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Bounce
“Sprinting is probably the biggest thing that I’ve added, that I never used to do. And it’s had a huge impact on my jumping.”
“One of the best things a young athlete can do if they want to jump high: play a ton of sports.”
Torque: “The person that’s built more thick, they gotta get even stronger.”
What have you done that has translated the most to vertical jump? “Jumped a ton.”
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Plyometrics
In the past: “I’m dunking every single day. I’m playing basketball every single day… there’s no point for me to do plyos.”
“I do get a lot of that [low intensity plyometric contacts], but it’s through the warm-up.”
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Treating Injuries
“There was a time, when it [Osgood-Schlatter] was at its worst, that I considered quitting dunking.”
Treating Osgood-Schlatter: “We just treated it like Tendinopathy and it healed up.”
“Reverse Nordic ISOs, I find they work best for me, for quad Tendinopathy.”
“If you’re dealing with Tendinopathy, you have to do a plyometric progression just to get back into it.”
“Never add something out of nowhere. That’s how you get your tendon pain.”
“Really good jumps, it feels like a rubber band… I felt like chewed bubble gum on a really hot day [after consistent static stretching].”
“During really intense training cycles, I see like a 3-4 inch decrease in my vertical… I’ll deload, I’ll supercompensate, and I’ll jump like an inch higher than what I normally jump.”
“I don’t think it’s possible to be completely healthy while also pushing the limits of what your body can do.”
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Biggest Training Mistakes
- Getting away from strength training for too long
- Pushing through injuries
- Deep squatting when my body proportions aren’t built to deep back squat
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Jump Technique
“I used to think that there was an archetype jump technique… long penultimate, you gotta get really low, block foot internally rotated.”
“The only time I would try to change it [penultimate length] is if you have a really young athlete.”
Purposelly changing your penultimate: “If you put in a ton of reps, I think it will do more harm than good.”
“There a bullseye… You can go too fast and you can go too slow.”
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