Jan 17 2025 70 mins 7
Do you work with athletes who want to improve their vertical jump?
Are you curious about the differences between 2-leg and 1-leg jumping?
Or how the best dunkers of all time approach their jump training?
If so, you’re going to LOVE today’s episode!
Tyler Ray is a former professional dunker and a true expert in the space of vertical jump training. His business is a combination of education for trainers and coaches like us, but he still works with athletes as well, helping them take their jump technique and performance to the next level.
And in this week’s show, we’re going to take a deep dive into how YOU can help your athletes jump higher than ever before!
It’s became a buzzword, right? The penultimate stride. Everybody now wants to speak on it and give their opinions on it.
But a lot of people still don’t really understand its true purpose, and you can actually get yourself into a lot of trouble if you create a penultimate stride that’s too long.
– Tyler Ray
10 Key Takeaways from This Week’s Physical Prep Podcast:
- A perfect jump approach involves smooth transitions and hip height management.
- Training intention is crucial for effective jump performance.
- Basketball players need to navigate defense, which will impact their jump technique.
- Common mistakes in jump performance include late lowering and diving through the penultimate stride.
- Understanding the difference between muscular and elastic jumpers is essential.
- Strength training should be tailored to the athlete’s jumping style.
- Low rim dunking is beneficial for practicing technique without high impact.
- Mastery in jumping comes from repetition and refining technique. Every athlete needs to find and flip their switch for optimal performance.
- Building confidence in weak legs requires more exposure to one-legged activities.
- Jumping should be viewed as a skill that requires practice, not just strength training.
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