Speed And Jumping Drills Used By NFL Soccer Players
Posted in Basketball on May 7th, 2010 by Stewart Christian – Be the first to commentThe 1 Exercise to Build Your Jump and Speed
How much you can squat is one of the top predictors of vertical jump, speed, and overall athleticism for any sport.
Here are 5 ways in which you can increase this ability.
1. Dead-lift
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and a loaded barbell on the floor in front of you. Bend at the knees and grab the bar with an overhand grip, just outside your legs. Keeping your back straight, stand up with the bar, driving your hips and glutes forward. Now lower the bar to the floor and stand up without it. Then repeat the move so that for each rep, you begin with the bar on the floor.
2. Diagonal Chop
Hold a 6- to 8-pound medication ball or plate in front of your chest and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Pivot on your right foot and rotate ninety degrees to the right, while raising the ball up and to the right. Make efforts to keep your left knee aligned with your toes to stop it from twisting. Next, pivot on your left foot and bring the ball down toward that foot. That’s’s one repetition. Do ten reps, then switch sides.