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A 18-year-old male asked:

What muscle to do you use to jump higher for basketball?

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Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered

Internal Medicine 18 years experience

Not so simple: It's not 1 or 2 or 3 muscles. It's many in your legs, pelvis, and back that work together to cause you to jump.

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