Do Less To Jump Higher
Are you serious about your vertical leap routine?
Correct training to increase your vertical jump is very COUNTER INTUITIVE.
Vertical jumping is an explosive act caused by the intense tightening of fast twitch muscles. Because of this, vertical jump training ought to be "anaerobic." Too many athletes train in a way that that is mostly "aerobic".
What is the difference in training?
Athletes looking to improve have been told that long distance running would increase their vertical. That is huge misconception. Training with the cross country team can cause your vertical leap to plummet.
Sprinting, like jumping is a much less aerobic exercise. How often do you see sprinters running long distances as part of their training for sprinting? NEVER! Then why do so many vertical jump programs have us PACING ourselves during our vertical jump training workouts?
NEVER NEVER NEVER PACE YOURSELF WHILE TRAINING FOR VERTICAL LEAP!
We have all seen it before. Athletes running flights of stairs or dog tired from doing speed ladder drills. Or maybe get done jumping rope for 20 minutes and your legs are so tired. You are going to say to yourself, "Now that was a tough workout, certainly that will help my vertical."
This is not explosive training, so they are NOT going to see results in explosive moves. I assure you, they will not like the results. You have to train for explosion and not endurance to increase your vertical jump.
"Explosion" training will not feel right at first. You don't end up with the same burn as training aerobically. In some ways explosion traing is easier, although it requires a great deal more focus and short term energy.
99% of all athletes that follow these suggestions will benefit incredibly just by decreasing repetition and increasing intensity.
Doesn't exercising less to get better outcome sound like something you would like?
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