manual includes EVERYTHING you need for sucess. If you use the training program within this course I GUARANTEE that you will gain a MINIMUM of 10 inches on your vertical in 12 weeks!

So, if you are serious about increasing your vertical jump I recommend heading over there to check it out. The training and techniques that I learned at www.40inchvertical.net
helped me to improve my vertical from 31" to 43".