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Why A Jump Manual Is Necessary When Training Your Vertical Leap

As basketball players, we always look for an edge that will help us gain the upper hand and win over the competition. Such an edge could come in many shapes and forms such as, shooting accurately, handling the ball well, passing at the right time etc.. and generally everything we do on the court.

But one of the biggest areas where many basketball players fail to progress, is with their vertical jump. For this reason, we’ve put together a little something that will show what you can do to develop a strong vertical.

Vertical Explosion and its Importance

A vertical jump or vertical explosion is basically jumping upwards in a way that your center of gravity moves higher in the vertical plane only by the use of your muscles. It is nothing but the maximum height an athlete can reach on jumping, standing on plane ground.

Vertical jumps are a part of rigorous sports training. They are more commonly seen during basketball, football, track events and also volleyball.

Athletes in these sports depend on their vertical jumps to perform well. Therefore, how far and how quick they reach maximum explosion is important to them as well as to their game.

Basketball players especially depend on their vertical jump for blocking, shooting and for rebounds.

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Lebron James posterizes Jason Terry with his explosive jump

What stops you from gaining that perfect jump?

So.. you’ve tried and tried, but you never really perfected that jump. Have you wondered why? The reasons behind this are many.

Firstly people follow the wrong set of instructions and principles; this shows their lack of knowledge.

Secondly is the absence of proper practice and technique.

Third, is the lack of discipline and their failure to apply the correct techniques learned over a long duration of time.

And the fourth culprit that almost all players don’t get right, is improper diet.

Why no other programs work?

The road to the perfect vertical jump is not easy. There are various other programs available in the market, all promising the exemplary results. But none of them has garnered as much success as Jump Manual has.

You want to know why?

Well, the answer lies in our body. Our body is very complex and it can perform various difficult physical tasks which require proper training and conditioning. By focusing only on muscle strength, or only on quickness, or only the neurological response required, you will never see the full potential of your body.

What Jump Manual gives it’s users is a full multi faceted approach. They focus on strength, endurance, response and quickness and train the body for a perfect vertical jump.

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Derrick Rose rises to his 40″ jump over Joel Anthony

Jump manual gives you a complete guide to a proper diet which enhances muscle elasticity and repair muscle tissue. The exercises, which include resistance training, help target and build the unused type-2 fiber cells which are responsible for quick contraction. The manual focuses on building flexibility while also targeting your stability and giving your body the time to build and recover.

Like any good training, for this program to actually work, you have to be committed to it. To understand the level of commitment required it’s suggested that you’ll first read what’s written on the Jump Manual’s blog and see the prerequisites you must have in order to adapt to this program.

workout-chartWhat does the Jump Manual actually entail?

You would obtain the kit that comprises of DVD’s concerning all details of the program. The information or video tutorials would have types of exercises and precise methods to do those exercises for better results.

Jump Manual Success Stories

Out of many training regimens we’ve come across, the Jump Manual is one of the best programs available. Jacob Hiller, the master mind behind this program has seen thousands of success stories. Testimonials from various blogs are all positive and can be verified on the official jump manual site.

From college kids to professionals, anyone who has used this manual in the correct manner has benefited and increased his vertical.

So the next time you’re thinking about a new jump regimen, give this program a try and come back and tell us how it was.

Group Personal Training is The Best Way to Lose Weight

There’s no doubt about the fact that one of the most commonly set goals by people is getting into good shape. However, not everyone has the will or means to get in the shape they have the potential to be in.

One may ask, “why is this”?

For some reason, some people do not have the internal will or drive to push themselves to the limit when it comes to attaining certain amounts of strengths, stamina, and endurance. This is nothing to feel down about, as everyone needs a bit of motivation from someone other than themselves to reach certain levels of success.

Anyone that has ever participated in a boot camp knows the amount of strength and stamina they attained from being there. Boot camp is essentially designed to provide the individual with all of the tools they need to reach their peaks of potential in regards to physical training.

One boot camp that we really had the luxury to be part of lately is the Inner West personal training.

We wanted to take the time and talk about our experience there because their sessions are some of the most intense types of activities and workouts in the world. When someone feels that they’ve reached a peak in their performance, they will have a drill instructor behind them pushing them to go farther, faster, and harder.

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He means business – the instructor

Although you’ll probably not enjoy the session momentarily, the completion of the boot camp will always result in an epic success.

There are many different types of physical activities that are implemented into one’s daily boot camp sessions. Some of the most commonly utilized workouts do not necessarily contain a lot of heavy weights. Instead, the exercise regiments are based on a lot of body weight workouts, such as calisthenics.

If weights are used, then they are often light consisting of high repetitions.

Running

There’s certainly a lot of running in boot camp as well. They have this system where you’re constantly training the strength and running departments in such a quick manner, to enable your body the opportunity of reaching your absolute maximum potential of fitness. A drill instructor will ensure that you actually pushing yourself in the training sessions as well.

How will the personal trainer know if you’re pushing yourself?

That’s easy. The sweat and strains will definitely prove it.

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The goal is to irrigate the grass

Dangerously Fit Boot Camps instil many levels of discipline that are unattainable from attending other types of personal training venues. There is a constant motion of improving oneself in boot camp, in which the process does not end until the entire training camp is over. Therefore, if the boot camp is 3 months long, you will be in a steady state for training for the entire duration.

You will often be forced to eat healthy and wipe junk food out of your menu.

Why Boot Camps?

The answer very simple.

Boot camps are beneficial for anyone that has a hard time maintaining an extremely disciplined lifestyle because the drill instructors will certainly enforce it upon you.

Check out www.dangerouslyfit.com.au for more info.

How To Get Ripped Like A Wolverine

I wanted to get a body like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and so I’m now doing a five month regimen with what I learned from his training:

If you want build the right male body it is truly imperative that you structure every part of your training  in a way that is suitable way for your own needs and allows you to build the necessary amount of muscle and burn the right amount of fat to look like a Wolverine.

Looking like Jackman, as it turns out, is simply a matter of getting really (but really) strong and making sure that you don’t get too fat.

I’m sure you all saw the picture on Twitter that Hugh posted a few months ago showing him deadlifting over 500 pounds. Now that is how strong you need to be if you want to get as big and ripped as the Wolverine.

You also need to carefully watch your diet. For his role as Wolverine, Hugh ate up to 5,000 calories per day, by the suggestion of his close friend, Dwayne Johnson.

So now you have the wolverine formula – eat big and lift big.

Wish me luck.