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Easier Programs To Help You Jump Higher
Are you serious about your vertical leap training?
Correct training to increase your vertical jump is very COUNTER INTUITIVE.
The vertical leap is an explosion caused by the intense contraction of fast twitch muscle fibers. Because of this, vertical jump training should be "anaerobic." Too many athletes are training 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. Running long distances like that can cause your vertical leap to shrink.
Sprinting, like jumping is a much less aerobic exercise. How often do you see a sprinter running the 2 mile run to train for sprinting? NEVER! Then why so often do vertical jump programs have us PACING ourselves during our vertical jump training workouts?
NEVER NEVER NEVER PACE YOURSELF DURING VERTICAL LEAP TRAINING!
We have all seen it before. Athletes running flights of stairs or dog tired from doing speed ladder drills. Or perhaps you jump rope for 20 minutes and you are worn out. You are going to say to yourself, "Now that was a good workout, certainly that will help my vertical."
These are not examples of training explosively, so they are NOT going to see the results they thought they would. I guarantee you, they will be disappointed. You have go to train for explosion and not endurance to increase your vertical leap.
"Explosive" training will not feel right to start with. You won't get the same burn as training aerobically. In a few ways training explosion is easier, although it requires a good deal more focus and short term effort.
99% of all athletes that follow these suggestions will benefit incredibly just by decreasing repetition and increasing intensity.
Doesn't exercising less to get more results sound like the best of both worlds?
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