Vertical Jump Resource

High Reps vs. Low Reps for Vertical Jump Training

Patrick — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:15:14 +0000

Over the past couple of years (basically since I started this blog) I’ve gotten a lot of questions about whether it’s better to use high reps or low reps when training your vertical jump. It’s amazing how much misinformation is out there about this topic, so hopefully I can help set the record straight. In short, [...]

How to Use Plyometrics to Increase Vertical Jump and Quickness

Patrick — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:28:05 +0000

A lot of people don’t really understand how to properly use plyometrics to increase vertical jump, speed, and quickness. One of the reasons for this is that they’re a bit difficult to understand since there is so much information out there about them. If you do a search for plyometrics on Google you’ll get all [...]

Highest Vertical Jump Ever

Patrick — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:30:20 +0000

Hey guys, So I was watching reruns of past NBA dunk contests with guys who have the highest vertical jump I’ve ever seen when I got a little curious. I wanted to find out who has the highest vertical jump ever recorded. The first place I looked was Guinness Book of World Records. It listed [...]

Training in the Off-Season Vs. During The Season

Patrick — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:35:22 +0000

When I played basketball back in high school I used to train all the time. Everyday during the season my friends and I would hit the gym and do our vertical jump workouts to help improve our game. However, one thing we never really paid much attention to was overtraining. This eventually turned into a serious problem [...]

Hurdle Training and Hurdle Technique

Patrick — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:05:25 +0000

This post might seem a bit random, but I actually had a commenter ask me recently how he could improve his hurdle technique. I responded with a couple short tips, but then I decided that it would be a good idea for me to make a full post about it since I’m assuming some of you are interested in [...]

How Many Repetitions Should I Do? – Workout Tips

Patrick — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:29:02 +0000

Hey guys. I just wanted to take a minute to show you a video where Jacob Hiller (Jump Manual creator) talks about something I’ve mentioned in previous posts. This has to do with repetition ranges and finding the right number of reps to do for each set of your exercises. Performing the correct number of [...]

Full Jump Manual Review

Patrick — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:36:10 +0000

I thought I’d take some time to talk about the Jump Manual today. As some of you already know, this is a very popular program among athletes and it’s my highest rated vertical jump program. So, I’d like to explain why this program is so good, and why you should give it a shot if [...]

Standing Broad Jump Technique

Patrick — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:14:52 +0000

This standing broad jump article will focus on the technique you’ll need to use to achieve the longest jump possible. I actually have another standing broad jump article with a video that can make things a bit clearer for you if you’re a visual learner (just follow the link). I’ll probably end up adding a [...]

How To Dunk A Basketball – 4 Important Tips And Goals

Patrick — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:02:12 +0000

I know that pretty much every one of us has, at some point in our lives, dreamed of dunking a basketball like Michael Jordan. “His Airness” has always been one of my idols, and since I was a kid I always imagined what it would be like if I could float in mid-air like him. [...]

VJR Back Online

Patrick — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:47:10 +0000

Well, after a very frustrating couple of days I managed to get all of my sites back online. I apologize to those of you who were trying to access the content on this site. Hopefully I won’t have any problems like that again. Recently, most of my time has been devoted to school and one [...]