http://freeverticaljumptraining.com Wed, 16 May 2012 18:41:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Free Vertical Jump Training with Jacob Hiller no http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/podcast-icon-for-jump-manual-994.jpg http://freeverticaljumptraining.com http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/basketball-training-2/dre-baldwin-guest-video/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/basketball-training-2/dre-baldwin-guest-video/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:02:01 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=4266 Our guest author Dre Baldwin has provided us with some video training.  Please ask questions below so you can get the most out of his expertise. To checkout Dre’s "Hoop Handbooks" go here: http://www.jumpmanual.com/dre]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/basketball-training-2/dre-baldwin-guest-video/feed/ 0 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-training-pics/raw-outdoor-mexican-gym/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-training-pics/raw-outdoor-mexican-gym/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:37:25 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=4263 Check out this gym where I go training.  You can see the concrete squat rack in the background.  Also all sorts of climbing poles… this is an adult gym. There are some pretty talented Mexicans who come hear every day and train like animals. I’m usually the only guy messing with the concrete barbells.]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-training-pics/raw-outdoor-mexican-gym/feed/ 0 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-training-pics/mexican-basketball-court/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-training-pics/mexican-basketball-court/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:30:34 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=4261 This is a local court where I play in a league. Just thought I’d post a quick pic of it.]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-training-pics/mexican-basketball-court/feed/ 0 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-higher-2/jump-higher-work-out-above-your-improvement-zone/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-higher-2/jump-higher-work-out-above-your-improvement-zone/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:31:37 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=4230 I want to go over the improvement zone with you to help you jump higher with your vertical jump training regime. We have talked about the improvement zone a few times, we go over it in detail in the Jump Manual but I want to do a brief fly by over it right here. When [...]]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-higher-2/jump-higher-work-out-above-your-improvement-zone/feed/ 0 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/how-to-jump-higher/customized-nutrition-programming/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/how-to-jump-higher/customized-nutrition-programming/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:54:24 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=4227 Many of you might know Patrick from our Facebook page, or from the forums.  His help to many of our online athletes prompted us to invite him as a guest poster and eventually to promote his nutrition program. CHECK IT OUT HERE: jumpmanual.com/tbcnutrition His advice and program have gotten fantastic reviews… To the first 100 [...]]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/how-to-jump-higher/customized-nutrition-programming/feed/ 4 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/how-to-jump-higher/learn-how-to-jump-higher-with-squat-jumps/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/how-to-jump-higher/learn-how-to-jump-higher-with-squat-jumps/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:33:01 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=4193 I’m going to tell you how to jump higher using squat jumps. I’m probably going to get some flack from some people because whenever I talk about heavier squat jumps people always say it’s dangerous. This is a matter of good form and preparing for heavier weights and greater eccentric loads. If done correctly, squat [...]]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/how-to-jump-higher/learn-how-to-jump-higher-with-squat-jumps/feed/ 1 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-higher-2/jumping-higher-no-results-whats-really-happening/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-higher-2/jumping-higher-no-results-whats-really-happening/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:53:03 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=4184 So let’s say you’ve been doing one of he best vertical jump programs for a while. The program has you doing some of the most effective exercises for jumping higher and results have been steady until now. After talking to some friends, coaches or trainers, you are told not to continue with the same vertical [...]]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/jump-higher-2/jumping-higher-no-results-whats-really-happening/feed/ 0 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/vertical_jump_exercises/setting-up-bands-to-jump-higher/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/vertical_jump_exercises/setting-up-bands-to-jump-higher/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:38:41 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=3911 Bands are an advanced and very effective way to help you jump higher. There are several advantages to using bands: 1. Bands descend faster than gravity providing an accelerated eccentric.  Lifting against the resistance of high velocity trains your muscles to react faster! 2. Bands have variable resistance curve.  Like a rubber band the resistance [...]]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/vertical_jump_exercises/setting-up-bands-to-jump-higher/feed/ 5 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/vertical-jump-training/crazy-outdoor-mexican-workout/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/vertical-jump-training/crazy-outdoor-mexican-workout/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:37:51 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/?p=3893 Check out this loco gym I ran into in Mexico city. Dropped some quick vids of working out. Great crew here and awesome camaraderie with local meat heads. I’ll be hitting this place up on the regular.]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/vertical-jump-training/crazy-outdoor-mexican-workout/feed/ 1 http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/central-nervous-system/balance-overtraining-and-results/ http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/central-nervous-system/balance-overtraining-and-results/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:09:35 +0000 Jacob Hiller http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/central-nervous-system/balance-overtraining-and-results/ Train too hard with not enough rest period and you will eventually surpass your ability to recover and make gains in your athletic ability. Train at low levels of stimulation and risk slow or no gains. Chronic over training is not something that will happen in one exercise setting. Chronic overt raining is when the [...]]]> http://freeverticaljumptraining.com/central-nervous-system/balance-overtraining-and-results/feed/ 1