| The Two Most Important Variables of An Effective | | | | have played a game, and you'll realize now you can |
| Jump Program | | | | jump higher than you ever have been able to before. |
| I hope you are familiar with the two principal variables | | | | So once again, if you jump at a certain level and you're |
| of a vertical jump program: strength and quickness. | | | | training at a lower level than how high you can jump, |
| That's what's going to make you explode. I'll give you | | | | it's not going to get you anywhere. It's going to get you |
| an example. | | | | endurance, which is a good thing. But it's not what |
| Let's say you were a sprinter, and you ran the | | | | you're looking for, and that's not why you're here. |
| hundred meter dash, would you train sprinting by | | | | I know I can be real redundant about this, about |
| running the mile or by running two miles? No, because | | | | strength plus quickness equals explosion, about not |
| that would train your endurance. It's a completely | | | | training your endurance about training the explosion |
| different type of muscle, and that's not the muscle you | | | | that your muscles have-that's two different types of |
| want to be training. And as long as you continue to | | | | muscles. |
| train your jumping endurance, you are not going to | | | | The skill sets you need to jump higher can be broken |
| maximize your jumping potential. | | | | into nine very specific categories. Some of them, you |
| To jump higher, you want to train your explosion. All of | | | | may have an excellent grasp on already. For instance, |
| the exercises that are recommended for people who | | | | body composition is one of them. If you're overweight, |
| wish to jump higher are called "explosion exercises." | | | | that extra weight is only going to drag you down; so |
| They're all vertical jump exercises that are going to | | | | that's one of the categories. There are nine different |
| teach you to push you're your potential more and | | | | categories that are going to help you jump higher, and |
| more. | | | | if you're able to maximize each one, you'll be able to |
| For instance, if you can jump eighteen inches right now, | | | | reach what is called your "physical explosion capability." |
| and if your training teaches you to jump a little higher | | | | Your legs can only create so much explosion, so there |
| each time, then you're going to be increasing that level | | | | is a limit to how high you can jump; but I'll guarantee |
| almost each workout. Each week, you're going to see | | | | you none of you are reaching that potential right now. |
| slight increases, and that's going to build up until a point | | | | I'm not even reaching that potential right now. |
| where you're going to be warmed up, or you'll just | | | | |