I can understand going a quarter to half way down on a squat then exploding upward into a small jump with the weight on your shoulders, because that best mimics the vertical jump, but I didnt see you jump from a full squat (butt nearly touching floor) in the practical jump. While a full squat will generally make you stronger, does it necessarily translate to power in the practical application of the jump?
@tatsumakisempyukaku Good question/comment. The main reason that I don't just do jumps out of a quarter squat, is simply because, when a bar is on your back, that is a game changer in terms of the dynamics of the lift, as you are not introducing a much larger torque moment on your back in comparison to the other joints involved in the jump. I like exploding out of the bottom because it forces the glutes/hips to work hard explosively. It is a general/not specific movement, but effective!
Are you sure about TUT? Is that not for volume? Of course you need some TUT for max strength but not sure that max TUT will do the job for that. However 5's are a good compromise for strength and work capacity and seem to work for just about everyone ;)
don't think there is anything that special about the exercise maybe the first iso hold is specific to about the depth you get when jumping other than that think it just enforces that you really use your muscles instead of relying on stretch reflex or some momentum leading to more hypertrophy
@nba8340 I don't really think it is all that special, it is a nice variation, and currently my favorite squat variation. I think that in squatting, to help gain max strength it is useful to either prolong the eccentric phase, or hit positions of isometrics that help prolong the time under tension. the two iso holds really I feel are good for increasing TUT, and then because it is lighter weight you can be explosive out of the bottom. If you are looking for a half squat overload, there is a
@nba8340 cool video on hpc sport called "squats the hard way" and it has some awesome variations of loading but you need partners. anyways, I like this lift because it is dynamic and easy on my si joint. I just feel both strong and explosive after I do it. of course I have been doing a lot of other good things like front squats as well.
lol nice music, also, are you using this dynamic isometric squatting solely as warm up and finisher for your heavier squat sets? I've read some of yessis's stuff, but I've never seen many people use these.
@daballa100 haha, thanks, i listen to a pretty insane amount of rap, so all these instrumentals always cross my mind to put into my videos. Actually, today was the first day I used the dynamic-iso stuff waved around 2 heavy sets of regular squats. I haven't actually worked over 205lbs in squat in the last 2 months at least, and still gained quite a bit using this variation. I did do a little block using front squats though, and I worked up to 205x8 front squats.
I can understand going a quarter to half way down on a squat then exploding upward into a small jump with the weight on your shoulders, because that best mimics the vertical jump, but I didnt see you jump from a full squat (butt nearly touching floor) in the practical jump. While a full squat will generally make you stronger, does it necessarily translate to power in the practical application of the jump?
tatsumakisempyukaku 1 month ago
@tatsumakisempyukaku Good question/comment. The main reason that I don't just do jumps out of a quarter squat, is simply because, when a bar is on your back, that is a game changer in terms of the dynamics of the lift, as you are not introducing a much larger torque moment on your back in comparison to the other joints involved in the jump. I like exploding out of the bottom because it forces the glutes/hips to work hard explosively. It is a general/not specific movement, but effective!
jumpscoach214 1 month ago
Are you sure about TUT? Is that not for volume? Of course you need some TUT for max strength but not sure that max TUT will do the job for that. However 5's are a good compromise for strength and work capacity and seem to work for just about everyone ;)
marcusherou 3 months ago
@marcusherou Yes, I do think that there is a good balance in this particular exercise of TUT and power, with 5 reps, it makes it pretty versatile.
jumpscoach214 1 month ago
Cool that your heaviest squat was the best looking :)
Looks promising I might throw in the jump stuff as "Warmup"/"Finisher"
marcusherou 3 months ago
How tall are you?
logman135 7 months ago
@jumpscoach214 thanks for the invite and I look forward to your tips and training vids to increase my vert...
ImfromOakCliff214 7 months ago
don't think there is anything that special about the exercise maybe the first iso hold is specific to about the depth you get when jumping other than that think it just enforces that you really use your muscles instead of relying on stretch reflex or some momentum leading to more hypertrophy
nba8340 8 months ago
@nba8340 I don't really think it is all that special, it is a nice variation, and currently my favorite squat variation. I think that in squatting, to help gain max strength it is useful to either prolong the eccentric phase, or hit positions of isometrics that help prolong the time under tension. the two iso holds really I feel are good for increasing TUT, and then because it is lighter weight you can be explosive out of the bottom. If you are looking for a half squat overload, there is a
jumpscoach214 7 months ago
@nba8340 cool video on hpc sport called "squats the hard way" and it has some awesome variations of loading but you need partners. anyways, I like this lift because it is dynamic and easy on my si joint. I just feel both strong and explosive after I do it. of course I have been doing a lot of other good things like front squats as well.
jumpscoach214 7 months ago
lol nice music, also, are you using this dynamic isometric squatting solely as warm up and finisher for your heavier squat sets? I've read some of yessis's stuff, but I've never seen many people use these.
daballa100 8 months ago
@daballa100 haha, thanks, i listen to a pretty insane amount of rap, so all these instrumentals always cross my mind to put into my videos. Actually, today was the first day I used the dynamic-iso stuff waved around 2 heavy sets of regular squats. I haven't actually worked over 205lbs in squat in the last 2 months at least, and still gained quite a bit using this variation. I did do a little block using front squats though, and I worked up to 205x8 front squats.
jumpscoach214 8 months ago
@jumpscoach214 interesting stuff
daballa100 8 months ago
Killer jumps
Yalashaska 8 months ago
Thanks man, saw you are a strength coach from Argentina, very cool.
jumpscoach214 8 months ago