A great vertical jump is a full-body athletic movement. While leg strength is extremely important, athletes also create significant momentum by explosively driving the hips forward and using a powerful arm swing. Approximately 30% of vertical-leap performance can come from the contribution of the hips and arms, making proper sequencing and full-body explosiveness an important part of jump training.

Our VERT training machine allows athletes to perform jumping and explosive athletic movements against resistance. Rather than simply strengthening the legs, the goal is to train athletes to coordinate the legs, hips, core and arms so they can generate as much force and upward momentum as possible.

Athletes work on explosive hip extension, powerful arm action, jumping mechanics and resisted athletic movements designed to improve how efficiently they transfer force through the entire body.

These qualities translate directly to basketball movements such as rebounding, shot blocking, finishing above defenders, exploding off the floor and quickly changing direction.

Because each session is limited to just six athletes, participants receive plenty of quality repetitions during the 30-minute workout while our trainers can closely monitor movement and effort.