Shoes to increase vertical

[umairsemail]

I've always had success jumping 1-2 inches higher in negative heel shoes (forefoot dominant track shoes). Running vertical is improved more than standing and only my two legged jumps were higher.

I saw this scientific journal a few years ago http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10521609 and got some track shoes... was shocked at the difference. These were the exact ones I used to jump in http://www.adarq.org/performance-tra...waffle-racers/

Just some useful information for people that want to break their PRs in the vertical jump.

[bigfoot]

I want to say one word to you. Just one word:







Flubber

[wes]

Someone from adarq forums... If past posters from that forum are any indication this should get pretty weird pretty quick.

[FKYT]

[umairsemail]

Someone from adarq forums... If past posters from that forum are any indication this should get pretty weird pretty quick.

What's wrong with the adarq forums? The philosophy is simple, get strong and powerful.

[OCG]

What's wrong with the adarq forums? The philosophy is simple, get strong and powerful.

By not squatting or lifting anything actually heavy. Yeah, right. The other one's got bells on it.

[Sean Herbison]

[Kazzin]

Keep in mind OP is the EMS guy.

[hamburgerfan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlrWnahTiMo

[umairsemail]

It definitely did work to give an extra 1.5 inches, for me at least. Do sprinters not run faster with forefoot dominant shoes? Don't high jumpers jump with forefoot dominant shoes? It's the same thing. Pretty much all track and field events require negative heel shoes. You guys should be a bit more open minded.

And to clarify, the way to increase vertical is to get really strong by lifting heavy (not light as you suggested I think) and get really fast.