vertical jump training 5 inch gain in 5 weeks

[Canuckshousz]

at  0:41 I thought he was going to fall

[bigman52100]

woah im not gunna kill my backweight squatting jus to dunk

[BCBudHoots]

stay off your toes on those squays

[iplayit4jesus]

good progress but gotta work on form in those lifts man, especially the snatch. Hate to say they look pretty sloppy, i know its worked so far but imagine the gains if u had good form and better flexibility. Judging by the squat your hips look a little tight and, while the added acceleration at the top of the squat may feel like its a smart idea, this only means that the weight will fall down harder adding pressure on your spine and knees. Also basketball shoes are bad for weight training

[jumptrainee1]

@iplayit4jesus yeah, it's not an instructional. I won't dispute that the technique isn't great. Moving the bar as fast as possible is beneficial on squats, and the bar landing on you when you're in an upright position is not even worth mentioning. basketball shoes are not bad for lifting. they're just not ideal

[iplayit4jesus]

@jumptrainee1 ill agree that the shoes arent "bad" but arent ideal. however the speed aspect of the squat should be emphasized through full ROM in the concentric half of the lift and not just at the top

[gmfr34k]

wow nice improvements Tom!

[dirkiscool36]

ur not supposed to extend ur back on deadlifts

[jake32508]

This was pointless..... u all are pointless and should learn how to work out properly, figure it out, just anything but what u guys are doing, this is childs level, get to my level period end of story have a nice life its rush.

[modblogger1]

that is a lot to squat for a 5'9" frame. you should warn people to use proper technique cause they blow out a knee or their back bro. i was using a squat machine and almost blew out my knee. dangerous business.

[AnimalPetter]

@modblogger1 kid stfu u dont know shit bout lifting. having a smaller frame usually makes it easier to do olympic lifts as in u can put up higher numbers. and wtf is a squat machine? and why would he warn people about squatting dangers u dummy

[modblogger1]

@AnimalPetter

was i talking to you fuck nut? instead getting your mouth on everything like your mother, just shut your dirty mouth. you obviously know nothing about lifting if you don't know what a squat machine is douche bagger. go fuck your mother while she is haveing her period so that you can suck you all that blood. you better reply to me you little bitch. i'm gonna put you in your place like your mother, on your knees. meanwhile, suck my dick prick lick.

[thebigtortuga]

hey, i have a question. recently I've noticed an increase of about 3-4 inches in my vertical. but…i haven't done anything vertical specific for the past 3 weeks. I've been at wrestling practice doing high intensity endurance training for nearly 6 weeks now. suddenly after one match, i was able to touch rim. at first i thought it might have been low, but the next day i was able to get it as well. could the effects of the training three weeks ago really not have taken place until now?

[jumptrainee1]

@thebigtortuga yes absolutely. the nervous system is a mysterious thing. Also tendon adaptation can take a long time, even tho you don't feel any soreness or anything. It's common for people to see gains when they stop really intense training.

[thebigtortuga]

@jumptrainee1 also, is it true that plyometric training will complement strength training? as in like, will my plyos make my max strength better too

[jumptrainee1]

@thebigtortuga only if you're a beginner and very weak would plyos make you stronger

[thebigtortuga]

@jumptrainee1 can they maintain strength?

[jumptrainee1]

@thebigtortuga depends who you are. someone with high levels of strength is not going to maintain it with plyos, but it would decrease less than if they did nothing

[1510mjones]

@jumptrainee1 Not really cuz I've gained 7 pounds and my vertical has gone up 3 inches from just doing plyos

[jumptrainee1]

@1510mjones how is that relevant?

[Americanmuscle4life1]

@jumptrainee1 no need to worry about youtube people agreeing with your training styles. People fail to realize every athlete is different, they wont all look the same when they squat or whatever. Its about finding what works the best for your athletes. 5 inch improvement in 5 weeks is huge. especially when the jumper is starting at an already decent vertical. I train track athletes, increased a kids high jump from 5'4 to 6'2 in 5 months and I am sure everyone will tell me how wrong his form is

[Americanmuscle4life1]

@jumptrainee1 or how I train the weightlifting, I am positive his form is not perfect lol.

[mcNASTY1688]

Nice vid sir, any links i can get exercises to increase my strength and make my jump higher? :3

[jumptrainee1]

@mcNASTY1688 my channel

[jumptrainee1]

@chrisdaman5 no not even close. 3 workouts a week with only 5-6 exercises per workout

[alejandrothefader]

@jumptrainee1 shit man, your program sounds like just what i need.... but i have no money right now damn it.... so, IF you want to tell me some basics you have on how you mix plyos with weight training, if you mix them at all, and what are the best exercises to do for vertical... i ve been working alone all this time, reading, searching, trying on myself, and all my money goes to my gym membership and eating... it sounds incredible not to be able to spend 11 dolars more, but its true... :/

[jumptrainee1]

@alejandrothefader you don't need to buy the program. read the "how to get a great vertical" article. I combine plyos and lifting in the same workout to get more days off. I generally do plyos first, but that can be switched depending on what type of sets and reps are used

[alejandrothefader]

@jumptrainee1 okay, thanks man ;) be well, off to search that article

[MATT111MARTIN]

i swear the hoops at the inside court i play at are more than 10 ft more like 10'3 or 10'5 but i can grab them good now that i been core training/speed/plyometrics

[HeyBenDover]

@MATT111MARTIN yea i know what you mean , i play at my local ymca and those rims are at least 10`5 , i can grab rim there but i cant dunk , but when i go to outdoor courts and parks i can dunk , im 5'9"

[MATT111MARTIN]

@HeyBenDover i was told the reason they r up tht high is so guys wont dunk so much but they still are

[paul2705gmailcom]

very bad form on your weightlifting excercises. Anyone wanting to squat properly, especially tall people with long leverages should avoid pulling your butt out (exactly what the man on the vid does), hence leaning your back forward. This happens when your legs get tired and naturally you involve your back to make up. the aim of aquatting is legs, not back. Also, that last portion of the trajectory (your butt agains your calves) is crutial in strenthening your upper thighs.

[HeyBenDover]

@paul2705gmailcom Stop , your suppose to stick your butt out so you can target the hamstrings and glutes .

[paul2705gmailcom]

@HeyBenDover Glutes don't benefit from incorrect form, plus you're more prone to back injury. And, if you want to target your hamstrings other specific excercises will do. Anyway, to each his own.

[HeyBenDover]

@paul2705gmailcom But the point is the form is not incorrect , its perfectly fine whens hes squatting . His back is straight theres nothing wrong with the way hes squatting

[d1pz9]

yeah these really work, also try the weighted lunges they are great too. but i wanna ask if you do these for 5 weeks you gain some inches then in the following 5 weeks you don't do them will the vertical remain? cuz i've seen people lose their inches when the stop doing these exercises, i think you gotta do them again and again after a while. and is it safe for younger athletes that are still in growing phase to do these?

[sditionw]

are these all of the exercises he performed to gain 5 inches?

[7michiganz]

Djgogo strength does play a large role in vertical leap what u said about if vert was strength then the potential would be unlimited however when u increase strength u increase muscle size and weight more weight means u need more force to get the same height off the ground and also a function of plyometrics is to train ur brain to activate the white fast twitch muscle fibers quicker so u can utilize more of ur ability to put force in the ground after awhile u would reach a point that ur explosi

[Whiteskater09]

@jumptrainee1 if I do them would I still be able to compete in jump events during resting periods?

[gangsterninja100]

@Whiteskater09

lol, no, not effectively...

[Whiteskater09]

@jumptrainee1 ok I'll probably get them, but just a quick question if I do the workout when I finish it would I still be able to compete during high, long, an triple jump during the rest phase?

[jumptrainee1]

@Whiteskater09 well if you have practice for all those events, you wouldn't want to be doing my whole program along with that. but you could definitely use it before the practice for those started

[Whiteskater09]

I went to the website and the programs weren't free, or is there a free one I didn't find?

[jumptrainee1]

@Whiteskater09 yeah sorry I just changed them to $2

[danklegend]

hey jumptrainee1  ... what is your standing reach and height without sneakers...

[jumptrainee1]

@danklegend 6'3" and 8'3"

[nemtom96]

@jumptrainee1 hey jumptrainee 0:07 how many kg jump?

[dawizzo1]

great job!

your program is just the best and only one thats working for me.

I tried for years to increase my height, but nothing was working.

I was always 5 inches under the rim, now after 2 month of ftf training I finally touched it.

Thank you man!

[DjGoGo09]

that black people (just brainstorming,dont get offended if ur black) who eat lots of chicken have a lot more testosterone? because it is injected with hormones. do you think that influences behavior and athletic ability? last thing, i know for a fact if u HAVE to use ur natural instincts (think flight or fight or running from a doberman lol) you will improve in whatever you have to do to survive,i.e. you have to jump over a 6' fence or jump and grab on to something 12 feet high.whats ur opinion?

[DjGoGo09]

i didnt see the comment until now because i had no comments on my posts so i just read some things you said now. yea you know your stuff, we should discuss this more. from experience and just looking at people, you dont need to bulk up or get stronger to jump higher. do you think taking more omega fats increases your axon travel speed (i hope you u understand what i mean), and do you think...

[rimshakers15]

i always think its funny to watch the person throwin the oop's reaction. the leg kick is a staple move

[vjalfxweb]

I don't know why you deal with these clowns on here Daniel. Good info.

[jmaris4eva]

What are his stats now,... deadlift,. squat,. vertical

[jumptrainee1]

@jmaris4eva vert hit 38. squat 305, deadlift 375 not great form. He just graduated though, so he's done training. just had him for a short time

[mrmekone]

@jumptrainee1

Just want to say thanks for all the information you've given. I've had three meniscus surgery's and now at the age of 27 years old. I got into your old program before you renewed your site and started dunking pretty easy off two feet. I was dunking easily at 6'1 close to 6'2 at 220 pounds. Its been years since I've been able to dunk going on close to 11 years at that time being able to dunk a volleyball one foot before I had my first surgery.

[mrmekone]

@jumptrainee1

I've always been into lifting at kept my self strong, your program helped me and exposed a lot of my weaknesses. It's been close to a 2 month break because I went back to school and been working full time. I look forward to doing your new program and will donate if there is an option. I will also try to get to 10% body fat this time and shoot for 200 pound weight goal. Right now I'm built like an over weight running back : ). Thanks again.

[andykyo32]

WOW!!! he finally made it!!!

GJ!! and could you tell me which program you used for training Chris

on your freetofly website?

[jumptrainee1]

@andykyo32 this video is of tom, not chris. Chris should be dunking in january. The people I train in person I make personalized programs for. We may use stuff similar to the FTF programs, but I write each phase as we go

[DjGoGo09]

he didnt dunk because of the strength he gained, he dunked because he did things his nervous and peripheral system werent used to and adapted to over that time

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 I actually disagree. I'm not sure why you think that

[DjGoGo09]

@jumptrainee1 because if it was all about strength then bodybuilders would be jumping the highest and would be the fastest. look at all the highflyers, they are all skinny, with some exeptions

best example, michael jordan.... he is THE ATHLETE to look at in terms of basketball, its as if he is made for that sport. however, the reason for this is that he played a lot of basketball, had amazing connection in his motor neurons and had strong mental power as well.

i know what im talking about

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 one, I didn't say it was all about strength, but strength does play a large role in athleticism. two, bodybuilders are not the strongest people, especially not in the lower body. powerlifters are, and if they trained other qualities along with their strength they would jump very high. three, high flyers may generally be skinny, but they still have good strength relative to their body weight. maybe they haven't had to work for it, but they do have it. ask a world class high jumper

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 or sprinter if he lifts weights hard. Guarantee he does. four, if you think michael jordan didn't lift or wasn't strong, you're a fool. five, my friend tom is not at all similar to MJ. He has a completely different body and set of abilities, so his training should not be the same. six, I trained Tom. I wrote his workouts and attended every one. The only real training improvement he made was his strength. He was hardly doing any other training. That's what made his vertical go up.

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 end of story. I know what I'm talking about.

not trying to get in an argument like this, but I gotta have good info on my own video page

[mrmekone]

@jumptrainee1 Oh yeah I still have cartilage left, so that why I'm still playing. The biggest thing I notice from your program is the additional strength I gained allowing me to play longer and now pain free from the past year.

[DjGoGo09]

@jumptrainee1 alright you make some good points there. however, i know all of this and a lot more. of course every athlete has certain strength but strength is not what gets you faster, quicker, and makes you jump higher. like i dont get it, all white people only train strength but never look at the foundation, which is mainly mental and theres a hormonal side to it. if speed, quickness, and vertical were mostly about strength (even powerlifting is strength) then there would be no limit to vert

[DjGoGo09]

@DjGoGo09 and dont say im racist, im white man! alright, so let me ask you this: what knowledge do you have of the human anatomy and physiology? if you are a personal trainer, that does not mean you know how the body functions and what things trigger explosive movements.

its like this, if you cant see yourself getting your head above the rim then its impossible. if you dont have good connection between your CNS and PNS to your muscles, they wont contract fast enough to get you up there.

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 it's like this. Let's say you have the best nervous system anyone has ever had. You're also flexible and have very springy muscle sand tendons. That will allow you use all the strength you have when you jump or run. If you're weak, you don't have much strength to utilize and increasing that strength will add force to your athletic movements. That's the truth, and that's as simple as I can say it. No, it's not all about strength. No, it's not mostly about strength. I've never claimed

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 that. But increasing strength is a large part of effective sports training. And there are still limits to the jump heights man can achieve, because one, there are limits to how strong a person can get. Two, because as you get stronger, it gets harder to maintain your explosiveness and springiness, which are extremely important. It's a mix of all these things that result in athletic ability, which is why it's necessary to evaluate before planning training.

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 In Tom's case, he has good natural athleticism. Increasing his strength while doing just enough to maintain his springiness was very effective at increasing his jump height. You cannot argue about me on this particular case.

White people only train strength? Have you seen my videos? shock plyometrics and Olympic lifts are my favorite exercises. I am far more trained in those areas than in my strength. And because of that, it's strength increase that makes my vert go up. Weird, huh?

[alejandrothefader]

@jumptrainee1 so, power lift is good for your vert... isnt it? what other exercises would help? help would be apreciated here man... im white, 32 inch vertical, reach for the rim, im 5,65ft tall.... I WANT TO BECOME THE MOST EXPLOSIVE GUY OUT THERE!!!! ;)

[jumptrainee1]

@alejandrothefader go to my site man. there's a lot of info there

[alejandrothefader]

@jumptrainee1 be right there, thanks man!!!!

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 as for my knowledge, I didn't just take a 6-week course or something. I've been a student of exercise science for several years now. You wanna talk anatomy and physiology? go ahead. action potential, sodium and potassium ions, myelin sheath, nerve synapses, acetylcholine, sarcoplasmic reticulum, sarcomeres, myosin-actin crossbridge, rate coding, motorunits, stretch reflex, golgi tendon organs, stretch-shortening cycle, series elastic component, steroid hormones, corticotropic hormones

[jumptrainee1]

@DjGoGo09 bilateral deficit, overshoot phenomenon, cell respiration, kreb's cycle, phosphocreatine energy system, lactic energy system, these are things I know. What do you know?

[DjGoGo09]

@jumptrainee1 well i know most of everything i learned in physiology and anatomy, havnt heard of overshoot phenomenon or bilateral deficit, but there also glycolysis, electron transport chain other than the krebs cycle. i know all about electrolytes and what happens when, how the muscles twitch and all those reactions. i also know that motor neurons are responsible (along with electrolytes and myaline coating around axons) are responsible for how fast muscles are stimulated...

[DjGoGo09]

@jumptrainee1 then something people probably dont know is that calcium plays a big role in muscle action, and you probably know about acetylcholine and all those hydrogen atoms and how they move in the mitochondria in cells

[alejandrothefader]

@jumptrainee1 one last thing man, sorry for the annoyance, but i don't understand the "^" symbol in the vertical potential equation you got there... my max squat is at about 260, im 5,65 ft tall, could you help when you have the time, or tell me what means "^" ? thanks again

[jumptrainee1]

@alejandrothefader to the power. "^(1/2) just means take the square root. hey in the future email me with questions

[alejandrothefader]

@jumptrainee1 kay man, thanks



[inmymind801]

sick, keep em coming

[fearless55]

I am not very experienced at lifting weights but it looks like he is putting way too much stress on his back.

[IvanAndreevich]

Now he's got to make sure he doesn't get injured with rapid gains like that.

[kb826062871]

5 in ...5 weeks

[killerjunior23]

sick

[BEYONDILIMIT]

what program was he on from your site 5 inches in 5 weeks is awesome... id love to add some more inches to my jumping for track

[Raptorel]

Do you know what his body fat is?

By the way, good work.

[jumptrainee1]

@Raptorel thanks man.

When he was training he was eating well too. I think he's usually around 8% but during those weeks he may have been down at 5-6%

[adarqui]

awesome progress, nice vid.. love the crazy slow mo's too.

those below parallel box squats look really scary though, rounding onto a box is not good imo, just saying.

peace

[jumptrainee1]

@adarqui yeah I agree. we kept it light enough that I wasn't too worried.

thanks for the compliments