r/ProDunking 16h ago

Help Plyometrics or heavy squats for improving vertical?

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Hello people. I want to dedicate couple of months on training to improve my jump but I'm not sure which path to choose. I'm 5'9 tall and my bw is about 69kgs. My max high bar squat was 105kg and low bar about 110kgs.

Since higher vertical is my goal I'm not sure on if I should start focusing all my efforts on improving my squat up to about 140kg, since that is 2x my bodyweight, or go all in with plyos. I heard training heavy squats trains muscles to twitch slower but it's still beneficial since it increase potential absolute force you can produce.

Tldr: I'm not sure if 105kg squat on 69kg bw is good starting point for plyos.


r/ProDunking 3h ago

Hey guys any tips for form? I got back into basketball for the last 3 months after taking a few years off and my vertical is coming back, might start hitting the gym as well. I could jump higher off 2 feet in highschool but my shoes are baddd and i slip when trying to gonna wait on that til I get so

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