[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
Bloobird wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
This guy added 11 inches to his vertical jump from mid-October to the start of February, and squatting didn’t seem to negatively impact him:
He also just pitched in a big league spring training game at age 19.
But, what would I know? I don’t even have an Australian accent…
Why does he squat so low before he jumps? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what are some of his lifts?
That’s just his style.
The only “lift” that matters for him is the 5oz one he does every time he picks up a baseball to pop 93mph.
One thing that they mention in The Vertical Project that makes a lot of sense in my mind is that jumping quicker is better for sports. I know, as a relatively shorter guy (5’8’'), being able to jump faster helps with rebounding and shooting over taller players. It seems like some people feel that this is trainable, and others say that its not. I’ve asked stuff similar to this before, but never really got a clear answer.
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
Bloobird wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
This guy added 11 inches to his vertical jump from mid-October to the start of February, and squatting didn’t seem to negatively impact him:
He also just pitched in a big league spring training game at age 19.
But, what would I know? I don’t even have an Australian accent…
Why does he squat so low before he jumps? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what are some of his lifts?
That’s just his style.
The only “lift” that matters for him is the 5oz one he does every time he picks up a baseball to pop 93mph.
Lowest batting average against in all of minor league baseball last year.[/quote]
How does that vert pad work? Does it just calculate the amount of time there is no contact with the pad? Do you instruct people to not lift their knees during the jump, landing with only semi-bent legs?
[quote]JGerman wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
Bloobird wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
This guy added 11 inches to his vertical jump from mid-October to the start of February, and squatting didn’t seem to negatively impact him:
He also just pitched in a big league spring training game at age 19.
But, what would I know? I don’t even have an Australian accent…
Why does he squat so low before he jumps? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what are some of his lifts?
That’s just his style.
The only “lift” that matters for him is the 5oz one he does every time he picks up a baseball to pop 93mph.
Lowest batting average against in all of minor league baseball last year.
How does that vert pad work? Does it just calculate the amount of time there is no contact with the pad? Do you instruct people to not lift their knees during the jump, landing with only semi-bent legs?
[quote]Bloobird wrote:
JGerman wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
Bloobird wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
This guy added 11 inches to his vertical jump from mid-October to the start of February, and squatting didn’t seem to negatively impact him:
He also just pitched in a big league spring training game at age 19.
But, what would I know? I don’t even have an Australian accent…
Why does he squat so low before he jumps? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what are some of his lifts?
That’s just his style.
The only “lift” that matters for him is the 5oz one he does every time he picks up a baseball to pop 93mph.
Lowest batting average against in all of minor league baseball last year.
How does that vert pad work? Does it just calculate the amount of time there is no contact with the pad? Do you instruct people to not lift their knees during the jump, landing with only semi-bent legs?
It’s based off hang time.[/quote]
Interesting. I agree though that if knees are bent then you clearly would get a false reading, but you can see that pretty obviously and disqualify the jump. However, I think you could also get a false reading if your knees are straight and you flex slightly at the hips, as in the initial move for a hanging leg raise. That may be a little more difficult to disqualify. Any thoughts?
[quote]Nick Radonjic wrote:
Bloobird wrote:
JGerman wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
Bloobird wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
This guy added 11 inches to his vertical jump from mid-October to the start of February, and squatting didn’t seem to negatively impact him:
He also just pitched in a big league spring training game at age 19.
But, what would I know? I don’t even have an Australian accent…
Why does he squat so low before he jumps? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what are some of his lifts?
That’s just his style.
The only “lift” that matters for him is the 5oz one he does every time he picks up a baseball to pop 93mph.
Lowest batting average against in all of minor league baseball last year.
How does that vert pad work? Does it just calculate the amount of time there is no contact with the pad? Do you instruct people to not lift their knees during the jump, landing with only semi-bent legs?
It’s based off hang time.
Interesting. I agree though that if knees are bent then you clearly would get a false reading, but you can see that pretty obviously and disqualify the jump. However, I think you could also get a false reading if your knees are straight and you flex slightly at the hips, as in the initial move for a hanging leg raise. That may be a little more difficult to disqualify. Any thoughts?
Nick
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If his knees/hip are bent upon landing, then yes it could inflate the measurement. It doesn’t matter what he does while he’s in the air though.
[quote]Avocado wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
Bloobird wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
This guy added 11 inches to his vertical jump from mid-October to the start of February, and squatting didn’t seem to negatively impact him:
He also just pitched in a big league spring training game at age 19.
But, what would I know? I don’t even have an Australian accent…
Why does he squat so low before he jumps? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what are some of his lifts?
That’s just his style.
The only “lift” that matters for him is the 5oz one he does every time he picks up a baseball to pop 93mph.
Squatting alone helped me gain about 8 inches of vertical. Made me grab the rim in basketball, instead of just touching the backboard.
The last weeks, squatting AND running and sprinting stuff have given me probably an inch of progress. But that’s after gaining 15 pounds of weight and not making progress in jumping for over a year.
[quote]rudilerm wrote:
Avocado wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
Bloobird wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
This guy added 11 inches to his vertical jump from mid-October to the start of February, and squatting didn’t seem to negatively impact him:
He also just pitched in a big league spring training game at age 19.
But, what would I know? I don’t even have an Australian accent…
Why does he squat so low before he jumps? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what are some of his lifts?
That’s just his style.
The only “lift” that matters for him is the 5oz one he does every time he picks up a baseball to pop 93mph.
I’m almost certain he’s Australian so the kiwi label is unwarranted
Man I lived in australia for ages and i can’t pick his accent. That’s why i defaulted to kiwi since I couldn’t place him.
Must be from melbourne.
No offense to Kiwi’s though, There are enough dickhead canadians to clog a river. It’s just always fun to bug people for shit they cant help. XD
Ima bad person
-chris[/quote]
That is one f*&king mongrel Australian accent he’s got going on there!! Sounds like an Australian living in the states by the way he twangs some of those words. Sorry but i can’t take coaches seriously when their wearing a cap on backwards
I believe the front squat best mimicks the jumping action but your obviously losing about 15% in weight to your 1rm in a back squat.
