Best exercises for more bounce?

Richard Gomez10 said:How did you stumble upon Air Alert II? I’d love to give it a shot myself, and if it actually works, I'll definitely put in the effort to track one down. Can you give me a rough idea of what the routine looks like—maybe some guidelines for those first ten days or so? Just trying to see if it's worth the hustle.

I need to dig out my old manual; once I scan it, I'll send over a link. It has a full chart detailing the specific drill series you cycle through over a twelve-week period.

Thinking back to how I found it... I saw an ad in slam magazine, and when I read a testimonial from some guy in Mexico saying how much it helped him, I figured, "Okay, I need this too." They wouldn't just make up a success story like that, right? So, I swapped my cash for dollars and mailed it to them in an envelope. After about a month of thinking they had just pocketed my money and ghosted me, a letter finally arrived from Charlotte with the manual tucked inside... 😁
That was back in high school, when I was absolutely obsessed with basketball and looking for any excuse to train.
It'll definitely help you, but don't expect miracles—it isn't magic. You still have to put in the work. As for how much progress you'll make... well, that depends entirely on you. 😁

I just noticed that the NBA Draft Combine is available on emule, so you can head over there and download the entire program.

brisksailor3 said:I just noticed the NBA Draft Combine is available on eMule, so you can grab the full program there.

Thanks for the heads-up, I managed to get it downloaded.

When you're hitting the gym, you definitely need to stick to the classic strength staples like squats, bench press, and deadlifts.
Arm swing is also huge—it can actually boost your vertical by up to 15%, just look at how Carter swings when he takes off. I'd suggest checking out bodybuilding.com; they have some really solid programs on there.
But listen, if you want the absolute best training for jumping, nothing beats hack squats. Period.

Plyometrics and Olympic weightlifting (cleans, snatches, jerks, squat cleans—think jump height, box jumps for explosive starts)
Then there’s that guy with the 52-inch vertical, Earl Manigault. This dude once did 36 backboard dunks in a row just to win a $50 bet. He dunked with one hand, snatched the ball out of the net with the other, and went right back up in a single leap. He was even ripping cash off the top of the backboard—about 13 feet up—that people had stuck there with gum. There’s actually a movie about him called Rebound, the legend of Earl Manigault, starring Don Cheadle. The guy was maybe 5'10" and barely 130 pounds... just imagine that kind of vertical. That level of explosiveness is insane.
Like he’s got a rocket engine strapped to his ass.

man, just hit those abs and squats, brother—there isn't a damn thing in this world that can stop you once you get moving!😁

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Look... if you want to maximize your vertical, here’s the drill: hit the NBA Draft Combine drills (we're talking chair jumps, calf raises, stiff-leg jumps, squat jumps, all that good stuff), get into some Olympic weightlifting (cleans, snatches, weighted squats), standard bodyweight squats, jump rope, stair climbs, sprinting, and just playing basketball—which basically means constant jumping. Honestly, I just find myself jumping toward the ceiling every time I walk from my bedroom to the kitchen, just until I'm wiped out. You could also grab some ankle weights and jump around, or go for runs...😉

That’s the most efficient way to do it... but stay away from bodybuilding. It just slows you down and makes you feel heavy and sluggish (and by that, I don't mean bench pressing or overhead presses, which are fine)👋

wiredmaker18 said:Plyometrics combined with Olympic weightlifting—think cleans, snatches, power cleans, and box jumps—is key for improving explosive starting speed.

Spot on.

I'm right there with you on that one!

If I haven't missed the boat on this conversation yet, here’s my secret sauce for getting things done: abs, neck training, those "depth jumps," and freaking STAIRS!

Zachary Howard said:If I'm not too late to jump in, my secret sauce is basically just abs, hips, "depth jumps," and STAIRS!

www.VerticalJumpProgram.ning.com
Everything you need is right there. Just sign up and call it a day... 😁

Dennis Jackson2 said:Yeah, but did you know that White also won an NBA Slam Dunk Contest???

And he did it by dunking right from the free-throw line.....

Exactly.
Brent Barry played for the Los Angeles Clippers, or at least he did about 12 or 13 years ago, just like you mentioned.

You go for a deep squat, and then when you try to explode upward with everything you've got—I mean, full force—you end up jerking yourself.

Honestly, all those different training drills won't do much for you. It's mostly just hardwired into your DNA. There's really no point wasting your cash, your time, or your sanity just to squeeze out an extra inch on your vertical.

Anonymous said:exercises won't help much. it's all genetics. waste of money, time, and energy just to gain an extra inch or two.

Nah, you're dead wrong. I've added so much vertical through my own custom program—diet included. It really just comes down to how bad you want it, but most people fail because they don't actually rest after training. You gotta recover.😉

Anonymous said:training won't help much; most of it is just genetics. It isn't worth wasting your money, time, or energy just to gain an extra inch on your vertical...

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Aaron Walker39 said:You are mistaken, my friend. You are gravely mistaken. I have generated an immense amount of data through a proprietary program I developed myself—one that accounts for nutrition and every other variable. It all comes down to how high you intend to jump, but many people fail because they neglect recovery. Rest is mandatory after training...😉

That logic holds if you are a track athlete. However, if you play any other sport, such as basketball, it would be far more productive to spend an hour or two on the court practicing your shot than to follow that routine...

Robert Anderson33 said:That’s true if you're a track athlete, but if you play anything else like basketball, you're way better off spending an hour or two on the court working on your shot rather than doing that.

Exactly! If you're a hooper, you'll get way more out of an hour of ball handling and shooting than some plyo drills.

Which is better?

Look, you could've gone into a bit more detail there—give people enough meat to actually work with if they’re gonna give you a real answer. And honestly? Do a quick search through the subforum first... you'll find a thread just like this one from maybe a year or two back.