Debunking The Biggest Jump Training Myths

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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

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