Posted on Jul 22, 2016
A friend asks for your help with improving his vertical jump, but he isn't looking to become a professional athlete. What would you do?
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I'm 6'1", Allen Iverson is 6'0" I always thought he was 6'1" oh well .. As a teenager and learning to reach a basketball rim without climbing the net I remember working on the fast twitch muscles on the calves just by standing up and down. Unlike endurance muscle I guess that they tire quicker and work better meant for burst. Also, was picturing yourself doing it,(yes, as in closing eyes and thinking about it). with the basketball rim I wouldn't reach it or sometimes went higher than expected (i wasn't dunking but still). Any exercise for burst maybe something like how the CrossFit people jump on boxes may help?
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True. Fast twitch, IIA and IIB, are meant for more anaerobic activity. The box jumps you're referring to are a type of pyometric exercises. They have their place in explosive training.
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