To increase any athletes speed means improving on one or both of the following elements:
1. Increase the number of steps an athlete takes per second i.e. their cadence.
2. Improve the effectiveness of each time they make contact with the ground.
Increasing cadence is most easily improved by reducing the amount of recovery time between strides. This [...]

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Tip #4: Inner abdominal strength. I’m not referring to the rectus-abs you get from sit-ups, you already know they’re important. I’m talking about the transverse abdominal wall, underneath them, which plays a key role in every power movement & you can make them stronger. Suck in your stomach with a deep breath, try to imagine [...]

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Tip #3: Isometric stretching. Or PNF as it is sometimes called speeds workout recovery times. Stretching alone over the coarse of 1 month brought a 15% increase in lower body strength to the tested athletes. Now just imagine if it was isometrics stretching!Those elite gymnast that I’ve worked with can generate a lot of total [...]

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Tip #2: Forceful arm-swing. This is a commonly neglected jump factor that can account for 15% more lift. Try this, next jump you go up for I want you to deliberately concentrate on swinging your arms up fast, timing it with the jump. See what happens!

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Tip #1: Visualize. Try this trick for instant vertical jump increases. Test your jump by seeing how high on the backboard you get. Now close your eyes and vividly imagine yourself exploding upwards to a goal you have. Next, imagine all the muscles in your legs getting stronger & bigger. Then you should focus on [...]

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As I mentioned in part one on how to jump higher I decided to get on the phone and grill over 13 world class strength coaches on their vertical training methods. How can you go wrong when you have over 13 of the nation’s best experts teach you first hand what they know on vertical [...]

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