Depth Jumps (about 21 inch) and split squats

depth jumps from about 20-21 inches with and without shoes, as you can see i jump higher without shoes

at least a couple of inches which is crazy to think. Shoes are such a crutch.

Split squats were real hard in terms of doing the movement fluid and having good movement efficiency

there were 1-2 jumps w/out shoes where i fell like i flew

split squats with 2 db's about 7.5 lbs each

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[winenj1]

You are extremely right about shoes being a crutch... Especially once your able to really strengthen your feet you'll see a vast improvement. I try to do as much barefoot training as possible.. All my lowerbody ground based lifts as well as plyos i do barefoot

[nba8340]

yeh i'll have to start incorporating barefoot training as much as i can

[nba8340]

yeh, i'll have to incorporate it into my training more. this is the second time where i have actually tried it in my training and noticed a big difference both times.

[oneonly606]

i know what you mean but if you wait till they get stronger and try you will have to get use to the movement

[nba8340]

maybe or maybe with the muscle change/balance i will automatically start dipping lower without even thinking about it

thanks for the input though man

put up your vids so we can see where your at

[oneonly606]

they are talking about the approach is a 1/4 squat ill put one up sooner or later when my vert gets to where i want it to be lol if you only go 1/4 into a vert jump you will not use your glutes which plays a vital role in your jump

[nba8340]

a jump can be like a 1/2 squat also you wouldn't go parallel though

put up the vid yo so i can see how you jump. let me see that technique

[DanPrinMan]

@nba8340

If you can get something to reach up and touch on every repetition jump, you could keep track not only of how high you jump each time (tracking your progress), but also to make sure you're jumping with maximum effort on every jump. It's just an assurance thing.

[DanPrinMan]

@nba8340

Barefoot and in the grass (or soft ground) is best. Looks good, bro.

[DanPrinMan]

The singer in this song sounds like a Savant or just challenged.

The music itself is pretty awesome though.

[nba8340]

again i know what your saying as i said but it wouldn't make sense for me to change that now my quads are a lot stronger than my p chain and doing what your saying would take the leverage advantage away from my quads and give it to my p chain which is weak now so it wouldn't help my jump