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How important are abdominals for increasing your vertical leap?

Jan 27th, 2010 | By Jacob | Category: vertical jump training

Abdominals are often touted as one of the “secrets” to increasing your vertical leap, but can a six pack really increase your vertical?
In order to answer this question we should first understand what role the abdominals play during a vertical jump.

Abdominals work in conjunction with the hip flexors to perform 2 main roles.

Abdominals [...]



Stop the annoying NBA commercials on Youtube.

Jan 27th, 2010 | By Jacob | Category: how to jump higher news

I subscribe to the NBA channel on youtube so I can keep up with the latest happening without watching the tube 24/7.
Recently they have added painfully long commercials to the beginning of every vid.  Basically every 45 second video cliip has a 2 minute Taco Bell infomercial attached.
It was driving me and thousands of [...]



Eric Cressey and Jacob Hiller talk vertical jump training.

Jan 20th, 2010 | By Jacob | Category: vertical leap interviews

If you haven’t heard of Eric Cressey you surely will soon.  I first encountered Eric’s work while doing research on unstable surface training for vertical jump enhancement.  Eric has one of the very best studies done on the subject (which you can check out here:  Eric’s eBooks).
Eric has a professional training facility in Boston, and [...]



Unstable surface training and other “neat” training techniques.

Dec 24th, 2009 | By Jacob | Category: vertical jump training

Let’s get real for a second.
I’m assuming…

You want results from your training.
You want the best results in the quickest possible time.

Just because it is neat, and just because it is difficult does not mean it is creating the desired training effect.
This sounds silly, as well [...]



Michael Jordan breaks the backboard!

Dec 15th, 2009 | By Jacob | Category: dunk training

I thought I had seen all Mike’s highlights, then I stumbled on this jewel.  Check out the distance and explosiveness on the take off!
The clip below is from a 1986 Nike sponsored exhibition game in Italy.
In my opinion this is one of Jordan’s best dunks…  if you disagree post below in comments.

Join the forum discussion [...]



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Dec 9th, 2009 | By Jacob | Category: Increase your vertical jump

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Adenotrex: The facts

Nov 27th, 2009 | By Jacob | Category: adenotrex

Let’s just talk about the facts regarding this supplement and you can decide for yourself whether it is worth the investment.
It has creatine, which is a clear performance enhancer.  In my opinion creatine has been under the eye of scrutiny for a long time and has succeeded.
Kreakalyn is not exclusive to adenotrex and is one [...]



How to master your shot… the biggest lie!

Nov 27th, 2009 | By Jacob | Category: basketball tips

Before you can shoot a natural and smooth shot, you have to have the mechanics locked into your muscle memory.  Some players have trained with improper techniques and locked the wrong movements into their muscles.
My friend Paul Hoover is somewhat of a”rebel” in teaching players to shoot.  I like Paul’s methods of teaching because he [...]



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Nov 25th, 2009 | By Jacob | Category: Increase your vertical jump

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Oct 26th, 2009 | By Jacob | Category: Vertical Jump Links

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