If you squat big, will you have a high vertical?

[future_strongguy]

If you can squat big, does that mean you will have a high vertical jump? Or do you need to do special exercises for that?

 

[Wolve]

strength and power are 2 different things

 

[Throttle]

strength and power are 2 different things

yes but squatting is a pre-req for a big vertical jump.

the wikipedia has an excellent discussion:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_jump#Increasing_vertical_jump