| I want to go over these vertical jump training | | | | potential without the resistance of a stiff |
| principles concerning correct form. And if you | | | | hamstring. The more you're able to get that |
| follow these correctly, you're going to be able to | | | | muscle flexible and access the elastic quality of |
| immediately get another two, or up to even six | | | | the muscle, you're going to be able to get more |
| inches on your vertical by having correct form | | | | spring and more full contraction out of your |
| and allowing your body to do what it's capable of | | | | muscle. |
| doing. These principles are going to allow you to | | | | So, when you're warming up, you need to stretch |
| go outside right now and put these into effect | | | | completely the inverse of every muscle involved |
| and actually get a higher vertical immediately. | | | | in the jump: you need to stretch the quad, you |
| Now, I know you're thinking, "That's pie in the | | | | need to stretch the hamstring, the calves, the |
| sky." "That's crazy." But really, they're just | | | | anterior tibialis. You need to stretch a full body so |
| scientific principles. | | | | that all of your muscles are free to contract at |
| When it comes to vertical jump form we have | | | | their fullest capacity. |
| the quads and we have the hamstrings. And they | | | | What is going to happen is when your muscles |
| have an inverse relationship. The first thing that | | | | are warm, they're going to have more elasticity, |
| you want to do is prime your muscles so that | | | | you're going to be able to stretch them more, |
| you can jump higher. Now, before you just log | | | | and you're going to have increased blood flow and |
| off, and say I'm just talking about stretching and | | | | energy supply to your muscles. Before you start |
| flexibility, there's more to this story. | | | | anything, before you start wanting to reach your |
| First of all, understand that inasmuch as your | | | | top explosion potential, during that jumping |
| hamstrings are going to be warmed up, then your | | | | session, make sure that you've done that |
| quadriceps are going to be able to contract at full | | | | correctly. |