Combining weight training with plyometric training.

Studies are showing that a plyometric program that runs along side a weight training program produces optimum results.

One final point... a training program to increase vertical jump performance should not focus purely on the development of your leg power. It has been shown that the arms contribute an average of 10% to takeoff velocity during a jump!

what is the best way to increase vertical jump performance?

- If you are new to strength training a basic weight training program will increase vertical jump power safely and effectively (see below for details).

- If you already do some strength training and are pushed for time, add some dynamic weight training exercises to your routine (see below).

- If you have the time and commitment, combine a weight training program with a plyometric training program for optimum results...

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How To Increase Vertical Jump Power

With the right training techniques you can increase vertical jump performance significantly...
While it may be true that genetics plays a considerable role in an individual's capacity for peak power, the fact is...

Very few of your competitors or team mates will train specifically to increase vertical jump power.

So with a bit of commitment it is possible to out jump most of your peers!

Is there a single best way to increase your vertical jump ability?

This article will give you 3 types of strength training programs to increase vertical jump performance.

Each technique has been proven to significantly increase vertical jump ability and each has it's own advantages. Decide for yourself which program best suits your needs. First up is...

1. Increase Vertical Jump Power With Traditional Weight Training

This method incorporates exercises such as squats, lunges, leg presses and toe raises. Heavy loads (80-90% 1-RM) and a low number of repetitions (4-6) are used to improve maximal strength.
Why is this method an effective way to increase vertical jump ability?

The principle fitness component of vertical jumping is power. Power is a combination of strength and speed (Power = Strength x Speed). So...

A weight training program that improves your maximal strength can improve you power and increase vertical jump ability. Here's the key though...

As an athlete improves and is able to lift more weight, the speed of movement decreases and so does power output. For experienced strength training athletes wishing to improve their vertical jump, traditional weight training is the least beneficial of the three methods.

For beginners to strength training, traditional weight training exercises provide a safe, accessible and highly effective way to increase vertical jump power.

2. Increase Vertical Jump With Dynamic Weight Training

An example of a dynamic weight training exercise is the jump squat. Lighter loads (30% 1-RM) are used and the resistance is accelerated explosively through the full range of motion.

Olympic lifts like power cleans, clean and jerk and the snatch are all dynamic weight training exercises. To execute these movements successfully a great deal of speed is required. As the athlete improves and lifts more weight, the component of speed is not affected. The result?

Improvements in dynamic weight training relate directly to improvements in power and increase vertical jump ability. The challenge is that many dynamic weight training skills are complex and require experience, coaching and proper facilities.

3. Increase Vertical Jump Power With Plyometric Training

Plyometrics is the most commonly used training method to increase vertical jump power. It "bridges the gap between strength and speed". For more details on this type of training see the plyometrics article.

There is little to separate the three training methods when it comes increasing vertical jump performance. However... there is one type of training that seems to increase vertical jump the most...

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Marion to Utah?

The Suns and Utah Jazz tossed around the idea of has trade sending Shawn Marion to Utah for Andrei Kirilenko last month goal did not move past the changeable training course of talks and the discussion of swapping forwards has been tabled for weeks.

Marion, 29, frequently comes up in trade talks because the Suns are over the tax threshold with contracts that will pay to their big three - Steve Nash, Amaré Stoudemire and Marion - $41.6 million for the coming season and $45.1 million in 2008-09.

Marion is the signal-paid Suns player At $16,440,000 this season and $17,810,000 in 2008-09, his contract' S final year.

Acquiring Kirilenko would only delay the Suns' payroll strain.

Kirilenko, 26, will Be paid $63.1 million over the next furnace let us seasons. He was year All-Star in 2004 drank struggled last season and complained of his reduced role to the not of crying in year interview during the playoffs.

Like Marion, Kirilenko has been among league leaders in blocks and steals during his career. At 6 feet 9, the Russian runs the floor well goal has has suspect perimeter shot. Last season, Kirilenko started 70 games, hit 21 bore of his three-pointers and averaged 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds for has division field. His contract runs through 2010-11, when Stoudemire' S contract closed with has $17.9 million salary and Nash could start has new deal.

Phoenix has been looking to move Marcus Banks, goal Utah has three not guards.

The Suns would get some payroll relief and tax savings ($5.35 million combined this year) while Utah would cuts the end of Marion' S deal lined up with when Deron Williams' first big contract would start.

General Suns Manager Steve Kerr declined to how.

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Bryant and Jackson together in secrecy service

Jackson dropped by to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., last weekend.

And in typical Jackson-esque fashion, He couldn't just pick up has few accodances and be one his merry way.

How mundane would that be? That's for the hoi polloi.

For regular coaches.

Nope, our man Phil used the occasion to reveal He and Kobe were in collusion to upgrade the Lakers roster.

Thesis are the kinds of things even columnists cannot make up.

That would Be Phil Jackson, the man who ounce demanded the Lakers trade Kobe Bryant. Who deemed him “uncoachable.”

And now they're so cozy they cuts has secret handshake. Yew they start batting to their eyes At each other, I'm leaving.

This is particularly disingenuous with Kobe's idea of encouraging roster upgrades, which has included his infamous atomic yes-No-maybe-yes day of radio rants.

Jackson - the greatest professional basketball coach in history - has one year left one his contract, and after his second hip replacement, is uncertain yew He wants to keep At it. Particularly guiding has TEAM without realistic hope of competing for has.

Kobe - greatest player in the game - is 29 and At the peak of his physical skills.

Spoiled by year early run of championships, He is understandably frustrated poor At the Lakers' record the past three years.

Kobe ripped the Lakers face office, general manager Mitch Kupchak, owner Jerry Buss and his teammates - specifically Andrew Bynum - back in May, though He did spare the TEAM massage therapist.

Before Jackson left for Springfield, He added Jim Buss to the TEAM pyre, saying of the owner's its and club vice president to KLAC-AM (570) 'S Petros Papakakis and Matt Smith:

“We were promised by Jim Buss we'd cuts big exchanges. We've yet to see that. We're still looking for that. And we still are looking for that big boost in our TEAM. So we hope we still cuts one more (move) in custom to include has player that really edge play.”

The Lakers, however, cut done precious little to seriously improve the club this summer.

They signed veteran guard Derek Fisher, which has gift goal won't cuts has major impact. Then they're-signed Luke Walton and Chris Mihm, and crossed fingers and hoped for better health.

Everyone understands that's still not enough to could the Lakers in position to threaten for has, though No one recognizes it better than that one-two shrouded covert coils duet of Phil and Kobe.

No doubt Phil, Kobe, Mitch, the Buss family, TEAM masseuse, the fans, the NBA and media would still prefer to see the roster upgraded. Edge we all Be in collusion with that?

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Damir Markota waived by Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on forward Damir Markota (6-10, 225), General Manager Larry Harris announced today.

Selected by San Antonio with the 59th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, Markota was traded to the Bucks on June 28, 2006 for the better of Milwaukee’s two second round picks in the 2007 NBA Draft (33rd overall).

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Breezy Mid DMX

Get quick in the Breezy Mid DMX court shoe from Reebok. Built with a perforated leather upper, this basketball shoe is lined with mesh and a soft interior knit to keep your feet relaxed. The rubber sole offers traction toward stability.

Features:
- Leather upper
- Mesh and knit interior
- Rubber sole

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Stand still, catch and shoot.

I had post many shooting tips and drills, and i still post its because there are so many basketball shooting tips and drills. You can not improve your skill with one or two kinds of drills. Whatever the tips and drills, all of them must be improving your shooting if you practice its. You just need to try or to practice its and maybe you should make some evolution of that drills. You must not have to mime any basketball stars' moves, you can just create your own move provided that can make you good.

Here are another shooting tips for you:
Stand still, catch and shoot. Stand still, catch, dribble and shoot. Catch while on the move and shoot. Catch while on the move and fake or just go right into the dribble and then shoot. And, creating off of fakes (while a pivot foot is planted). Make sure you square up to the basket when shooting. Both feet should be pointing at the basket, and your body should square up to it. Make sure your power is coming from your legs, not your arms. Remember to follow-through on your shot. Practice like crazy. And be intense. Don't be lazy, work hard. If you half-heartedly practice getting shots off, they won't be very effective when a tough defender is near you in a real game.

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