At my point in life, I don't get excited by much, but I did when by chance I found the site jump-science.com. My first career out of college was as a Research Engineer, so I am a science nerd, gym rat and incurable basketball fan - all rolled into one.
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When researching information, I first look for flaws that tell me to seek elsewhere. Daniel Back's jump science site has none. This article is based on what I already knew about training to increase vertical leap ability, while adding much that Back put into his article.