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Performance Area => Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion => Topic started by: seifullaah73 on August 17, 2011, 06:14:09 am

Title: how do you measure your vert and speed
Post by: seifullaah73 on August 17, 2011, 06:14:09 am
What do you guys do when you are about to test your RVJ and SVJ do you guys do any warm ups any light weight training i.e. weighted squat jumps on to a box, etc.

thanks
Title: Re: how do you measure your vert and speed
Post by: adarqui on August 21, 2011, 08:28:15 am
What do you guys do when you are about to test your RVJ and SVJ do you guys do any warm ups any light weight training i.e. weighted squat jumps on to a box, etc.

thanks

testing svj/rvj/speed, all i do is just a big warmup.. progressing the intensity until im ready to start getting in my work-up jumps.. once im feeling good during the work up jumps, i go for pr's.. i used to do fancy warmups, but now i just do layups/dribbling prior to jumping/dunking... ill do say 50 layups (alternating left/right) before i start my warmup jumps.. ill then hit say 10 warmup jumps, completely relaxed.. then ill move into my 'work up jumps', trying to jump a little higher each time i jump, so say 6-8 or so.. then i go for my max jumps, which is about 10-20 jumps.

as for measuring, for jumping, it's just touch height minus standing reach.. for sprinting, you'll need to use video or have someone time you.. video is great, if you can get a side angle of the sprint and put some marker at the finish line, you can time it very accurately.

just warmup really good, breaking a sweat, and feeling as if you can go maximal effort on a jump/sprint at any moment, that's when you know you're ready to go.

pc
Title: Re: how do you measure your vert and speed
Post by: seifullaah73 on August 21, 2011, 02:02:10 pm
Thanks for the tip man.  :D
Title: Re: how do you measure your vert and speed
Post by: adarqui on August 21, 2011, 02:09:33 pm
Thanks for the tip man.  :D

also for my most important jump sessions, i load up on caffeine ~1hour prior... helps alot if you only do it ~2-3x/week... gotta ease into it though, i use 4tspn coffee, started off with 1 a year ago.

i need to try like 8 next weekend wtf.. lmfao

pC
Title: Re: how do you measure your vert and speed
Post by: seifullaah73 on August 21, 2011, 02:21:13 pm
 8! lol :o that is alot.

i did hear that drinking coffee can help increase athletic performance
i find it really bitter to drink i run out of chocolate and i still have not finished my cup of coffee yet.

will try.

Thanks for the tip man.  :D

also for my most important jump sessions, i load up on caffeine ~1hour prior... helps alot if you only do it ~2-3x/week... gotta ease into it though, i use 4tspn coffee, started off with 1 a year ago.

i need to try like 8 next weekend wtf.. lmfao

pC

Title: Re: how do you measure your vert and speed
Post by: adarqui on August 21, 2011, 02:38:07 pm
8! lol :o that is alot.

i did hear that drinking coffee can help increase athletic performance
i find it really bitter to drink i run out of chocolate and i still have not finished my cup of coffee yet.

will try.

Thanks for the tip man.  :D

also for my most important jump sessions, i load up on caffeine ~1hour prior... helps alot if you only do it ~2-3x/week... gotta ease into it though, i use 4tspn coffee, started off with 1 a year ago.

i need to try like 8 next weekend wtf.. lmfao

pC


ya i dont like the taste of it either, unless its in a starbucks espresso shot etc... those are real good hah.

pC