Clue: It is not how big or strong your leg muscles are. Although strength does play a factor, your ability to jump higher depends more on the contraction velocity of your muscles. The ‘contraction velocity’ is the speed at which your leg muscles contract when jumping. What is the best way to train for ‘muscle […]
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Football Speed Training Exercises
A message to all football players about your football speed training exercises and 40 yard dash time… “Are You Missing Game Breaking Opportunities Because You Were Not Fast Enough?” If you are… then no amount of heavy duty squats, leg curls, practice drills or 40 yard sprints (even with a parachute tied to your waist) will get […]
Why These Speed Training Exercises Produce Great Results
The reason these speed training exercises produce such great results at quickly conditioning your muscles to be fast and responsive is because during an isometric contraction with resistance bands, the muscles’ motor unit recruitment patterns are entirely new and different than what has been normally experienced by a muscle that has not been conditioned with […]
