Improving Vertical Jump Analysis

This experiment was completed in order to compare calf circumference as well as weight to jump height. If a person has larger calves then they will likely be capable of reaching a higher vertical height. It can also be shown that since males tend to have larger calves, they can jump higher. A larger calf circumference is more likely to reflect a high vertical jump due to the fact that the fat content of the calves in the experiment was accounted for, therefore a large calf measurement in this experiment means a muscular calf. It is common knowledge that more muscle will result in stronger legs leading to a higher vertical.

The first type of jump is called a toe touch, in a toe touch your arms are straight out and a little bit in front of your shoulders. Then, when you jump your legs are straight and they go up behind your arms. The next type of jump is a pike; in a pike your arms in fists. Then, when you jump your legs stay together and come up to your arms. Another jump is a hurdler; in a hurdler your arms up by your ears the one of your legs kicks up to your nose and the other leg bends behind you like it is kicking your shoulders.The next jump is a hurkey; in a hurkey you put your arms like you would in a toe touch then when you jump you kick one leg up behind your arm and you bend the other leg to your side. The last basic cheerleading jump is called a double nine; in a double nine you bend your leg to the side of your knee then, you bend your arm to the middle of your other arm to make a nine

For offensive tackles broad jump and vertical leap showed the greatest positive relationship because offensive tackles need those skills in order to perform their tasks in the field and if someone have a high broad jump it means that score in a vert leap also going to be positively correlated.

To perform the jump shot make sure that your foot is flat on the floor, with your body facing the basket. A low crouch will give you enough momentum to make the jump shot. Also make sure that both of your hands are on the ball, rise up with your foot and prepare to shoot. The hand that you shoot with should cup the ball and point towards the basket. And your other hand that you don’t shoot with can gently guide the shot from the side of the ball. Make that your body is straight not bent as the shot will not be accurate and it will be an air ball. Extend your arms fully; your fingers should end up looking at the floor as you will flick the ball.

Keep in mind to always land softly when doing a tuck jump so as to not stress your

In general the two programs were great but had some technical problems like the contrast and the color looking off on the studio cameras. The first program, Sports Talk with Kim and Abby, got on to a rough start because my mic was not opened in the introduction scene so we didn’t hear me talk. There was also a problem with the fluidity of the transition between the studio to the skateboarding documentary, there was some lag and the video didn’t start right away. There was also awkward pauses during the skateboarding video and weird transitions using cross dissolve. The transitions between the music tracks were also lacking. The tracks did not start and end at the same time creating music gaps. But, there was a lot of diverse and visually interesting

Upon landing a vertical jump, the athlete exerts a force on the ground and as a result, experiences vertical

The vertical jump test short bursts of energy compared to the Wingate test which requires longer periods of energy to complete the actions at hand. Both the Wingate and vertical jump tests are anaerobic exercises. “The most widely used test to evaluate anaerobic power is the Wingate Anaerobic Test.” (1.) For the Wingate test, ATP is used up first and then once your ATP is used up, you have to rely on ATP of glycolysis. Glycolysis is a slower, second option process which is why you’re not getting immediate energy. During both of these tests, the phosphogen reserves are expended from the muscle cells, which is the first source of ATP for the body during exercise. The Wingate test requires more energy since it is longer than the vertical jump

It’s important to build muscle strength. Good muscle tone and general physical fitness increase your coordination so that you can safely move your body. Strong muscles can help you “catch” yourself and prevent a hard fall when you do loose your balance. Even more important, strong muscles provide the power you need to get yourself upright if you do go

The most pleasure-providing activities that I do are playing soccer and doing leg exercises. I started playing soccer in 2015; however, before coming to the United States in July 2017, I wasn't too serious about it. But, after coming here, my passion for soccer has ameliorated, and within a short span of time, I have strengthened my technique. Consequently, to supplement these techniques, I have frequented my visits to the gym to develop my legs. These two activities provide me the much-required pleasure time in my school

This week’s forum I actually had a lot of fun writing. I did not think that I could spot different techniques and movement patterns, but I actually found some contrast and comparisons with these two videos. For my first video example of a beginner performing a box jump, actually was a video of someone suggesting the correct way to teach a beginner the box jump. It is a YouTube video by Mike Nunziato (2015). Not too sure on adding hyperlinks to APA, but here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXWEQL7G9fg.

The observations that I made from the book were the many jumps to the past and then back to the present. The main theme that I found of the book is death. Since the story takes place during the Mexican revolution I think that has an influence on the theme of death. Also during that time there was corruption found in the leaders and this is shown with Pedro Paramo and the way he treats the poor. The jumps deal with many points in the past that deal with the people who have died.

An Athlete depicts the subject in a moment of intense concentration as he cleans his blade. As a bronze and free-standing sculpture, the athlete is free to be in any pose, yet he remains almost strictly, majestically vertical – the effect is that he neither intrudes upon the viewer’s space nor engage with them, his attention solely being the spot of dirt on his blade. Moreover, the athlete’s hunched back, dangling hands, and slightly left-leaning downturned head all serve to offset his symmetry and perfect form, and instead directing the viewer’s gaze towards where his attention lies: his blade. Despite the perfectly smooth texture of the athlete’s face, his forehead barely perceptibly wrinkles with strain of concentration, to which the intense

The athletes were asked to step off the bench and land in a squat on the mat beneath. After repeating this several times, we moved onto standing squat jumps. The idea here was to work on the concentric muscle contraction, rather than the eccentric contraction of the depth jumps. After repeating for 3 sets of 10, I put both movements together so it became, step-squat-jump, to help develop a strong stretch-shortening cycle. Finally, I moved into two-footed forward jumps with each jump being around 1m long. By gradually increasing the complexity of the exercises I carefully monitored the movements of the athletes and was constantly assessing their technique before advancing to the next

Jumping rope helps your body acclimate to vertical movements. Most exercises propel you forward, with occasional backwards and side-to-side movements. Besides climbing stairs, jumping is the main movement that calls for you to work against gravity and travel vertically. Jumping rope, along with other exercises that include a jumping element, such as squat jumps and box jumps, helps to functionally strengthen your legs, core and upper body.