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Vertical leap training: the nine aspects you MUST focus on to add the most inches to your vertical leap

Jul 1st, 2009 | By Jacob | Category: why you are not gaining inches on your vertical jump

I’m going to go over the nine things in a vertical training program; the nine things you need to focus on in order to obtain the maximum explosion that your body has.
The nine things work together in a synergistic effect so that when you train one of them, it might help you in another aspect, [...]

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Muscles involved during a vertical jump

Jun 26th, 2008 | By Jacob | Category: vertical jump muscles

The movements involved in propelling the body upward during the positive phase of a vertical jump.

A. Lower body
hip extention
knee extention
plantar flexion.
B. Back / Spine
Retroflexion
C. Shoulders:
anteflexion

Muscles driving the above movements, and estimated percentage of power source (Source on study below):
A.1 hip extention
- Gluteus maximus : 45%
- Gluteus medius : 8%
- Semitendinosus : 4%
- Semimembranosus : 13%
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