WORST Vertical Jump Exercise (common)

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I searched vertical jump exercises on google, and clicked on 20 different sites. 17 of them told people to "do more calf raises."



Now, I know that isn't a scientific study, but I've certainly heard this old wive's tale for years.

Here's what I think about it:

Calf Raises And Vertical Jump



Strong calves are nice, but like I said in the video, they will get plenty of work from jumping, sled pulling/pushing, sprinting, unilateral movements, and tons of exercises you already have in your program.

Basically don't take a "body builder" approach to vertical jump development!

Make sure to give the video a "THUMBS" up and "FAVORITE" to get the second video, a trick to jump higher right away. I plan on finishing up the week with an exercise combo for lower body power (as long as the ratings come in, I'll keep shooting videos!)

- Joe Hashey, CSCS -




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[DrKanada]

Ever seen nate robinson? I don't feel like listening to you bash an exercise because some websites are too pushy in the promotion of the exercise. The calf raise is an essential exercise, and while your calves are better than the average, a trainee should never assume he does not need to focus on a muscle. You, sir, never know what the individual trainee needs to do. give exercise tips, not exercise rules

[jhashey]

@DrKanada If citing an athlete serves you as a professional resource, I suggest no one takes your advice. Some boxes say do 2,000 crunches a day, I would NEVER recommend that to a client. At the end of the day, the beauty of this is that you can still do whatever you want and if you believe calf raises = higher vertical...have at it..

[whitch33tb]

what have you heard about the air alert program?

[jhashey]

@whitch33tb just googled it to check it out for you since I hadn't hear about it. I'm not sure a program that says on their sales page that lateral movements are dangerous for the knees, so they leave them out of training would be for me (doesn't bball involve tons of lateral movement?) Anyways, the rest of the program may be great, I don't know - that just caught my eye.

[JoshSonsiadekDC]

Last time I checked that a vertical jump requires more than just the action of the gastrocnemius muscles. I have always thought calf raises were a non-productive movement unless you had atrophy from knee surgery and you needed to do some isolation movements just to get the muscles back on the "radar screen" of the brain. I think if anything, the calf raise would actually diminish potential for higher jumps considering the speed of the vertical jump versus the speed of calf raise.

[jhashey]

@JoshSonsiadekDC Josh - as always, thanks for contributing a well thought out comment!

[jhashey]

@RobbinKjellin "please give me free expert advice but don't you dare ask me to incovience myself by clicking a button! I want free handouts ONLY. If you ask again, I won't let you give me free advice anymore." Back to reality - I encourage you to F off...and that's the last free advice from me ;)

[ValiantATHLETE]

@Drkanada ... Why don't you try to stand with your legs locked straight then jump never bending knees from that position and see how much height your calves give you in vertical jump.

You are obviously not educated enough to make any comments regarding Athletic Performance if you cannot understand this guys points. Im highly critical of most "gurus" videos i come across but must say this is a good source

[sWeDEshuffLER92]

@DrKanada You sound like that kid bashing twins video.And jhashey response is pretty much the same.you can do what you want.. Its just advice :).besides.Ofc all exercise is good.but it all depends.. He's not saying its useless

[sWeDEshuffLER92]

totally agree.. first of all your power wont come from the last small push off the ground.. it be coming from the core and down xD.. I never done that exercise.. I still got more leg power han most.. because my back core and ass are trained xD... Power comes from ass!! xD..

[luvmyrkm]

Hey Josh, what do you think of Jumpsoles? I've been using jumpsoles to increase my vertical. It works very good because it works the fast twitch muscles. My lateral, linear, and reaction abilities increased dramatically....Of course I follow your leg training exercises too. I just wanted to get your input on jumpsoles.

[TacBrownie9]

Calf raisers will give your calves size, and possibly strength, but do nothing to increase your vertical. But if your calves aren't string why to handle the force generated by your upper legs and glutes, your vertical went be very good either. So workouts that incorporate calves in with the rest of the leg will have the best benefit

[gayguy696]

@DrKanada Calf raises aren't the only thing that activates your calfs, olympic styled lifts and vertical jumps serve just fine to work your calfs. Just like you don't need to do bicep curls to work your biceps. They're called compound exercises, welcome to the 21st century.

[Hmach4r]

Calf raise does make you Jump higher if you never done them before , I've done them my whole freshman year and I've gone from not touching net to getting my fingertip on the backboard, after you don't see anymore gains, do plyometric and weightlifting, I currently have around 30 inch vert and if anyone know any exercise I could do that get me immediate gain, please reply to me I'm pretty close to touching rim I just need a few more inches but I just can't seem to get them

[yyportne]

@jhashey I was reading your response to that ridiculous comment and I about lost it lol. It was funny to say the least. If I follow someone on YT I "Like" their stuff to support them because they support me with the free info and vids. Keep up the good work.

Oh and I figure if you can squat 500lb or so and weigh say 200lb your bound to have a good vertical once all the mechanics of jumping are worked out ... so heavy squats for a big vertical (IMHO) ...