Jacob Hiller

Lose Weight and Gain Muscle

August 26, 2011 Read the full article →
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This question came from our "Ask a question" section. Howard is interested in losing a bit of weight but NOT jeopordizing his muscular development. This is a pretty common issue for athletes. The key here is lose non-functional weight and maintain functional muscle mass and development. The answer is relatively simple. Watch the video and [...]

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Train Like Spud Webb

July 28, 2011 Read the full article →
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  Spud Webb says all he did to jump higher was practice jumping. It worked for him.  Shouldn’t it work for you? What’s your take? Comment below.

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Video: How to Increase Vertical Jump with Depth Jump Exercises

July 28, 2011 Read the full article →
How to Increase Vertical Jump

Video Transcription:http://youtu.be/muT0riSziRQ   Okay, now, just a few other things to consider, I’m not going to go through a whole treatment of the volume of depth jumps. But once again, if you are measuring your vertical jump, then you will know when you need to stop doing a particular exercise; not only depth jumps, but [...]

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Shoe explosion dunk

July 17, 2011 Read the full article →
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This dunk blew out my Koby’s during warm ups.  Literally had to stop dunking before I busted an ankle.  Kobys are great shoes though, so got some more already.

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Head Injury on Rim Dunk Must See

June 25, 2011 Read the full article →
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Ok… this is just down right sick.  Don’t want to jump any higher than this or we could see some serious injuries.   We are going to see a lot more head injury style dunks in the future from athletes training with the best technologies and techniques science has to offer.

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Groin Rehab and Prehab for Groin Pain and Groin Pull.

May 22, 2011 Read the full article →
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Groin injuries, groin pulls, groin pain… sucks! It keeps you from training and performing at you highest potential. The following exercises I have found to be very effective at treating and preventing groin injuries. Include them in your groin strengthening or rehabilitation program. Injury is you worst enemy if you are trying to jump higher.  [...]

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Ball is Life Dunk Contest

May 14, 2011 Read the full article →
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Some pretty sick dunks in this contest.  Pretty amazing how the dunk world is evolving.  It seems the amazing dunks we used to see are now so much more common place. Check out how these high school kids are doing the dunks that win the NBA and college dunk contests. Personally I’m most impressed by [...]

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Plyometrics: How Should Plyometrics and Quickness Training Feel

May 12, 2011 Read the full article →
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Video Transcription : Plyometrics Exercises Okay guys, sorry, I had to wear the head phone.  It’s pretty loud in this room it’s the only way I could kill the background noise.  I hate wearing this thing, so no making fun of me on the post. Anyways, there were a couple of questions I have been [...]

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Dunk Mix From Ethiopia.

May 5, 2011 Read the full article →
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This is a dunk mix from this month.  Most are just simple lob dunks and nothing to tricky. This is a 10 foot rim at a local German school in Addis Ababa. We are leaving for Egypt next week so hopefully I can continue my jump training there and also find a good rim / [...]

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Old Pool Dunk Dare Footage.

May 4, 2011 Read the full article →
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  This is an oldy but some people really like this little vid.  Horrible quality though! Story is… I was rehabbing several years ago and several guys told me it was impossible to dunk the length of that pool.  I told them I think I could.  They swore it was impossible and tons of people [...]

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