Tips to Jump Higher in Basketball

September 8, 2010

Any basketball player whether professional or in high school will tell you that jumping is one of the most important parts of the game. In this game of titans it is important to be able to out jump your opponent to get an edge over the other team. For those that are looking to improve [...]

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Top 5 Tips on How To Jump Higher

August 3, 2010

Top 5 Tips on How To Jump Higher The following is my shortlist on the 5 ways in which you can improve your vertical leap. Tip 1: Develop strength and agility in your leg muscles. One of the best ways to do this is to use a well known guide. And this can be achieved [...]

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Jumping higher for parkour

January 11, 2010

Parkour is an extreme sport that has taken to the hearts of many young teenagers. I myself have been training for years and consider myself to be fairly knowledgeable on conditioning and training with weights specifically for parkour. As parkour practitioners do a lot of jumping and movements involving high forces and momentum, their bodies [...]

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Weight training for basketball

December 27, 2009

Weight training is one of the most effective and time efficient ways to train for basketball. Are you sick of being constantly outperformed? Are you sick of getting sore and tired halfway through the match? Are you frustrated with your performance and feel like your body is holding you back? If you answered yes; are [...]

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Flexibility – The key to a powerful vertical

December 19, 2009

Often, people overlook the flexibility factor of vertical jumping. Being able to jump high is based on the elasticity of your muscles and tendons. Without having a high level of flexibility, you won’t ever really be able to jump as high as you potentially could – even with proper training to maximize your full capacity. [...]

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