QUESTION
WHAT IS THE 1 THING ALL THESE ATHLETES HAVE IN COMMON?
If you said...
- A Multi Million Dollar Contract
- A Massive Mansion Sprawling the Countryside
- Millions of Adoring Fans Cheering Them on Each Night
- A Gang of Foreign Whips Stashed in Their Garage
- Or Maybe Even a Lucrative Sneaker Endorsement
You would be close but...
None of these are the answer I'm looking for today
You see...
THE 1 THING THESE GUYS HAVE IN COMMON IS...
Somehow... Somewhere along the way:
They've been taught how to extract the maximum vertical jump potential, out of their bodies
The same vertical jump potential that's allowed them to enjoy the spoils of superstardom
What's up, I'm Chris Barnard
Head strength coach at the infamous Strength Camp here in St Pete, Florida
Over the past 6 years, I've made it a personal mission to dig deep into the science of the vertical jump.
My goal was to find what actually worked for developing elite vertical power.
In these years I've worked with 100's of young athletes like yourself...
Each of them with the exact same intent...
DEVELOPING A MASSIVE VERTICAL JUMP
And in that time I've come to the stark realization, anyone...
REGARDLESS of their... HIGHT, WEIGHT, GENDER...
Or any other physical characteristic...
Has the ability to drastically improve their vertical jump power...
As long as they focus on one thing...
HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE "VERTICAL RELEASE"
As I mentioned moments ago...
Everyone has the innate power to develop an impressive vertical jump that would EXCITE even the toughest scout.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of us...
Are burdened with a muscular block within our muscles which prevents us from expressing our highest vertical power potential
Few people know this but...
Your body has a protective mechanism within the muscles called the Golgi Tendon Organs (or GTO for short).
And these GTO's act like an anchor to your vertical jump ability.
Golgi tendons sense changes in muscular tension.
And when your muscles are exposed to high levels of tension (such as a vertical jump)...
They automatically set off an inhibitory process...
FORCING YOUR MUSCLE TO RELAX
The protective mechanism is your body's way of keeping your muscle's from getting strained or injured.
Somehow...
Likely through their freak genetics...
Great athletes (like pictured above) have learned how to reduce the effect of the GTO receptors...
EVEN at the risk of exposing themselves to greater chance of injury.
In recent years, Exercise Scientists have discovered a special technique to not only shut off your GTO but also excite the muscle even greater...
Without exposing yourself to injury...
and the best part?
It can be used by anyone regardless their height, weight, or gender to seamlessly add inches to your vertical.
I simply coined this new breakthrough in vertical jump training...
"VERT RELEASE"
What makes "Vert Release" so special is not only does it train to decrease the inhibitory effect of the GTO but it nails the additional 4 steps responsible for an explosive vertical jump... all at the same time.
Here's How It Works...
Step #1: Increase the Stretch Reflex
The Stretch Reflex is when your muscle contracts in response to being stretched.
Remember those GTO's I was talking about? The same that shut the muscle down when it senses too much force?
Well, there is an opposing mechanism that senses when the muscle is being lengthened and it goes to work contracting the muscle...
In the same sense it feels it is in danger of injury.
If you want to gain a higher vertical jump you MUST focus on decreasing the effect of the GTO's while maximizing the excitement effect of the Muscle Spindles.
Both of these mechanisms combined make up the "STRETCH REFLEX"
Step #2: Increase the Stretch Shortening Cycle
The "Stretch Shortening Cycle" (SSC) acts like a slingshot within your muscle..
When a muscle lengthens, it builds up elastic energy...think like a rubber band.
The energy is released when the muscle is immediately forced to shorten (like a vertical jump)
The sequence of lengthening, building-up, and releasing in itself is responsible for an impressive vertical jump.
But if we want to take it even further...
We must start by shutting down the GTO (as outlined in Step #1), increase the SSC and pair that with Step #3...
Step #3: Increase Motor Unit Recruitment
A motor unit is a motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates. Groups of motor units work together to coordinate the contractions of a single muscle;
Motor Unit Recruitment is a measure of how many motor neurons are activated in a particular muscle, and therefore is a measure of how many muscle fibers of that muscle are activated.
The higher the recruitment the stronger the muscle contraction.
In the past athletes have tried a variety of different methods in an attempt to increase their motor unit recruitment with little to no success.
In recent years, we have discovered the best way to increase motor unit recruitment is to spend a significant amount of time strengthening the muscles at their isometric phase in correlation to the specific range of motion they utilize in competition.
By doing this we figure out which specific ranges that particular athlete must train in to recruit the highest motor units...
And display the explosive power throughout the entire movement.
Step #4: Increase Your Rate of Force Development
The 4th and final step to developing an awe-inspiring vertical jump is...
Speeding up your Rate of Force Development.
Rate of Force Development (RFD) relates to how quickly you generate muscular force.
It is determined by how fast your muscle fibers are recruited, activated, and synchronized to perform a movement.
The key to increasing RFD is to generate as much force as possible at the beginning of a muscular movement before the Stretch Shortening Cycle comes in and robs the muscle of that potential energy.
INTRODUCING THE FLIGHT SYSTEM
The Flight System is the first jump training system which takes the 4 steps of vertical jump mastery and combines them into one step-by-step approach to progressively adding inches to your vertical jump.
The beauty of this NEW APPROACH is it harnesses the power of Vertical Release technology by taking the brakes off the GTO...
That same mechanism in your body that stops your muscles from firing at their full potential...
Then goes to work focusing all your energy on improving your 4 vertical jump weak spots, hammering them over and over again until they bust open...
REVEALING YOUR TRUE VERTICAL JUMP ABILITY
Here are just a few things you will get inside The Flight System:
- How to structure your training to guarantee you 3x your vertical jump within a matter of weeks.
- The thing most athletes do in their training to attempt to increase their vertical jump, which actually suppresses any chance they have to EVER jump higher.
- A simple trick to use to instantly gain inches on your vertical jump.
- The 3 jump training mistakes made by nearly every athlete.... and they aren't even aware of.
- Plyometric exercises that literally force your body to have the effortless spring of guys like Aaron Gordon, Andrew Wiggins, and Zach Levine.
- Exactly how to pinpoint your vertical "sticking" points, break them down and translate them into explosiveness.
- The one thing you can do 5 minutes before a game to ensure you increase your vertical power.
- The key mobilization and activation drills prior to your training that alone will increase your vertical in your training.
- Key drills to build explosive single leg strength to effortlessly explode mid-stride...which is crucial for making highlight reel plays.
- How to translate your new vertical power to become shifty-as-hell in the game and exploit defenders.
- Develop the split-second reactive ability that separates college from pro players.
- Unveil the coveted single leg "pop" the best jumpers have...this is the "it" factor all teams are looking for from a physical perspective.
- Synchronize your kinetic chain with 3 phases to develop powerful but fluid athletic movements
- And many more...
As you can see The Flight System isn't your run-of-the-mill jump training workout, where you bust your tail to gain a few centimeters...
It's so much more than that...
As I mentioned earlier I've devoted much of my coaching career to discovering how to develop...
AN ELITE VERTICAL JUMP IN ANY ATHLETE
Watch My Video Where I Hit a 44" Vertical
And in that time I've seen hundreds of "Can't-Fail" techniques and programs come and go...
Though some work better than others...
I'll go on record and say nothing has compared to the results I've experienced from The Flight System...
But I urge you to not just take my experience and word for it...
Here's what a few of my athletes have to say:
I tested out in Spring Training with a 29″ Vertical and in just one short off-season with Chris, I was able to retest this past season at a 36.5″. It literally turned heads of the entire Yankee organization with that increase in one season.
Final Result – 29″ to 36.5″
Dante Bichette Jr. New York Yankees
I picked up a basketball in 9th grade and being so late in the game I never thought I would play at a higher level, let alone see the court on my high school team. From not touching the rim to dunking in games junior year, Chris’s vertical program gave me one edge while I thoroughly learned the game. Having explosive vertical power translated into every aspect on the court.
Final Result – 22″ to 39″
Kyle Collins Collegiate Basketball Player
For real, I didn’t think I was going to reach my goal of dunking in high school. I tried 3 other trainers in our area before I linked up with Chris. The rest is history, with every single month I was gaining inches until I was able to punch it in almost every game senior year.
Final Result – 26″ to 37″
Matt Pippin High School Basketball Player
Getting ready for the combine some scouts place a heavy emphasis on your explosive power. Not only did I hit PR’s in the vertical in 3 months but I did it while gaining 12 lbs of muscle through this program.
Final Result – 34″ to 37″
Adaris Bellamy Collegiate Football Player