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Guest Post by Dre Baldwin I’ve been asked a lot over the years why I work out as much as I do; what motivates me to train so hard.    The question puzzles me because it’s not really work to me.    Basketball is fun for me; working out on the court is a pleasure. [...]

If I had my own sports talk show (which I don’t), and if I was really lazy (which I am), if I didn’t want to do actual work and come up with a relevant sports topic, I would spend hours and hours pontificating on one of the faux-great debates of sports lore: What does Most [...]

Our guest author Dre Baldwin has provided us with some video training.  Please ask questions below so you can get the most out of his expertise. To checkout Dre’s "Hoop Handbooks" go here: http://www.jumpmanual.com/dre

Check out this gym where I go training.  You can see the concrete squat rack in the background.  Also all sorts of climbing poles… this is an adult gym. There are some pretty talented Mexicans who come hear every day and train like animals. I’m usually the only guy messing with the concrete barbells.

This is a local court where I play in a league. Just thought I’d post a quick pic of it.

I want to go over the improvement zone with you to help you jump higher with your vertical jump training regime. We have talked about the improvement zone a few times, we go over it in detail in the Jump Manual but I want to do a brief fly by over it right here. When [...]

Many of you might know Patrick from our Facebook page, or from the forums.  His help to many of our online athletes prompted us to invite him as a guest poster and eventually to promote his nutrition program. CHECK IT OUT HERE: jumpmanual.com/tbcnutrition His advice and program have gotten fantastic reviews… To the first 100 [...]

Guest Post by Dre Baldwin When I first started playing basketball, I had no idea how to get better or even where to begin. All I knew was what I saw the older/better players doing in the pickup games at my local playground, and the stuff I couldn’t do when I (unsuccessfully) tried out for [...]

I’m going to tell you how to jump higher using squat jumps. I’m probably going to get some flack from some people because whenever I talk about heavier squat jumps people always say it’s dangerous. This is a matter of good form and preparing for heavier weights and greater eccentric loads. If done correctly, squat [...]

So let’s say you’ve been doing one of he best vertical jump programs for a while. The program has you doing some of the most effective exercises for jumping higher and results have been steady until now. After talking to some friends, coaches or trainers, you are told not to continue with the same vertical [...]