Hi Guys
I just read an interesting article from Daniel over at free to fly about short versus tall athletes.
http://www.thefreetofly.com/2011/01/short-vs-tall-athletes-jump-training.html
It is a pretty small sample size being used (just Daniel and a mate of his) but it is still an interesting theory.
I would love to hear your thoughts coaches about what Daniel has to say.
Cheers
Jack
well, that's why we promote half squatting for lanky (long leg/short torso) athletes (basketball players, sprinters, high jumpers, etc) here.. more progress can be made with that ROM than deep, and deep will also improve as a result of half improving.
shorter athletes usually have less of a difference between SVJ & RVJ from what i've seen.. they utilize their leverages better in movements that require less 'pre stretch', so, for them to improve SVJ/RVJ, they will USUALLY have to squat alot more than someone who is considerably taller, but that's easier for them to do so in the first place.. regardless of height though, a guy (A) who is 5'9 (short torso, long legs) vs a guy (B) who is 5'9 (shorter legs, longer torso), in general, guy A is going to struggle more with the same weight as guy B, if it's the same depth.. guy (A) might consider raising his depth a bit (half) to experience faster progress and more performance gains.
it's kind of how Arowe squatted 2xBW ATG for his 37 RVJ, and i squat 2.2 HALF for my ~37 RVJ.. If I were to go ATG, i'd be lucky to hit 1.5xBW. If we "normalize" the ROM, he's squatting WAY more than me at either half or deep squat, for the same RVJ.. he's 5'7.5 in shoes, i'm 6'1 in shoes.
pc
Well I have that sitting height to standing height ratio of under 50, 49.7 (long legs), and I gain what, 2 inches off a run? Sure, I'm not jump efficient off two feet but still, you'd expect better. I also find it much easier to jump off a standing vert or off one step than the "average" basketball player at my height.
you're fat, strength dominant, and out of shape.
THAT'S WHY.
real talk, i love you though.. remember your runup speed when you were much younger? you looked like a rocket.. sure you're much stronger now, but you looked pretty fast back then.. now you look alot slower (but with more strength).. i imagine you've gotten:
1. less fit
2. fatter
3. overly strength trained
4. more emo
:F
peace mang
Hi Guys
I just read an interesting article from Daniel over at free to fly about short versus tall athletes.
http://www.thefreetofly.com/2011/01/short-vs-tall-athletes-jump-training.html
It is a pretty small sample size being used (just Daniel and a mate of his) but it is still an interesting theory.
I would love to hear your thoughts coaches about what Daniel has to say.
Cheers
Jack
well, that's why we promote half squatting for lanky (long leg/short torso) athletes (basketball players, sprinters, high jumpers, etc) here.. more progress can be made with that ROM than deep, and deep will also improve as a result of half improving.
shorter athletes usually have less of a difference between SVJ & RVJ from what i've seen.. they utilize their leverages better in movements that require less 'pre stretch', so, for them to improve SVJ/RVJ, they will USUALLY have to squat alot more than someone who is considerably taller, but that's easier for them to do so in the first place.. regardless of height though, a guy (A) who is 5'9 (short torso, long legs) vs a guy (B) who is 5'9 (shorter legs, longer torso), in general, guy A is going to struggle more with the same weight as guy B, if it's the same depth.. guy (A) might consider raising his depth a bit (half) to experience faster progress and more performance gains.
it's kind of how Arowe squatted 2xBW ATG for his 37 RVJ, and i squat 2.2 HALF for my ~37 RVJ.. If I were to go ATG, i'd be lucky to hit 1.5xBW. If we "normalize" the ROM, he's squatting WAY more than me at either half or deep squat, for the same RVJ.. he's 5'7.5 in shoes, i'm 6'1 in shoes.
pc
I normal squat 1.5xbw and i'm 6'1 with shoes on.....and my vert ain't 37..actually i think my max vert has probably ~34 before the winter 
I hasve long legs and a shorter torso...so what's the verdict chief?
you're still going through puberty and your hip mobility is good.
you dunked in 8th grade apparently and havn't really dunked much since then.
you utilized vertfreak, got massive gains, then looking back, dunked better before VF, then dissed VF, and are now back 2 promoting VF.
the verdict is, you seem to be all over the place, so, the data is hard to analyze..
the result from your analysis function is UNDEFINED
analyze(bmully)
result = UNDEFINED.
for example, compare that to
analyze(raptor)
result = got fatter, got less fit, became too "strength dominant", increased emo levels.
you lack data bmully.
pc
