hams, glutes, lowerback

[gu11y]

does anyone know if the hamstrings, glutes and lowerback help alot in you vertical jump, i've heard they're quiete powerful

if so do you know any exercises to work all 3 of these


thanks lots

[ryano3]

yes they prob r the most important but u still need to consider the quads

deadlifts r very good for this

and glute ham raise i think

those 2 r good

and then again there r good old fashioned squats

to target the muscles u mention i suggest u push through your heels when u squat and dont allow your knees to go too much far over your toes,go down from your hips/butt first.this will also help wif knee problems.

[gu11y]

thanks tons ryan but anyone else who has more please feel free

[Bladex]

ya, their important - try to do some exersizes to improve that, and make sure to stretch abit, makes em more flexable and you get less injuries

[JCsBck]

For 1 legged jumpers they are the most importanst by far ( well mainly the hams), but for 2 legged they are still very important.

IMO, you should work on the posterior chain ( hams, glutes, lowerback) more than your quads, but you HAVE to do both or don't bother weight training.

[a.j.ing]

JCsBck, u should make a jump program, u know lots bout training, i think u could make a good program

[JCsBck]

Originally Posted by a.j.ing

JCsBck, u should make a jump program, u know lots bout training, i think u could make a good program

lol, thanks for the compliment, but I honestly don't think I know that much, I just see info on the internet and remember it.

If it's not in the internet, I really don't know anything about it.

[gu11y]

does anyone else know any more exercises to work these muscles??



thanks lots to everyone so far,
and yeah i agree, you know quite a bit, you should make a program.

[ryano3]

Originally Posted by gu11y

does anyone else know any more exercises to work these muscles??



thanks lots to everyone so far,
and yeah i agree, you know quite a bit, you should make a program.

leg curls

stiff leg deadlifts

[-DC-]

If you do squats right they target the hams and the glute very well. If you are more sore in the quads then the hams and glute after squats you're probably not doing them with very good form. (Obviously there are exceptions like if some has good hamstring strength already)