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Correlation between vertical and speed

gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2005/11/07, 01:31 PM There is a direct correlation between how high you jump and your 40 time. The both involve powerful triple extension so it would make sense that there is a direct correlation. Training for speed is similar to training for vert in the weight room. The difference in training truely occurs outside of the weight room. If you are traing for your vert and work on proper running mechanics you will do very well in both tests.
retrofish Posts: 118 Joined: 2005/06/20	2005/11/08, 10:31 PM I guess it's possible it's an abberation. It is weird though, since I have seen a decent amount men that have an acceptable vertcal and are still incredibly slow. Thanks you two, for claering that up.
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2005/11/09, 09:56 PM Seems to be true, I can jump pretty high and I run pretty fast too.
retrofish Posts: 118 Joined: 2005/06/20	2005/11/07, 11:43 AM Shouldn't there be a correlation between your ability to jump and your speed? This is just anecdotal but a lot of the guys I play with that can jump higher than me, though I am faster than them. Are the muscle groups involved significantly different? Or is it possible that people have trained for speed differently e.g. plyometrics? What do you guys think?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/11/07, 12:25 PM technique plays into it quite a bit. also, you might be faster than them throughout a game, but that is just because you can play harder for a longer period of time. You might be in better shape physically to run for a period of time. I think plyometrics would have an impact on both speed as well as vertical jump ability. -------------- The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. ~~~Hunter S. Thompson If you smoke or don’t wear your seatbelt, please don’t tell me the deadlift is dangerous.