There are many vertical jump training exercises you can do to increase how high you can jump. There are, in fact, so many exercises, programs, and products that entire books have been dedicated to the subject. In this article I will give a few easy and very fundamental examples of basic exercises you can do at home or in the gym. The squat may be the best lower body exercise for anything, hands down. It is definitely one of the best for increasing your vertical jump and learning how to jump higher for basketball, as well as for building all around leg strength. Squats can be performed in the gym with a rack of weights or anywhere, using just your body weight. Start in a standing position, feet spread slightly past shoulder width. Now bend at the knees until your thighs are at least parallel with the ground. The lower [...] Read more »