Box Jump
3 Common Exercises I No Longer Program for Athletes
As a coach, I think it is important to look back at your older work—programs, blogs, podcasts, videos, etc. This is a great way to check in on your own [...]
WATCH: Panthers Safety Eric Reid’s Absurd 55.5-Inch Box Jump
If you think NFL players don’t train during the season, think again. In fact, some of them even set PRs. Case in point, Carolina Panthers’ safety Eric Reid busting out [...]
Why My High School Athletes Must Earn the Right to Max Out
There’s been a recent uptick in the number of social media videos showcasing high school kids lifting with bad form. Kids are maxing out on Cleans, Squats and Deadlifts in [...]
Combine Plyometrics With Your Agility Drills for More Explosive Movement
Plyometrics are great for building athletic explosiveness in sports, and for decades performance trainers have used them to elicit this effect. I believe you can take this to the next [...]
Why Every Athlete Should Train Single-Leg Jumps
This article is part 4 in a four-part series on programming and progressing jump training for field sport athletes. Check out Parts 1, 2 and 3 here. Let's discuss two [...]
Why Young Athletes Should Utilize the Lateral Plyometric Jump
All too often, athletes ignore lateral movement in their training. Why? Well, with literally thousands of exercises and drills at their disposal, athletes often ignore lateral movements for other, more [...]
Are Bad Landing Mechanics Slowly Breaking Down Your Body?
In the world of sports performance, we're obsessed with force production. How much force can our muscles produce, and how fast can they do it? Jumping is one of the [...]
3 Common Box Jump Mistakes That Might Be Holding You Back
The Box Jump is a popular exercise for athletes of all ages. In recent years, a number of viral videos have shown athletes jumping onto absurdly high boxes, only increasing [...]
Watch Jaguars CB A.J. Bouye Perform a 44-Inch Single-Leg Box Jump
Though the NFL offseason can feel like it will never end, especially as the calendar flips to July and training camp beckons at the end of the month, it does [...]
How an Elite Club Volleyball Team Learned to Jump Higher Without Any Actual Jump Training
In February 2018, I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to train the 14- and 15-year-old girls volleyball teams of the Chicago Elite Volleyball Club. These girls have been [...]