INCREASE YOUR VERTICAL with 1 EXPLOSIVE BODYWEIGHT leg exercise! – ATHLEAN-X™

by YouTube Team

One of the most effective ways to increase your vertical jump is to use bodyweight exercises since that is what you are ultimately going to have to power off the ground during game action. When it comes to sorting through all the lower body bodyweight exercises out there, the important thing is to choose ones that are explosive.

For that, I went to the “vertical jump king” Jack Cascio and challenged him to come up with a killer lower body exercise that used nothing more than bodyweight. The results are explosive….especially the single leg variation of this.

It’s possible to increase your vertical jump if you’re combining elements of strength and power into your exercises. You can’t have one without the other. Like everything else in AthLEAN-X, athleticism is a key part of delivering the unique results that the program delivers.

You can copy the same exact system that elite professional athletes from all 4 major sports are doing to get ripped, lean, muscular and athletic bodies. Get the AthLEAN-X training system at

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29 comments

IrishRhavin September 25, 2010 - 11:47 am

Right probably asking in the wrong place, but sometimes when i jump i'm fine, othertimes, it feels like my gooch is after exploding, whats happening?

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jeppe19941 January 11, 2011 - 1:13 pm

his knee is pointing inwards.. and THAT IS HARMFULL! be carefull….

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jezusnumba2 June 15, 2011 - 6:11 pm

@IrishRhavin you might be jumping wrong, and you probably pulled your groin

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matthew kerr September 8, 2011 - 8:57 am

hey

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stylezNout February 5, 2012 - 9:37 pm

@Dannynorw maybe because I'm an actual athlete and your a fat fuck behind his computer whose life goal is to troll

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Marre B August 18, 2012 - 12:21 pm

What exercises have u done to jump so high!?

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danielsan152 August 21, 2012 - 5:30 am

yeah. im not as tall as what you think i am
dude! I must admit that im short but im a
good jumper. I want to share you this site:
JumpHigher.info
Its one of my secret weapon why i jump so
high. Check that site and you will learn a
lot of training techniques to a higher jump.

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ToastedBuns March 17, 2013 - 2:43 am

there's no way you can be over 400 pounds and be that short.

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Sokan1993 March 17, 2013 - 9:59 pm

Lol, I have no memory of making this comment (no wonder, it was over 2 years ago), but obviously I was just joking 😛

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Xhell420 April 13, 2013 - 10:17 pm

Great exercise! Try going between this and a burpee (with a pushup and knee tuck jump), back and forth until you almost die!!

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nicholas richardsn February 9, 2014 - 4:51 am

ok I have 26 inch vertical and im 14 5"5 140 pounds and how do I increase my vertical quick

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Alfred Scott April 24, 2015 - 4:28 pm

pretty much boils down to jumping makes you better at jumping haha. crazy how good our bodies are at adapting

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byczor March 26, 2016 - 9:10 am

i have a problem with that kind of excercise… i cant stand from my back. sometimes i think im very close but still can to this. what excercises may help me? can anyone help?

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Oliver Brookes February 20, 2017 - 4:42 am

my two favourite coaches

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joystick Cass February 19, 2018 - 3:21 am

Cascio guy has weak glutes look at his knees going inwards on this and many other videos

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transmitter July 14, 2018 - 9:41 am

20!8?

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Danilo Rosales January 31, 2019 - 4:19 am

This exercice made a simple thing too complecated, is not a matter of circus.

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In Child May 12, 2019 - 6:22 am

The guy in green's knees are caving inward when propelling himself up isn't that bad

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Frederico Mendonça November 4, 2019 - 5:38 am

Jesse is the new Jack

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VShopov March 30, 2020 - 8:06 pm

This is perfect for the current situation. 😀

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Joellhpa Hnamte April 8, 2020 - 6:11 pm

That workout is insane… Thankz

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Ege Aydemir May 12, 2020 - 2:20 pm

Lmao the intro

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A P June 27, 2020 - 2:12 pm

Valgus knees, just terrible

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Dream September 10, 2020 - 1:28 pm

is this patched yet?

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HokutoNoSandwich October 7, 2020 - 5:42 am

I tried many programs in the past however it doesn`t help, however this vertical jump training was the best. Fourteen days ago I could just touch the rim and it was disturbing. My friends are very surprised regarding how I can now dunk within a short time period! It is not hard to find this jump tip by Google. Its name is Julian Jumρosen
every good wish

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Fred Warnick October 31, 2020 - 11:12 pm

I enjoy basketball and playing with my brother is the best. Nevertheless, I observed that he could jump higher than me. I seek guides all over the net, used them but found no good results. Lastly, I found this vertical jump method. My jump has enhanced a lot ever since I began this program. It is not hard to research this jump guide on Google. The jump guidebook is Julian Jumρosen
every good wish

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Angel Macedon November 2, 2020 - 4:39 am

Very cool! However, if the goal is performance improvements rather than conditioning wouldn’t you do 1 rep at a time!

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The Ficho May 15, 2021 - 10:11 am

2021?

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Jason-Michael F. January 4, 2022 - 6:29 pm

To all the basketball players, this video is for you!

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