• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

High Jump Club

Learn how to win and break records in the high jump!

  • Sign up to High Jump Club
    • Other sites
      • Triple Jump Club
      • Long Jump Club
      • Fast Running Club
      • Pole Vault Club
  • High Jump Training Blog
    • High Jump Drills
    • Are you someone that wants to seriously improve their high jump performance?
    • 7 day high jump training program
    • Improve your high jump instantly (For beginners only!)
    • High Jump Drills Training ebook
    • High Jump Training
    • High Jump Spikes
    • High jump training equipment.
  • High Jump Shop
    • High Jump Spikes
    • High Jump Equipment
    • High Jump Training Guides
  • Follow Us
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • Blog
You are here: Home / High jump blog / Is endurance training good for high jumpers?
Do I need endurance to be a good high jumper?

Is endurance training good for high jumpers?

December 20, 2016 by David

Endurance and stamina training are good for conditioning the body to do more intensive exercises, but it shouldn’t be at the heart of a high jumper’s training regime. There is nothing wrong with a high jumper having the speed endurance to run a 400m sprint in under 60 seconds, however if you train a high jumper to become a champion 3000m runner, then you can expect their performance to be affected.

High jumpers need to have the stamina to perform explosive movements several times throughout their competition. So their ‘endurance’ differs from others in the traditional senses.

Rather than aiming for the amount of time or distance the body can perform for, the muscles need to be put through intensive exercises that will allow the high jumper to improve their muscle strength, speed, power and explosiveness.

In a competition, a high jumper will usually have around 8 jumps where they will be able to produce their maximum height before the muscles start to fatigue and the athlete’s performance begins to decline.

The athlete must condition their body to maximise their explosive power for as long as possible throughout the competition.

High jumpers endurance training will be more like the following.

Skip to section

  • Strength training.
  • Speed training.
    • Bonus
    • Want to improve your high jump?

Strength training.

This can be done through a combination of weights training or plyometrics trainings.

Weights training would involve doing resistance weights exercises with an emphasis on vertical explosive power. For example, doing squats, leg press, step-ups, power cleans and snatch exercises for repetitions of 6-8 for 3-4 sets will help condition the explosive strength-endurance of the muscle.

Plyometrics training is effective as it too conditions the muscles for speed and the execution of power for several repetitions. Typically, jumping movements such as explosive vertical bounds, single leg hops, step-ups, hurdle hops and box jumps. Repetitions of 8 or more for at least three sets should develop the explosiveness of the athlete.

Speed training.

High jumpers won’t run more than 30m in their run-up. Furthermore, many high jumpers won’t be able to run at their top speed because they cannot transfer it into vertical power. With the exception of the occasional speed endurance runs over 100m, most of a high jumpers speed training should focus on the acceleration over 30-60m.

What do you think about your endurance in the high jump? Do you ever feel tired or fatigued partly through the competition? Or do you find that you perform better as the competition goes on? Share your experiences in the comment section below.

Bonus

If you want to improve your high jump, you can buy this 7 day a week training program for $10, which will help you improve your jumping ability and overall high jumping performance.

Click here to buy it now. 

Want to improve your high jump?

Sign up to our newsletter and learn how to become a better high jumper in the next 90 days!

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit

Filed Under: High jump blog, High Jump Training Tagged With: endurance, high jump training, high jump weight training, leg workouts for jumping, plyometric training, speed endurance, speed training, strength training, vertical strength

Learn how to improve your high jump!

  • High Jump Technique
  • How to jump higher (faster!)
  • Best high jump training equipment.
  • Best high jump spikes for high jumpers.
  • Can compression socks help you with your high jump performance?

Improve your high jump with the following.

  • High Jump Hoodie - Front Only those who jump will ever fly - High jump hoodie $50.00
  • Born to jump backwards high jump mug Born to jump backwards - High Jump Mug $10.00
  • Saucony high jump spikes Saucony Uplift High Jump Spikes $89.95
  • VS High Jump Upright Standards VS Premier HJ Standards $1,014.00
  • High jump landing mat Gill G1 High Jump Value Pack $10,865.00

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • High Jump Technique
  • How to jump higher (faster!)
  • Best high jump training equipment.
  • Best high jump spikes for high jumpers.
  • Can compression socks help you with your high jump performance?
  • If you want to jump high, you need to improve your core strength (abdominals)
  • Will high jump orthotics help me jump higher?
  • Are you cutting your curve in the high jump?
  • How do you get good at high jump?
  • How to win the high jump event.
  • Sign up to High Jump Club
  • High Jump Training Blog
  • High Jump Shop
  • Follow Us
  • Blog

Copyright © 2021 · Log in