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What is a good vertical jump height? I think I'm around 12-20 inches (30-50cm) but I haven't really measured. Probably a better estimate is around 16 inches (40 cm). I'm 170cm (5' 7") / 65kg (143lb). Does vertical jump height decrease as you get heavier (more muscles overall)? Or are the leg muscles usually able to to compensate for a heavier upper body?
>> Anonymous
This is a good indicator of strength to weight ratio. I believe it takes a great deal of strength to compensate for a higher weight with respect to the vertical jump.

That said, I haven't a clue what a good jump height is.
>> Anonymous
olympic lifting
>> Anonymous
Vertical Jump doesn't necessarily suggest strength as much as a combination of strength and speed (power). Explosion is required to output more than just your body weight. Even if you stand up really fast you're still not going to lift off the ground.

As far as what is a "good" vertical jump. Obviously the higher, the better. In high school I had a 22 inch (55cm) vertical jump. My vertical jump right now is probably over 3 feet or a meter. Is that good? I don't know. Just like putting weight on a bar or, I always train to do more.
>> Anonymous
>>126284
> My vertical jump right now is probably over 3 feet or a meter.

Time to enter the olympics, you should be able to highjump 8 feet easily with that kind of vertical (once you get the technique), and the world record is only that.

I would say a good minimum is 20 inches for a non-athlete.
>> Anonymous
>>126297

I'm working on it.
>> Anonymous
>>126284
> My vertical jump right now is probably over 3 feet or a meter.

Are you kidding me ? Michael Jordan had a vertical jump of about 1m and it was pretty damn good even for a pro basketball player
>> Anonymous
>>126313

Basketball is a skilled sport. Dribbling, shooting...etc. A vertical jump doesn't necessarily dictate how good you're going to be. Look at Yao when he was first starting out in the NBA. Even though he was 7+ ft tall, he still tripped over his feet.

As for my vertical jump. Nope. I'm not kidding. Again, you're not training just strength. You're training a combination of strength and speed - also known as power.

Simply doing squats won't necessarily get you faster. But doing squats super-setted with vertical jumps (box jumps) as well as other exercises like the snatch, hang clean and power clean, you can increase your power output.