How to Jump Higher: Ankle Dorsiflexion
Bad ankles can decrease your vertical jump. You can have a strong and powerful hip, but ultimately force has to travel through the ankle. The ankle muscles contribute significantly to jump height [1], but they also ‘link’ hip and knee extension into the ground. Normal energy transfer and biomechanics are a product of decent levels…
How to Jump Higher: 3 Things I Learned Gaining 3.5 Inches on my Vertical Jump in 10 Days
Over the last 10 days, I saw these results: Standing Jump from 31.5 inches to 34.5 inches (+3.0 inches) Approach Jump from 34 inches to 37.5 inches (+3.5 inches) Here are some things I learned: 1) You Should Be Doing Band Assisted Jumps Video: Research: Study here, here, here, and here showing that assisted jump training is effective at improving jumping ability. Sidenote: You may not even have…
10 Takeaways: What We Need is Speed
My key points from “What We Need is Speed: Scientific Practice of Getting Fast” by Henk Kraaijenhof: 1. “Try to find the right program for your athlete, not the right athlete for your program.” “Some athlete’s superfood might be other athlete’s poison.” 2. Sprint performance depends on the T-factors: Talent (genetic predisposition), Training, Temperature (need…
Olympic Lifts Don’t Optimize Explosive Power
Paradigm shift. Noun: A fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions. Before I start, it’s imperative to understand power. Power is the product of strength and speed [18]. Generating high power outputs is one of the most important qualities an athlete can possess [8, 15, 18] as it largely determines explosive athletic performance [21]. For…
You’re Slow Because You’re Weak
KEY POINTS: Stronger athletes jump higher High levels of force produce high levels of acceleration and velocity Stronger athletes compete at higher levels of sport and perform better in explosive athletic measures Getting strong provides the base for speed and power gains
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