Vertical Exercises

noreply@blogger.com (John D) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:50:00 +0000

Vertical Exercises come in all sorts of packages and I tried them all before finding one simple vertical exercise that actually works because it's too simple to fail.

note: I'm not selling a jumping program here. Just telling you exactly what worked for me. If you want to skip straight to what worked for me then read my vertical exercises that work page.

What it did for me ...

I went from being the slowest kid on my grade school soccer team to setting a school long jump record and being able to dunk in high school (despite being a 5'10" white guy).

My father, a sports fan himself, recounted to me years after the fact that when he had watched my grade school soccer games and saw me lagging behind the herd of kids that inevitably followed the ball around the field he said to himself, "well I guess he's not going to be one of the athletic ones."

My dad revealed that story to me years later when he confessed that he was never more happy to have been proven wrong. That confession came on senior night - when I played my final game as the captain of my high school's varsity basketball team.

Although I didn't go on to play basketball in college (I was never that great of a shooter), my father and I did have to wade through college football scholarship offers to decide where I'd play in the fall.

Why other systems don't work ...

I tried vertical jump training programs like those offered by my competitors and overwhelmingly found that the workout routines were too involved for a normal person with normal resources and a normal schedule.

It wasn't that I was lazy, I just needed proper direction.

My problem was that I was aimlessly taking advice from anyone that wanted to sell me a product. Each dollar spent wasn't a complete waste because every failure was a step down the path that led to my eventual success. Still, that didn't change the fact that all I wanted from the very beginning was honest and sincere how to jump higher tips that weren't a gimmick and actually worked. I didn't understand why all of these programs with their pages of testimonials weren't working for me. Once I broke down the issues and came up with the list of reasons below things began to make sense.

Problems that I routinely ran into included:

Workout schedules disrupted by bad weather - rain, etc.
Lack of access to a weight room
Unreasonable time commitments
Lack of regular access to a gym
Inability to regularly get to a track
Having to buy expensive products like plyometric jump shoes

It wasn't a lack of motivation that was holding me back, but rather a lack of practicality in the way the vertical exercise programs were designed.

I needed a vertical exercises system too simple to fail ...

Like I said, it's been my experience that other vertical jump programs are too complicated.

I wanted a program that:

Took less than 12 minutes a day to do
I could do at home while watching TV or playing video games
Didn't require any expensive equipment
Most importantly - gets results

I didn't come from an athletic family but I was able to make the most of what I had by designing a simple vertical exercises program that met all of my requirements.

You have three choices ...

You can do nothing and stay where you're at.
You can try one of my competitors programs.
You can use my program (it's free and easy - pick this one)

How to decide ...

Some of the other programs offer money back guarantees and sophisticated regimes that require serious commitments.

My program is the only one that takes less than 12 minutes a day to do and can be done while watching TV.

I've put together a vertical exercises solution that's too simple to fail and it's outlined in a concise report that features the single most efficient vertical exercise (the secret to my unexpected success). How concise is this report ... well it's right on this next page of vertical exercises that work.

Your final answer ...

If you want a money back guarantee, one-on-one training, a weight lifting program, countless testimonials, training video library, and hundreds of pages of information then go with one of my competitors.

If all you care about is getting the fastest and easiest results use my program. My program is the only one that's too simple to fail.

You have nothing to lose ...

If you try one of my competitors programs and realize that it doesn't work for any of the reasons that I listed above I will give you my program for half off. My program is already free, so take that promise to the back. You can get my program for half off of nothing.

Seriously, just read the next page (here) to see what I'm talking about in terms of a vertical exercise program that works.

Below is a totally separate program.
My free advice for improving your vertical is here.

Taking your game to the next level ...

Vertical Excises undoubtedly improve athletic prowess but being a standout player in any sport takes a lot more than raw athleticism.

If you're not the type of person that dreams about playing ball for a team like the Duke Blue Devils then maybe you're better off just cutting your losses now and focusing your efforts on golf because maybe the leisurely sport of golf is better suited for your level of desire and commitment.

ACE (Applied Cognitive Engineering) has developed a computer program that's used by Division-1 basketball programs to improve real time decision making and court sense. Whether you're someone who is recovering from a serious injury like a torn ACL or a seemingly trivial setback like an ingrown toenail this system can help you take your game to a level beyond where it was before your injury.

Think about what separates back-to-back NBA MVP Steve Nash from players more athletically gifted.

ItelliGym (developed by ACE) has been featured in numerous magazines (Forbes, Slam, etc.) and you can even watch the Basketball IntelliGym being featured on ESPN through this link.

For more information on this innovative program that should be used in conjunction with vertical exercises you can access the system through the promotion below.

Vertical Exercises That Work

noreply@blogger.com (John D) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:58:00 +0000

What I did to boost my vertical was basically just two things. This is it. Here's the whole mystery:

Toe Lifts
Jump on a trampoline

I credit this two simple, easy, and fun things for transforming me into a slow poke to an all-state running back who could dunk. I went from the slowest kid in the pack to being an all conference running back in college, being a captain on my high school varsity basketball team, and running varsity track (long jump, high jump, 4x100).

Someday when I have kids I'm absolutely going to make sure they do these things.

First I'll explain the trampoline situation.

When I was about ten my parents got a big trampoline for our back yard. Not sure whose idea this was. In hindsight it actually seems kind of dangerous. Nevertheless I spent countless hours on it as a kid. For some reason I just loved this thing. I'd run around, I'd jump around. I'd spend all day on it in the summer. Friends would come over and we'd play on it together. After school I'd race to the backyard and just start bouncing. For some reason I really loved doing this until it got dark and it was time to come in for dinner. Looking back it seems a little weird.

To be perfectly honest as a teenager or adult it'd be hard to have this kind of enthusiasm about spending hours on a trampoline. If you don't have a backyard or the scenario I just described doesn't apply to your current situation I suggest getting one of those tiny personal trampolines that can basically fit anywhere. Jump on that thing while you watch TV at your place at night. You could easily spend 30 minutes watching a show while you're on it, or get lost in a two hour movie while bouncing. I don't actually know if this would make some people motion sick. I've never tried it. Just as idea. The bottom line to take from this concept it to try it out because it's never to late. Having said that you might get the best results if you get a kid on one of the big ones early. Just be careful because it could be dangerous. I've actually seen some trampolines that are basically ground level and a hole several feet deep has been dug out so that worst case scenario if you land off of the trampoline at least you're not falling an additional four or five feet. Just another thing to look into.

Now onto the toe lifts.

These are massively important. I genuinely believe that doing this alone could seriously boost pretty much anyone's vertical, especially a growing kids, and even more so if you combine it with a variety of proven strength training exercises like squats and power lifts that strength your core while improving your explosiveness. Examples of these lifts include power cleans and snatch.

Back to toe lifts, which cost nothing to do and require no equipment. For those who aren't aware a toe lift is simple standing with feet shoulder with apart and reasonably slowly lift yourself up onto your toes/pads of your feet. Don't stress about being on your tippy toes like a ballerina, that's not going to happen and isn't part of this. Now let yourself back down. That's one repetition. You're going to do sets of fifty repetitions. You'll do three sets of 50 reps with your toes facing straight ahead, three sets of 50 reps with your toes faces out, and three sets of fifty reps with your toes facing in. That's a total 450 toe lifts, but it'll probably take you less than fifteen minutes, even if you rest for a minute between each of the nine sets.

Pretty much anyone no matter what kind of shape they're in can do a toe lift. If you're having trouble doing all of the 450 reps then scale back a bit to whatever is manageable for you right now and work your way up. Maybe you start with sets of ten instead of fifty. It's up to you. The important thing is that you improve over time. As you see results you'll be even more motivated to keep it up. If you're really motivated you can do this workout two or even three times a day to see faster results. If you're seriously committed make a point of waking up twenty minutes earlier in the morning and knocking out your nine sets while you watch the news in the morning or whatever. Take fifteen minutes during lunch or around the middle of the day and bang out another workout. Finally, at the end of the day after dinner, before you go to sleep, or whatever is easiest, just do another set while watching TV, talking on the phone or whatever.

That's it. Do this and you should see results with minimal hassle, cost, time commitment, discomfort, etc.

This seriously worked for me and it's the simple thing that I recommend everyone do.