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TheVerticalJumpDevelopmentBibleIincreasedmyverticaljumpby19inches-I’mgonnashowyouhowtoincreaseyourstoo!By:KellyBaggettHigher-Faster-SportsCopyright2005byHigher-Faster-Sports.com-Allrightsreserved.NopartofthisworkmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeanswithoutexpresswrittenpermissionofHigher-Faster-Sports.Warning:Thereisalwaysriskofinjurywhenperformingexercisewithweight.Beforebeginninganyexerciseprogram,consultwithyourphysiciantoensurethatyouareinproperhealth.Thisprogramisnotmeanttoprovidemedicaladvice;youshouldobtainmedicaladvicefromyourprivatehealthcarepractitioner.NoliabilityisassumedbyHigher-Faster-Sportsforanyoftheinformationcontainedherein.Ifyouwanttofly,you’vegot3options:1.Buyaplaneticket2.Sproutfeathersandwings3.ImproveyourverticaljumpWhileflyinginaplaneisniceandall,it’sabitexpensiveandwaytootemporary.Sproutingfeathersandwingsain’tgonnahappen!So,unlessyou’vegotmoneytoburnoryoureallybelieveinevolution,you’restuckwithimprovingyourverticaljump.Astrongverticaljumpisatthecoreofsomeofthemostbeautifulandgracefulmovementsknowntoman–KobeBryantdunkingonthefastbreak,MichelleKwanhittingatripleaxle,andBarishnikovseeminglyfloatinginairduringtheballet.Butdon’tgetmewrong,theverticaljumpisalsoameasureofpurerawpowerthatisusedwidelythroughoutprofessionalandcollegeathleticsasaperformancetest.Anathlete’sverticaljumpcaneffectivelydeterminehowexplosivetheyareandhowefficientlytheyutilizetheirstrengthinathleticmovements.Infact,intheNFL,thesinglebiggestpredictorofsuccessisn’tone’ssize,speed,orstrength,butrathertheirverticaljump!VerticalJumpIKnow–SoTellMeHowICanImproveIt!Ofcoursethereasonyouboughtthismanualwasbecausejustlikeeverybodyelseyou’rewondering,“Whatisthebestroutinetogivemethehops?Peoplepursuingtheanswertothatquestionareresponsibleformillionsofdollarsofrevenueperyearfortheathleticperformanceindustry.Unfortunately,alotofthosedollarsarewasted.Ifyou’relikemostathletesyou’reprobablyconfusedastowhatexactlyyoushoulddo.Whatprogramworksbest?What’sthe“magicbullet”?ShouldIbedoingplyometrics,isometrics,jumprope,sprints,calfraises,1millionjumpsperday,wearingspecialshoes,weighttraining,weighted-vests,stretching,takingspecialpills,doingspecialexercisestoincreasemyheight,wearingankleweights,ormeditation?Thelistgoesonandonandon.I’vebeenpartoftheathleticperformanceindustryforaverylongtimenowandI’veseenitall.Withsomanyprograms,products,modes,systems,gimmicks,andsomuchinformation(mostlymis-information)floatingaroundoutthereitsnowondertheaverageathleteissoconfused.What’sevenworseiseveryprogrampromisesthemoonbutusuallydoesnothingmorethenemptyyourwallet.Youmaybeoneoftheseguyswhohasalonglistofprograms,gadgets,andsystemsthatyoueitherhavetriedoraregoingtotry.Youprobablyknowplentyofpeoplewho’vehadsuccessusingoneormoreofthemanyprogramsoutthere.Youmayhavehadsuccessatsomeofthemyourself.Ormaybeyouhaven’t?Youmayhavetriedotherprogramswithoutgettinganywhereormaybeyou’vejuststalledoutandwantmore.Youmayhaveaskedthequestion,“wellhowcomexxxxprogramsworkedforhimbutnotforme?”Whydidxxxxxprogramput10inchesonsoandso’sverticalbutmademelose3?WhycansoandsojumpbutIcan’t?Thetruthis,Ican’ttellyouwhatthebestprogramisouttherebecauseeveryprogramorgadgetI’veseenneglectssolidtrainingprinciples.Youmightwonderwhatmotivatedmetowritethismanual.Well,truthfully,IwasoriginallymotivatedbecauseIwasangry.Igetquestionseverydayfrompeoplewhohavebeenburnedbyfast-buckartistssellinghypewithoutresults.I’veseenalotofprogramsthatseemtodonomorethenextractdollarsfromunknowingathletes.Theseprogramsareputtogetherwithoutmuchunderstandingofhowthebodyworks,thescienceorreasoningbehindhowthetrainingmethodswork,andthereasonswhyasystembringsgainsifinfactitdoes.So,IdecidedtodosomethingaboutthisandhelpdowhatIcantospreadtheknowledge.VerticalJumpSecrets?Sowhatexactlyisthesecrettoagreatverticaljump?Thetruthis,therearenosecretsormagicalsystems.Thereare,however,solidprinciplesthathavebeenaroundforages.Themagicliesintheapplicationofestablishedprinciples.Theinformationyou’llfindherecomesfromavarietyofresourcescompiledoverthebetterpartofthelastcentury.TheapproachItalkaboutisthesameapproachusedbythebestathletesandthebestleapersintheworld.Thisincludestrackandfieldathletes,jumpers,throwers,olympicweightlifters,footballplayers,volleyballplayers,aswellasafewbasketballplayers.Yousee,olympicorprofessionalathletesachievetheirspectacularleapingabilityasasideeffectofeffectivetrainingprinciplesandpractices.Theirapproachismultifacetedandtheirverticaljumpimprovesbecauseofeffectivetrainingdesignedtoimprovevariousotherqualitieslikestrength,speed,andoverallexplosivness.Whenthesequalitiesimprovetheverticaljumpjustcomesalongfortheride.Restassuredyouwon'tfindanyprofessionalorolympicathletesouttheresearchingforthemagicjumpingcurebecausethereisnone.Theverticaljumpitselfisafeatthatcoachesfromgovernmentsponsoredprogramsallovertheworldhavespentover50yearsinvestigating.ThenumberofreadilyaccessiblescientificstudiesontheVJisastounding.Inotherwords,iftherewasamagicbulletthatwasreallygoingtoput20inchesonanyone’sverticalin6weeksth