How to Jump Higher: Study – Pelvic Adjustment

In training, it’s always difficult to find the reason why a certain program was effective or ineffective. This is because we don’t live in a vacuum.  We are permeable membranes.  Stress, lifestyle, recovery, and a hundred other things affect our results from the gym. Maybe the reason you didn’t get stronger or jump higher was because of…

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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…

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How to Jump Higher: Eccentric Training

Paradox. Noun: a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. As a young basketball player, my dream was to dunk a basketball. During high school, I experimented with vertical jumping programs.  After years of hard training, I was disappointed – I still…

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