June 2009

Depth Drops – Reactive Plyometric Exercise

June 30, 2009

Depth drops are exercises that train your legs and body to absorb impact after a very high jump. Theses exercises will help strengthen the ligaments and tendons in your feet and legs. This is important due to the fact that your body will be impacting the ground with a lot of force every time you [...]

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High Box Depth Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 28, 2009

High box depth jumps are another example of combination plyometric exercises. This one is obviously a combination of depth jumps and box jumps. These kinds of exercises give you a tougher workout and add a little more variation to help avoid the mundane. It’s always good to look for new exercises (or make up your [...]

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Vertical Jump Bible Review

June 26, 2009

Alright guys, so I thought I’d take some time to do a little more extensive review of the Vertical Jump Bible. This is by far one of my favorite programs for several reasons…which I’ll list below. Over the next few months I’ll get some more in-depth reviews posted for other programs that I’ve used. As [...]

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Low Squat Jump to Lunge Jump – Advanced Plyometrics

June 26, 2009

The low squat jump to lunge jump is an interesting exercise. It is actually quite simple because it is just a combination of low squat jumps and lunge jumps..as you probably guessed. This will really give you a good workout and greatly increase the strength of the upper portion of your legs.  To begin, get [...]

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Alternating Lunge Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 25, 2009

Alternating lunge jumps are pretty tiring if you perform them at your max. These can really help build up your quadricep muscles and other very important jumping muscles. I would recommend doing these lunge jumps at the beginning of your workout so you have the energy to perform them correctly. To start your alternating lunge [...]

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Side To Side Box Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 24, 2009

Side to side box jumps help to build lateral quickness and power. Use this exercise to build up the supporting muscles on the left and right sides of your ankles. You can move over to the box jump page for another variation of this exercise.  Side to side box jumps begin with the setup of [...]

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Low Box Depth Jump – Advanced Plyometrics

June 22, 2009

The low box depth jump is very good for developing your reactive strength and explosiveness. This sort of strength allows you to turn downward vertical motion into upward vertical motion. If you miss a blocked shot and need to go back up immediately to grab a defensive rebound, this is the exercise that will help [...]

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Lateral Cone Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 21, 2009

Lateral cone jumps are a very useful exercise for building agility and foot speed. They will also help strengthen your lower leg muscles along with the muscles that support your ankles. Lateral cone jumps are very similar to slalom jumps. The only difference is that you’ll be jumping over an actual object this time.  To [...]

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Weights – Coming Soon

June 18, 2009

Hey guys, sorry for the delay on getting weightlifting exercises posted. I’ll start adding them soon. I just finished a pretty intense 6 weeks of Biological Chemistry work, so I’ve been pretty busy. Keep checking back for updates.  Best

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Rim Jumps – Advanced Plyometrics

June 15, 2009

Rim jumps are often used by basketball players as a more advanced plyometric exercise. A basketball rim touch is a great measure of your vertical jump ability. The rim jump is used to build power and endurance in the lower legs. If you want to do rim jumps properly, you should be able to touch [...]

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