Vertical Leap training thread

[bmon]

could i?

could i workout my legs 3 times a week? mon , wed , fri , or would that be too much? id be using like you said 85 percent of my max so......

 

[coolcolj]

depends.

if your a begineer - yes.

When you reach fairly heavy weights, as long as you don't go to failure, then you may still be able to do it.

Listen to your body - otherwise you may find yourself overtraining, getting sore knees and hips

 

[thriller]

do some dynamic stretching too and use some medicine ball work.
ex. plyo's with medicine ball in your hands, try and dunk a medicine ball (if you are close to dunking)

 

[coolcolj]

Check out Alto Bolden's vertical jump,.....


http://www.atoboldon.com/audiovideo/vertical.ram

 

[thriller]

the vids not working man

 

[coolcolj]

works for me, make sure you have the latest real player at a guess

he jumps onto a 5'4" box! That's 65inches.. amazing, since he's 5'9" 180lbs

 

[bmon]

coolcolj

how can i gain the most strength out of my squat ? right now im doing deep squats with 200lbs 3x5 after my olympic lifts. any suggestions in getting a better squat max as fast as possible? i was thinking about pyramiding my weights?

 

[Fonz]

I had a chat to a guy who runs a vertical leap training site.
He's called ANT, he's 5'9" and runs a 41" vertical leap.

This is what he can do a White boy too!


ANT

170lbs bodyweight

400lbsx4reps squat (to just below parallel)

41 inches????

WOW.

He's my height too.

34" here. Can't dunk yet.

Always hit the back of the rim.

I can do 9.5 feet on the retractable ones though.
(Love those things....LOL)

Fonz

 

[coolcolj]

here is a pic of ANT in action

 

[thriller]

acouple more inchs thats me!!!!!!!!! except shorter