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I recently wrote this article on Just Fly Sports: https://www.just-fly-sports.com/jacked-and-athletic/

It covers my last decade of work... gaining copious amounts of muscle, deadlifting 600,...

Here’s a video I recently recorded on my pelvic reset and jumping. Dealing with jumpers knee for years and the reset helps a lot.

https://youtu.be/pAiJO9dkO0I

Strength exercises: Squats (any kind - DB Goblet, Back, Front), Deadlifts (Barbell, RDL, Trap Bar), and Split Squats (Rear Foot Elevated, Front Foot Elevated, Both feet on ground).

The knee...

Divison-1 Strength Coach here... Agility ladders really don't do anything. In sport, you need to move from point A to point B as quick as possible. Agility ladders, you don't move very far and you...

As a Division-1 Basketball strength coach, I try to avoid running in the early off-season (to give the legs a rest from excessive forces involved in running).

I interned at the University of...

Awesome, for vertical jump development, it basically comes down to two things:

1) Strength training (squats, split squats, and deadlifts)

2) Jump training (weighted, unweighted, box jumps,...

Yes, meant to be stressful on the body to force adaptation.
But volume must be managed as vertical jump gains are not made in a super-fatigued state.

Originally posted on reddit r/basketball:

1) The best way to increase jump height is to combine Strength Training with Plyometric Training.

Study here:...

Changes I’d make (as a Divusion 1 Strength coach).. do your jumping exercises earlier in the workout when you’re fresh. Don’t do so many reps on them (5 at most).

You could also pair them with...

Goals:

Stay around 10% Body fat
Increase vertical jump above 40 Inches (approach)
Squat over 500, Deadlift over 600

This would depend on your strength numbers. How much are you squatting/trap bar deadlifting? If you don't have the strength down, reaching your potential for power will be difficult.

When I...

Experiment I did on vertical jump training for 10 days.

Been training muscle, strength, and explosive ability for the last nine years (along with strength coaching D3, D2, and D1 basketball...

Definitely get stronger. This is usually what most people will tell you.

In general, the best way to increase vertical is to pair heavy squat/deadlift-type training with jump-type training and...

Not necessarily. RFD can be confusing. Especially when you start to talk about Power and Impulse.

Think explosive strength or high-velocity strength. When you train heavy, RFD can be low...

1. Band Assisted Jumps are one of the few methods available to develop velocity

2. Concentric-only Training targets fast force production and fast twitch fibers

3. Band-Resisted Squats mimic...

http://thejackedathlete.com/10-takeaways-strength-training-and-coordination-an-integrative-approach-part-12/

http://thejackedathlete.com/10-takeaways-what-we-need-is-speed-2/

http://thejackedathlete.com/10-takeaways-the-revolutionary-1-x-20-rm-strength-training-program/

The one aspect most explosive training neglects: Training to Decrease Muscle Slack.

https://instagram.com/p/BWYYHRgjO4l/

I wrote about how belly breathing, Psoas, and glute activation lead to a 105 lb. increase in my total after a few months.

Now at 600 Dead 507 Squat.

Let me know if you have any questions about...