7' 7.25" High Jump NCAA Championships Jesse Williams

[Slayter97]

That's insane dude, congratulations. What workouts did you do to increase your jump? My unofficial PB is 6'3", and I'm going to be starting college in the fall.

[heyimJoeK]

y duz it seem like most great high jumpers jump off their right leg??

[13adeterding]

@heyimJoeK They usually don't. Almost all of the olympic high jumpers jump off of their left.

[drefukindre41]

that was sick

[kmills555]

Are you white?!

if so I envy you

[jmy323]

hey im a jumper in NH high school. gettin about 6 3 did u do any specific workouts or programs?

[randomperson331]

i agree with njl9, i wanna see a vid of you dunking, i just wanna see a basic dunk where you jump really high in the air and slam it

[njl9]

i wanna see you dunk. i wanna see you rise and put your whole arm in the rim. put out a video of that. please. how high do you get compared with a hoop. does your head get above the rim or what.

[chsjumper11]

hey im a 15 yr old 6'4'' jumper n i was wondering wat u do for training and liftin

thanks

[buteaux34]

I am not near this caliber but was a collegiate all-american and then became a decathlete. If I were you I would not start lifting till you are at least 16 and then do mainly explosion lifts like cleans and weighted jump squats with a lot of plyometrics. You don't want to put on mass that will not be utilized for jumping. When I became a decathlete I went up to 200 lbs and my high jump went down to about 6'7" or 6'8".

[chsjumper11]

i can afford to gain a lil weight lol but thanks for the advice

[tuzwol]

WHen you say weighted jump squats you mean with a weighted vest or with ankle weights or holding weights and jumping with them

[buteaux34]

Dumbell weighted jump squats. Vests make you bend at the waist - and you don't want that. I never used ankle weights except for windshield wipers which is an iron cross variation where you hang from a pull up bar and pull your legs over your head and then rotate them like windshield wipers. Either weighted belt or dumbells (50% of body weight - sets of 10) so if I am 200 I grab a 50lbs weight in each hand and bend down until they almost touch the ground and then explode straight up 10 times.

[tuzwol]

Thanks,do you do squats also,and will it take long to see results

[buteaux34]

Yes, but they really help with static leaping more or less. Give it about 3-4 weeks and you will start to feel more power in your legs. That will make you want to stay working out, and jumping more. However, do not overdo it because you will see negative results.

[tuzwol]

What's static leaping?So I don't need to squat in order to jump high.Should I workout like on Mon,Wed,Fri, take a day off in between,would that be good?

[tuzwol]

My last question,I promise,is this training for jumping off of two legs or one leg

[buteaux34]

Basically leg power in general, so it can be applied either way. However, on leg jumping takes more coordination and is kinetic - so you are bringing momentum with you to help generate power at takeoff. Two leg or static jumping is generating your power immediately straight throught the ground with hip drive. That is why a lot of world class sprinters have high verticals and some of the best high jumpers I know have like thirty something inch verticals. But this training helps with both.

[chocobballchick]

now who said white boys cant jump?

[ChemaProductions]

the record holders cuban who said they cant jump

[superdunkbros]

did u win

[maddchadd]

Jesse, I feel like this was potentially a 2.40 jump...at least

[leeds1335]

props son

[jessehj1]

ya that was a great day no matter how much higher I ever jump that will be a special day that I will always cherrish for the rest of my life

[Bulch65]

Hey man!

I just got into high jumping this year, (sophomore) and I love it. I just want to tell you congratz on these amazing video's. Your stinkin awesome. I've gotten 6'4" so far, and hoping to keep going up. How long have you been high jumping? Jr. High? High school? Anyways, see ya.

[aiveron1]

I was there for that--- sick Jesse

[baadio]

wooooow. great jump