How to Jump Higher Plyometric Exercises

We talk a lot about plyometric exercises but there is another type of workout called an isometric exercise that is almost the opposite of plyos.

With plyometrics you are doing very fast movements to develop a stronger golgi tendon reflex but with isometric exercises you are not moving the muscles through any range of motion. An example of this would be pushing against a wall. You continue to apply force but the wall doesn’t move and neither do you. It is a type of training that does not exist in most training programs and you will most likely never see it in a jump program. Would I recommend this type of training for jumping? No, but that’s not to say that it would be good for certain people. You can build up muscle with this but it doesn’t teach important motor skills.

Many athletes are trying to train their muscles to learn a certain movement so that they can do it the same way every time. Form is very important with sports training. You need proper form for jumping as well. This is why you jumping exercises need to be watched by a trained professional to analyze form. This will show you where you are losing jump height because of certain body positioning during each phase of the analysis.

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