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This is a diary about MY personal journey to achieve a higher vertical jump. You maybe wondering why I would like to do this... well by heart I am a keen volleyball player and am not exactly blessed in height for this game @ (1.76 metres or 5'77" ) as you can imagine a vertical jump is very important for attacking and defending in volleyball, especially as the net height for mens is 2.43m or 7'97". Jumping has never been my strongest assesst due to my other hobby long distance cycling (which kind of decreased my vertical leap, but this will be no longer an issue as I will stop riding for a while) so hopefully with alittle hard work this is about to change.
I have been playing volleyball since Secondary school, through my College years to now at University level. My favourite position on the court is reverse hitter / opposite setter at position 2, although these days I mainly play outside hitter at position 4 :o]
My inspiration to work on my vertical leap came about, by witnessing a team member virtually being able to fly and smash the ball with incrediable skill. He is alot shorter than me @ 1.70 m or 5'57". Its enjoyable to see his amazing ability, and it made me appreciate how important a vertical jump is in this sport (especially if your on the shorter side, you have to compensate somewhere ;o). It also tells me if I can improve my jump I to can also achieve spectacular hits and blocks.
To give you an idea how high my team mate can jump, he can litterally dunk at the official mens basketball height of 3.05 m or 10'00". I can merely touch the net of the hoop, therefore I have alot of work ahead of me, but like I said, if my team mate who is shorter than me can dunk, whats stopping me from achieving such heights.
I did lots of research on Vertical Jumping to find out what exercises are neccessary to increase vertical height, I looked in many exercise books and searched online. But most information I found was very conflicting, a simple example of this is, views on whether to train with ankle weights or not, some supported it, some not! One common theme I did realise though is plyometric exercises. All coaching programs suggest this is one of the best natural ways to improve vertical leap and fast.
There are many training programs out there... in fact I am currently writting up a report on the various ones available. As soon as am finished I will post them on my blog for viewing.
Some advice I would give though, before taking part in any training course, always seek Professional Advice whether from a Coach or from a Professional Training Program Organiser. Also get yourself checked over by your local Doctor. Its probably not a good idea to take on such a strict exercise regime if you have bad knees too. If you cannot find a personal trainer or a coach, I would definately advise investing in a Jump Training Program, as this will take out the guess work of whats safe, what produces results and what reduces risk of injury.
In the end I decided to invest in the Air Alert 4 program, basically because this one seemed very popular, especially with the BasketBall players, and it was at the right price ;o) The other great thing about this product: if you don't get the results expected, you can get your money back, as they have a money back garuntee. I don't think anyone can argue with that :oD
The Air Alert 4 Program, is actually quite easy to follow, especially as it has interactive videos teaching you the proper techniques. I would say this program is so simple to follow even a kid could understand and participate in it. There are several stages, Warm Up, 6 simple but effective exercises to follow and a Cool Down. All the program requires is your personal commitment of 3 sessions a week over a duration of 15 weeks. And they suggest as long as the athlete has kept to the program and worked hard, they should enhance their jump by an additional 9 - 14 inches.
One of the tasks in the Program is to set Goals.
Therefore here are mine:
So I hope you will follow my Blog for the next 15 weeks. During these weeks, I will post my results, ideas, inspirations, thoughts and videos and will document if this Air Alert 4 program truely lives upto its reputation.
Ps. If you have any questions feel free to post and ask away. I will look forward to hearing your views :o)
This is a diary about MY personal journey to achieve a higher vertical jump. You maybe wondering why I would like to do this... well by heart I am a keen volleyball player and am not exactly blessed in height for this game @ (1.76 metres or 5'77" ) as you can imagine a vertical jump is very important for attacking and defending in volleyball, especially as the net height for mens is 2.43m or 7'97". Jumping has never been my strongest assesst due to my other hobby long distance cycling (which kind of decreased my vertical leap, but this will be no longer an issue as I will stop riding for a while) so hopefully with alittle hard work this is about to change.
I have been playing volleyball since Secondary school, through my College years to now at University level. My favourite position on the court is reverse hitter / opposite setter at position 2, although these days I mainly play outside hitter at position 4 :o]
My inspiration to work on my vertical leap came about, by witnessing a team member virtually being able to fly and smash the ball with incrediable skill. He is alot shorter than me @ 1.70 m or 5'57". Its enjoyable to see his amazing ability, and it made me appreciate how important a vertical jump is in this sport (especially if your on the shorter side, you have to compensate somewhere ;o). It also tells me if I can improve my jump I to can also achieve spectacular hits and blocks.
To give you an idea how high my team mate can jump, he can litterally dunk at the official mens basketball height of 3.05 m or 10'00". I can merely touch the net of the hoop, therefore I have alot of work ahead of me, but like I said, if my team mate who is shorter than me can dunk, whats stopping me from achieving such heights.
I did lots of research on Vertical Jumping to find out what exercises are neccessary to increase vertical height, I looked in many exercise books and searched online. But most information I found was very conflicting, a simple example of this is, views on whether to train with ankle weights or not, some supported it, some not! One common theme I did realise though is plyometric exercises. All coaching programs suggest this is one of the best natural ways to improve vertical leap and fast.
There are many training programs out there... in fact I am currently writting up a report on the various ones available. As soon as am finished I will post them on my blog for viewing.
Some advice I would give though, before taking part in any training course, always seek Professional Advice whether from a Coach or from a Professional Training Program Organiser. Also get yourself checked over by your local Doctor. Its probably not a good idea to take on such a strict exercise regime if you have bad knees too. If you cannot find a personal trainer or a coach, I would definately advise investing in a Jump Training Program, as this will take out the guess work of whats safe, what produces results and what reduces risk of injury.
In the end I decided to invest in the Air Alert 4 program, basically because this one seemed very popular, especially with the BasketBall players, and it was at the right price ;o) The other great thing about this product: if you don't get the results expected, you can get your money back, as they have a money back garuntee. I don't think anyone can argue with that :oD
The Air Alert 4 Program, is actually quite easy to follow, especially as it has interactive videos teaching you the proper techniques. I would say this program is so simple to follow even a kid could understand and participate in it. There are several stages, Warm Up, 6 simple but effective exercises to follow and a Cool Down. All the program requires is your personal commitment of 3 sessions a week over a duration of 15 weeks. And they suggest as long as the athlete has kept to the program and worked hard, they should enhance their jump by an additional 9 - 14 inches.
One of the tasks in the Program is to set Goals.
Therefore here are mine:
- My goals are to Complete the Course.
- Work Hard on the Exercises
- And ultimately, Increase my vertical Height, so that I can at least touch the Basketball Rim or Higher.
So I hope you will follow my Blog for the next 15 weeks. During these weeks, I will post my results, ideas, inspirations, thoughts and videos and will document if this Air Alert 4 program truely lives upto its reputation.
Ps. If you have any questions feel free to post and ask away. I will look forward to hearing your views :o)
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