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Hang Time – Can You Improve Yours?

June 4, 2009 By ama

Is there such a thing as “Hang Time“? To get straight to the point, scientific laws control this, there is no such thing as “hang time”. Most people will not believe this, pointing to their favorite player and exclaiming how he can stay in the air longer than anyone else. But, the fact of the matter is, any basketball player (including “Air Jordan” himself) just makes it seem as if they are floating in the air.

Here’s the details of what really happens when a basketball player goes up for a slam dunk (but any other sport where jumping is involved applies as well).

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How To Jump Higher

June 2, 2009 By ama

ANYBODY can increase their vertical jump and learn how to jump higher!

The key is understanding how your body type affects this. Age, gender, race e.t.c., are not the deciding factors. You need to do an assessment of your own individual response to certain exercise routines, as this changes from person to person. Giving you exercises just doesn’t cut it if you want to really jump higher…you NEED a cycle based on exercises for your given body type, concentrated on your weaknesses. These exercises should cycle from Strength to Explosiveness to Plyometrics.

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The Jump Manual – Jump 10 Inches Higher

June 1, 2009 By ama

The Jump Manual takes a scientific approach to “vertical explosion” training. Recent studies have shown that successfully training every aspect of the vertical jump is the only way to maximize your vertical jump explosion.

According to the author there are nine different aspects to work on by which you may improve your vertical explosion as well as your quickness. Would your choice be to target some of these–or all nine? This may seem like a silly question, but unfortunately most programs only target one or two of these aspects. The Jump Manual is the only program to target all of the aspects of vertical jump explosion and quickness. Targeting each separate facet permits the quickest possible results. The combined effect of training each aspect produces results fast.

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Top 5 Things To Look For In A Vertical Jump Program

May 28, 2009 By ama

If you’re looking for a way to improve your basketball skills and want to jump higher or even dunk, vertical jump programs can help you out. Which of the programs actually deliver on what they promise though? There are quite a few different ones out there, and several of them make claims that may not be achievable. If adding big increases to your vertical jump was as simple as some of the products lead you to believe, wouldn’t everybody be dunking by now? So how can you find a really good vertical program?

Here are the 5 things you should look for when reviewing vertical jump programs.

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Vertical Jump Development Bible (Program Review)

May 25, 2009 By ama

The Vertical Jump Development Bible (often just called The Vertical Jump Bible) is written by Kelly Baggett. It is considered one of the most comprehensive resources on the topic of increasing your vertical leap on the market today. The program covers several different areas of fitness, training, and strength that, in combination, effect your ability to improve your jump.  These areas include General Strength, Maximum Strength, Starting Strength, Reactive Training, Short Response Reactive Training, Speed of Movement, Control and Stability, Range of Motion, Maximum Power, and Force Absorption Training.

Kelly is considered one of the “gurus” in the area of increasing your vertical jumping ability. Kelly, himself, (at just 5′-9″) has a 42 inch vertical jump (see the picture for yourself on his web site). In the Vertical Jump Bible, Kelly shows you how to determine your weaknesses and improve them with proper training methods. Each of the programs has 4 progressive levels of training (beginner, novice, intermediate, and advanced) to suit your individual needs.

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You Can Jump Higher By Training Less

May 4, 2009 By ama

Are you serious about your vertical jump training?

Correct training to improve your vertical leap is very COUNTER INTUITIVE.

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