Jump Higher with Serious Quads!

January 19, 2012 Read the full article →

Quad Strength is Important to Jumping Higher With all of the vertical jump training advice and information out there pointing toward the glutes and posterior chain (your back side) as being most critical when it comes to athletic power and jumping higher, the quads seem to be taking a back seat these days. This is [...]

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Setting up bands to jump higher

January 10, 2012 Read the full article →
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Bands are an advanced and very effective way to increase your vertical leap.  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 [...]

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Jump Higher – Relax & Explode!

January 4, 2012 Read the full article →

Guest Post by Scott Bias This simple tip may seem like the opposite of what you think you should be doing when you plant and start your jumping motion, but it really works. Relax. What I mean by relax is this – Just before you plant your feet to start your upward momentum make sure [...]

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Increase Vertical Jump – Valuable Training Tip!

December 23, 2011 Read the full article →

Guest Post by Scott Bias Training Tip to Increase Your Vertical Jump This vertical jump training tip is a very simple but extremely effective thing you can do to maximize your training results over time and it’s also very easy. First, let me ask you a question. Where were you and what were you doing [...]

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Crazy Outdoor Mexican Workout

December 19, 2011 Read the full article →
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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.

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Q&A: How Do I Jump Higher?

December 10, 2011 Read the full article →
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How do I jump higher? How can I practice jumping higher? Guest Post by Scott Bias Great questions. The best and most effective way to learn to jump higher is to practice jumping. There are all kinds of fancy plyometric exercises around that get labeled as “The best jumping exercise” but in reality a lot [...]

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How Strong Do My Legs Need To Be To Dunk?

December 8, 2011 Read the full article →

Guest Post by Scott Bias How strong do your legs need to be able to dunk? I can already leg and calf press more than about 20 lbs my body weight. Great question. As a general rule you should be able to squat 2 to 2 1/2 times your body weight in order to have [...]

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Balance Overtraining and Results

December 3, 2011 Read the full article →
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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 [...]

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Vertical Jump Before and After Testimonial

December 2, 2011 Read the full article →
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A customer on Facebook recently posted a great before and after of their jumping skills after using The Jump Manual. I need to start posting more of our backdated testimonials.  I loved this one so decided to post it right away. Look how high his head is by the net in each picture. So awesome… [...]

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Reversal speed and training technique.

November 21, 2011 Read the full article →
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Focus on this point during your training to accelerate your results.    Focusing on the reversal of direction allows you to put the greatest amount of tension on your muscle in order to induce faster and more effective training results. For athletic movement initiating changes of directions at high speeds and with great power will [...]

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