| Free advice regarding vertical jump training is | | | | those that are trained in during practice. Half speed |
| everywhere. It seems that almost everyone is an | | | | training leads to half speed competitive reactive ability. |
| expert. Especially coaches, as well as athletes with | | | | A fools plan indeed. |
| really good hops. All of which is a strong indicator that | | | | The old saying is spot on: As you practice, so do you |
| when there are that many know-it-alls around, most of | | | | play. In the case of vertical leap improvement, that |
| them really do not know much. | | | | means you most only train at levels of high intensity |
| Sometimes just a little bit of information, even when | | | | should you want to gain ten inches or more on your |
| one hundred percent accurate, can become | | | | vertical. Literally each repetition of each and every |
| fundamentally counter productive. Far too many of | | | | exercise must be treated as a distinct and separate |
| those experts out there suffer from a simple problem: | | | | event. Since most training out there is to fatigue, this |
| they do not know what they do not know. That can | | | | type of proper training seems counter intuitive. |
| become a real negative. | | | | However, getting it right is critical. |
| The focus of this article is on two of the key factors | | | | The second key factor is the one most often |
| involved in the development of a much higher jump | | | | overlooked. It is the matter of nutrition. So many |
| reach. The information is based in science and long | | | | athletes will skill train with an awareness of almost |
| time experience and is taken from a well established | | | | everything but nutrition. Yet everyone has to |
| jump training expert. | | | | acknowledge that proper nutrition is fundamental to |
| It is important to note up front that these key factors | | | | maximizing success. Real strength development takes |
| are but just two of all of the major factors that must | | | | place much more during meals than it does during |
| be addressed and trained on in order to achieve huge | | | | workouts. Developing explosive strength is based upon |
| improvement in vertical leap. So this information is just | | | | the right nutrient and energy profile in your body, not |
| but a smaller part of what is required to get way | | | | upon the black iron in a weight room. |
| better. Never-the-less, these are keys. | | | | The fact is that if most athletes maintained their |
| The first centers around a concept that is commonly | | | | current training program and changed nothing other |
| referred to as game speed. That would reference the | | | | than their nutrition, they would be dumb founded by |
| intensity level that is not only required but also normally | | | | their increased results. Good nutrition is central to |
| expended in the course of head to head athletic | | | | developing big time hops and any vertical training |
| competition. We are not talking warm-ups here. We | | | | program worth pursuing includes this very important |
| are addressing the physical effort that it takes to win | | | | component. |
| when the game is on the line and the score is being | | | | Although this seems simple and should go without |
| kept. | | | | saying, most vertical jump reach development |
| It is amazing that there are many athletes who will | | | | programs do not emphasize these two key factors. In |
| practice their skills and fundamentals, their tactics and | | | | fact, any program lacking either one of these (let alone |
| strategies, at less than full speed. As a matter of fact, | | | | both) is simply not worth pursuing. The link below leads |
| there are a notable number of athletes who literally | | | | to a program that has both components embedded |
| believe that practicing at one speed and playing at | | | | within a very comprehensive approach to jump |
| another is useful training. How foolish! | | | | development. It is available for your review. |
| In most sports, success is mostly based on reactive | | | | Regardless of how you proceed, make sure to attend |
| ability. Reactions are based upon habits. Habits are | | | | to the game speed and nutritional steps when training |
| build in practice and become automatic through what | | | | to grow better hops. Leave them behind and gaining |
| seems like endless training. To train in half speed | | | | ten inches or more on your vertical will border on |
| reactive ability is nonsensical. The habits that will | | | | impossible. |
| manifest themselves in the heat of competition are | | | | |
