Video: Calf Raises & Body Weight for Jumping

Calf Raises & Body Weight for Jumping

Calf raises are a great way to work on both your body weight and your jumping abilities. Find out about calf raises and body weight for jumping with help from a longtime and passionate personal trainer in this free video clip.

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I'm Kusha Karvandi, founder of Exerscribe here at Fit Athletic Club, San Diego, and today we're going to talk about calf and body weight exercises to improve jumping. When it comes to calf exercises, one of my favorites is the single leg calf raise and the reason being is it helps really hit those type two muscle fibers which is what the calf is mostly comprised of. So when it comes to the single leg calf raise, keep one foot behind the ball of the calf and come up as high as you can with the heel. If you need to use something to balance, grab a chair or something stationary, try doing four to five sets of 15 to 25 reps and try to minimize your rest period in between. Next, a great exercise to improve jumping is the jumping lunges. Dip into a lunge bringing the knee down close to the floor, keeping the front knee behind the toe then swing your arms to gain height. Alternate legs as you go and shoot for quality instead of quantity. I shoot for about four sets of ten reps. Lastly, the jump squat is another great vertical achiever. Dip into a low squat and explode out of it as high as you can. I like to do about three to four sets of ten to twelve reps. Again, I'm Kusha Karvandi, founder of Exerscribe here at Fit Athletic Club, San Diego, and today I just showed you some calf and body weight exercises to improve jumping.

Calf Raises & Body Weight for Jumping

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