hi, so i've posted about wanting to increase my vertical before and i just want to get your guys' opinion...

i want to get on Starting Strength soon but would I be messing with the program too much if I added one or two days of jumping around, to work on my jumping approach/technique (jumping at the basket and grabbing the rim)? would that be too much for my cns to handle? should i solely focus on gaining strength first and worry about my speed/jumping later?

This post was edited by iGotThatFiyah on Apr 13 2015 08:48pm

if you want to get a stronger vert then focus on getting a stronger vert. can you do both? sure why not. jumping and working on being explosive will definitely carry over to your squat and deadlift, but if you're going to failure on everything all the time then you probably won't get far

Squats and more squats

Superset your legs with box jumps

no, you're fine

Unless you jump for like 4hours on those days you should be ok.

''There was a strong correlation between maximal strength in half squats and sprint performance and jumping height (Wisløff, Castagna J Helgerud, Jones, & Hoff, 2004).''

if you live in a major city find a good trainer..

You should be fine. My current workout routine is pretty similar to what you'd find @ SS (just extra accessory work) and I have been doing some vertical work lately (end of my basketball season, felt like tweaking it). The ideal workout phase focus for vert improvement for me has been sprints then lifting (squats, deads as mains) then plyos. However I decided to mix things up recently because I wanted to work on my vert for playoffs (sadly we lost in round 1) and I saw improvement. Bear in mind that in the first few weeks of any vertical program you may decline or level off in your leaping ability. The key is to get enough rest. Plyos are tricky because you don't feel them the same way as resistance training. Just give yourself the rest you need. If I am not mistaken Donald Chu provides pretty much the standard plyo information: http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/plyometrics I have the book and I use it for my summer workouts. It shouldn't interfere with lifting gains.



Yep.

+1

Plyometrics. Work on your fast-twitch fibers braaaaaa

that + half squats with weights+proprioception