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Jump Higher: Work Out Above Your Improvement Zone

April 23, 2012 Read the full article →

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 [...]

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Learn How To Jump Higher with Squat Jumps

April 2, 2012 Read the full article →

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 [...]

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Jump Higher Using Triple Extension!

March 10, 2012 Read the full article →

In order to apply maximum force to the ground when you jump, something called triple extension has to happen. Triple extension is accomplished by fully extending at the hip, knee and ankle joints as quickly as possible. Triple extension (ankle, knee, hip) is the basis for running, jumping and squatting, the very foundations of movement. [...]

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Jump Higher: Supercharge your CNS with Over-speed Training!

February 27, 2012 Read the full article →

Over-speed training refers to any method that forces or allows your muscles and CNS (central nervous system) to fire at an above average rate. Potential benefits of over-speed training are – Improved top end speed when sprinting ie… Improving your 40 time. Improved lateral and first step quickness. Faster acceleration/deceleration. Higher vertical jump. When jumping, [...]

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Jump Higher And Cure Shin Splints with Dorsi Flexion!

February 21, 2012 Read the full article →

Guest Post by Scott Bias Every muscle group has an opposing muscle group. Quads & hamstrings – biceps & triceps – calves (Gastrocnemius) & shins (Tibialis Anterior). Neglecting the opposing muscle can lead to an imbalance when training to increase your vertical jump. What this means is, you can do all the calve raises you [...]

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Vertical Jump Training: Eccentric or Concentric?

February 8, 2012 Read the full article →

If your goal is to jump higher, run faster or just be generally more explosive, “HOW” you do an exercise can be more important than the exercise itself. This is because the body adapts and changes your very cellular make up based on the movements you put it through. Every time you exercise, you send [...]

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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 →

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 [...]

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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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Q&A: How Do I Jump Higher?

December 10, 2011 Read the full article →

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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