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How to Build Muscle Fast – 35 Pounds in 4 Months

April 7, 2012

For those of you who are looking to gain muscle quickly, this post will help guide you to a larger, stronger body. I’m going to share with you the top 10 tips that helped me put on 35 pounds of muscle in 4 months during the summer between my sophomore and junior years of college. [...]

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Basketball Free Throw Tips and Technique

March 5, 2012

Being able to shoot a free throw in basketball can mean the difference between winning and losing a game. How many times have you heard your coach say, “We could have won if we had just hit our free throws” or, “We definitely pulled out that win at the free throw line tonight”? Hopefully your [...]

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Basketball Fadeaway Jump Shot Technique – Training Video

March 4, 2012

This jump shot fadeaway training video will take you through the steps to achieving a killer jump shot. Having the ability to pull off this move in basketball is a very important skill that every player should develop. In the video, Michael Jordan will teach you the proper way to perform the jump shot fadeaway. If [...]

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Crossover Dribble Video Lesson – Proper Technique

March 3, 2012

The crossover dribble is an extremely important weapon in any basketball player’s arsenal. If you can master it, your chances of becoming a great offensive threat will greatly increase. Below you’ll find a video created by Michael Jordan where he explains exactly how to perform the crossover dribble. He also covers some important tips that [...]

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High Reps vs. Low Reps for Vertical Jump Training

April 15, 2011

Over the past couple of years (basically since I started this blog) I’ve gotten a lot of questions about whether it’s better to use high reps or low reps when training your vertical jump. It’s amazing how much misinformation is out there about this topic, so hopefully I can help set the record straight. In short, [...]

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How to Use Plyometrics to Increase Vertical Jump and Quickness

April 8, 2011

A lot of people don’t really understand how to properly use plyometrics to increase vertical jump, speed, and quickness. One of the reasons for this is that they’re a bit difficult to understand since there is so much information out there about them. If you do a search for plyometrics on Google you’ll get all [...]

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Highest Vertical Jump Ever

April 6, 2011

Hey guys, So I was watching reruns of past NBA dunk contests with guys who have the highest vertical jump I’ve ever seen when I got a little curious. I wanted to find out who has the highest vertical jump ever recorded. The first place I looked was Guinness Book of World Records. It listed [...]

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Training in the Off-Season Vs. During The Season

April 4, 2011

When I played basketball back in high school I used to train all the time. Everyday during the season my friends and I would hit the gym and do our vertical jump workouts to help improve our game. However, one thing we never really paid much attention to was overtraining. This eventually turned into a serious problem [...]

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Hurdle Training and Hurdle Technique

April 1, 2011

This post might seem a bit random, but I actually had a commenter ask me recently how he could improve his hurdle technique. I responded with a couple short tips, but then I decided that it would be a good idea for me to make a full post about it since I’m assuming some of you are interested in [...]

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How Many Repetitions Should I Do? – Workout Tips

March 30, 2011

Hey guys. I just wanted to take a minute to show you a video where Jacob Hiller (Jump Manual creator) talks about something I’ve mentioned in previous posts. This has to do with repetition ranges and finding the right number of reps to do for each set of your exercises. Performing the correct number of [...]

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