# Best and or fastest way to increase your verticle? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 29, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678 "2003-07-29T16:00:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678/1 "2003-07-29T16:00:54Z")
Jumping rope, stairs, calf lifts, squats, stretching, running, biking, etc. What is the best way to increase your jumping ability? Does most of the lift come from the calf muscles or the thighs or a combo? What sort of excersise routine would accomplish the best results? ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678/2 "2003-07-29T16:07:56Z")
Our volleyball coach relied on plyometrics and weight training. A google search of plyometrics should give you a good run down on the types of exercises. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678/3 "2003-07-29T16:09:15Z")
I’d reccomend [plyometric exercise](http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/plymo.htm). ---
**Author:** ![G-Unit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@G-Unit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G-Unit)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678/4 "2003-07-29T16:20:07Z")
Check outthis website and click on the link about jumping higher in the left column. ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678/5 "2003-07-29T16:31:55Z")
In high school a friend of mine bought a pair of those training shoes with the weird looking platform under the ball of the foot (I think they were in that Seinfeld episode with “Jimmy”). His vert increased 6-8 nches in about 3 weeks! It was most impressive! MtM ---
**Author:** ![WillSantini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@WillSantini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillSantini)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678/6 "2003-07-29T20:19:49Z")
Skip everywhere you go. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678/7 "2003-07-29T22:01:15Z")
God, I thought this was another Viagra thread. (or would that be horizontal?) ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-or-fastest-way-to-increase-your-verticle/191678/8 "2003-07-30T11:00:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WillSantini \* > \*\*Skip everywhere you go. \*\* I already do that.😛