Fellow named Bonamo on Staten Island is highly regarded. I think at one time he was affiliated with Yankees. Could be wrong though. I can send a phone #...
Mike, Are you kidding? Two guys who have never cleared 7 feet trading bad information back and forth. Your advice that plyometrics aren't necessary for...
Good to hear from ya Dwight. Havent seen you since Scoozes camp 2 summers ago. Since you clearly disagree with Mikes advice do you have any of your own? Any...
I just wanted to ask u guys during off season workouts.. do u do any jumping or u only focuse on conditioning, and strength improvement, plyometrics weight and...
Dark, i focus on conditioning...plyometrics, lifting weights, core work, running mechanics. I usually do this for 2-3 months..~Mike On Sun, 03 Sep 2006...
Welp... After a week of seeing some of the best NYC area sports medicine doctors they have concluded that I yet again have tendonitis in my jumping knee. My...
You will never throw in the towel... Pretty soon you will realize that it is tough to get out of the track and field game. You will wander over to an...
Not sure what the conversation was about..just came to my email....but this is Ricardo Perez (Rich) I was a 7'4" jumper in 2000 but havent had the opp. to...
I am 16 years old 6'0 and I would like to dunk. What kind of training would you suggest me should I work with weights, platforms... ? I read about "air alert"...
I am looking for some opinions on stretching for training and jumping. I have researched quite a bit and have come up with the theory that it is best to...
Hi Dave I always encourage athletes to stretch before exercise to check out elasticity / sensitivity of the muscles. I use ballistic stretching to stimulate...
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One of the best summer track and field camps announces 2007 summer schedule for 46th annual TRACK & FIELD CAMP (GRADES 6-8) JULY 15 - 21 , 2007 Boys and girls...
Hey all I had a question regarding high jump shoes. I competed in the Mizuno's last season and really liked them because they were the lightest of all the high...
Kyley, Hey Bud, I jump in asics and I enjoy them. I tried the newer red and white nike's, but they gave me ankle problems. But everyone seems to wear...
Hi Kyley Size 14 would have to be special makeup if you can persuade ASICS USA to order them for you from Japan. Expect a 200-300 dollar price tag and a wait...
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Denis is right. ASICS stocks only left foot take-off shoes in the U.S. and they only go up to size 13. There is no chance they will make a shoe special order...
I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY BUTT OFF FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS.. AND I WAS FINALLY READY TO START COMPETING AND THIS THING CALLED JUMPERS KNEE OR PATELLAR TEDONITIS...
Dark, Firstly, you really need to try and identify how you came to be suffering from this affliction. What are you doing in your training that might have...
Hi Ice and antiimflamatories are a good idea. Also consider a buying a patella tendon strap as it will help take the pressure off the knee so that it can...
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Thanx a lot guys for your opinions and thoughts. i am not sure how i acquired this thing. it might have been from wrong technique of doing squats or running...
Alright, so indoor season has started and I opened up with a very nice clearance of 6'0, I'm a junior in high school and my coaching situation is nonexistant....
Here is a selection of Plyos. I would focus on the last 2 exercises now the season has started Hops and Bounds in a line - say 4 + a jump Jump down from and...
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The forum seems to have been unusually quiet in recent months but I am sure it will start to pick up again as the indoor season gets underway. For now here's...
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hey i want to buy a high jump shoe & iam confused which ones better 7 why ? the new Adidas or Asics. so help me out here..also on eastbay site they say the...
Hi Usman Size is down to manufacturing Asics - available left foot takeoff only As to preference - it is really down to what suits your foot and how you jump ...
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Dec 25, 2006 8:24 pm
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thanks and we reciprocate your greetings merry christmas denis doyle <denis@...> wrote: The forum seems to have been unusually...
I personally have the Asics Cyber High Jump shoe.. I've had it for two seasons now and i've found it to work great. It has a very hard backside (around the...
Merry Christmas to all.. I'm currently starting my (true) freshman indoor season in college... I've started the season at 6'6 which is my PR, so I feel great...
Hi Aaron As to takeoff distance - get someone to check your takeoff point, high point and landing point. Put a line through those and relate that to the angle...
