There are hundreds of vertical jumping programs available for purchase on the web, but none really get the hype that Vertical Jump Project receives. It is Luke Lowrey's creation, a 25 year old guy who claims to know all of the secrets of vertical jumping. The most amazing promise in the entire program is that people can legitimately double their vertical jump if they put their mind to it. With a varying price that at minimum sits at 200, you would think this probably is the most advanced and effective program out there. However, this could not be further than the truth. This program is an absolute fluke that will leave you with little improvement after a ton of work. There are many reasons why this is true.
Lack of Squats
As stated in previous posts, the ability to have a good body weight to squat ratio is absolutely crucial. However, in this program, you squat about once every three weeks for 3 sets. This is not going to provide much training benefit. Luke claims that squats are not really that effective when it comes to vertical jump training, however this could not be more false. Time and time again people have shown that squatting is the most important determining factor of a vertical jump. There are other squatting movements in the workouts, but none actually utilize heavy weights and therefore improvements in one rep max are not going to happen.
Workload
I have personally tried to complete this program before. However I found that the actual time it takes to complete the daily schedule is absurd. Without any stretching or warming up, the program still takes at minimum 2 hours. Luke actual claims that you should not stretch pre workout at all? Really? Just about every trainer in the country believes in at least a dynamic warmup, but Lowrey doesn't mention anything.
There are quite a few other reasons for concern regarding this program. But overall, you can trust me that there are better ways to spend your time.
Lack of Squats
As stated in previous posts, the ability to have a good body weight to squat ratio is absolutely crucial. However, in this program, you squat about once every three weeks for 3 sets. This is not going to provide much training benefit. Luke claims that squats are not really that effective when it comes to vertical jump training, however this could not be more false. Time and time again people have shown that squatting is the most important determining factor of a vertical jump. There are other squatting movements in the workouts, but none actually utilize heavy weights and therefore improvements in one rep max are not going to happen.
Workload
I have personally tried to complete this program before. However I found that the actual time it takes to complete the daily schedule is absurd. Without any stretching or warming up, the program still takes at minimum 2 hours. Luke actual claims that you should not stretch pre workout at all? Really? Just about every trainer in the country believes in at least a dynamic warmup, but Lowrey doesn't mention anything.
There are quite a few other reasons for concern regarding this program. But overall, you can trust me that there are better ways to spend your time.
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