If you’ve been grinding on box jumps, squats, and plyos but your vertical isn’t improving, you’re not alone. The biggest mistake athletes make chasing a higher vertical is assuming more leg strength automatically means more jump height.
While getting stronger increases your potential, strength alone doesn’t determine how high you can jump. The real key lies in how fast your body can access that strength and apply it to the ground — that’s called Rate of Force Development (RFD).
You don’t need to build a bigger engine — you just need to tune it.
By training your nervous system to fire your muscles faster, you can dramatically improve jump height without adding more strength or mass.
That’s where smart, light-load, high-speed training comes in — and why VertiMax technology has become the world’s gold standard for developing real, explosive vertical power.
Your vertical jump depends on three key factors — and only one of them is pure strength.
How much force your legs can produce. More strength increases potential jump height, but only if you can access it quickly.
How fast you can produce that force. This is the real difference between an average jumper and one who explodes off the ground.
How efficiently you transfer that power through your whole body — from arm swing to ankle extension — for maximum lift-off velocity.
VertiMax doesn’t just build strength. It’s designed to tune the neuromuscular system so you can access your full power faster, improving all three factors — especially RFD, the one that truly defines vertical performance.
We’ve all seen it — the skinny basketball player who seems to float off the ground while stronger athletes barely leave it. That’s not luck — it’s neurology.
Explosiveness isn’t about how much muscle you have; it’s about how fast your brain can activate your muscles. When you train at high speed with light loads, you teach your nervous system to fire more muscle fibers more quickly — increasing your Rate of Force Development.
This is what makes VertiMax different. Our patented resistance system eliminates resistance spikes when bands stretch, allowing athletes to move faster under load. That lets them safely train at higher velocities, giving the nervous system the exact stimulus it needs to maximize RFD — and jump higher.
The best way to increase your vertical jump is by combining smart technique with the right kind of resistance. Below are common drills every athlete can do — and how VertiMax amplifies their effectiveness:
| DRILL | PURPOSE | HOW VERTIMAX ENHANCES IT |
SQUAT JUMPS | Build lower-body strength
| Adds light, non-varying resistance through full motion for faster neuromuscular response
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BOX JUMPS | Improve reactive power
| Enables repeated max-effort jumps without resistance spikes or instability
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BOUNDING | Improve force transfer across steps
| Adds linear + vertical resistance for better ground-force application
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ARM SWINGS | Boost total-body coordination
| Loads upper limbs to improve upward momentum and power synergy
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Conventional drills build the foundation — VertiMax multiplies the return by creating smoother, faster, more powerful neural firing with every rep.
The VertiMax V-Series redefines explosive training—helping athletes of any strength level generate force faster and move more powerfully.
Patented pulley and band technology eliminates resistance spikes, allowing free acceleration to higher velocities that build speed-strength. With eight independent band systems, athletes can load multiple body points and train up to five athletes simultaneously. Trusted by elite programs and safely scalable for youth, the V-Series delivers unmatched versatility and proven results.
In a study of Division I athletes, those training with VertiMax achieved 6× greater gains in explosive power than athletes using traditional plyometrics.
Used by over 70 % of Division I programs and more than half of the NFL and NBA, VertiMax is the worldwide standard for developing vertical power, speed, and explosive athletic performance.
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