Debunking The Biggest Jump Training Myths
Episode description
Welcome to the Athlete Blueprint Podcast!
For today's episode, we will be taking a deep dive into one of my favorite topics, Jump training! More specifically, we will be debunking some common jump training myths!
This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I have worked extensively w/ court sport athletes (volleyball, basketball) and I have noticed glut of misinformed or misrepresented information out there.
So I wanted to set the record straight on some common training myths that I have seen over the year.
In today's episode I cover:
- How too much more reps is not always a good thing w/ jump training
- How we must consider global load when designing a jump program
- Why Jump and Strength Specificity Matters
- The Pro's and Cons of Heavy Squatting for Jumping
- Why jumping high in practice does not necessarily mean you'll jump high in a game
- Why Training your breaks are just as important as training your gas pedal
- Why patience is key to developing a high jump over time
Of course we cover so much more!...Thanks for tuning in, I hope you enjoy the show!
Here are some of the other blog posts I've written for Ignite Performance
- 3 Proven Ways to Increase Your Vertical
- Jump Quiz: What Type of Jumper Are You?
- Why I Don't Care How High Your Box Jump is
As always, if you have any questions or ideas for future episodes, feel free to contact me:
- Email: javier@igniteperformance.net
- Instagram: @thecoachjav
- twitter: @thecoachjav
Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io
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