Vertical Jump Explosion

Scoring: Athletes Vertical Resource

2008-04-19T09:20:00.000-07:00

Price: $37.77
# of Pages: over 75

Overall Score: 9.5

Results/Effectiveness: 9.5

Amount of Content: 8

Quality of Content: 9.5

Workouts/Exercises: 10

Customizable: 10

Flexibility: 10

Guarantees: 10

Customer Service: 9

Affordability: 9

Value: 10

Notes: When we were first asked to review Athletes Vertical Resource, I will admit that I for one was quite skeptical. However, now that we are finally finished reviewing it, it's hard to express how impressed I am with its quality. Athletes Vertical Resource is right up there with the best of them, and lets you choose a program and will be customized to the sport you are training for. But perhaps best of all, its VERY low and affordable price of $37.77. Atheltes Vertical Resource offers a 100% money back guarantee.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: Jump Experts

2007-08-04T11:10:00.000-07:00

Jump Experts!

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Price: $87.00
# of Pages: over 400

Overall Score: 9.4

Results/Effectiveness: 10

Amount of Content: 10

Quality of Content: 10

Workouts/Exercises: 10

Customizable: 10

Flexibility: 9

Guarantees: 10

Customer Service: 9

Affordability: 7

Value: 9

Notes: Jump Experts is one of the top vertical jump programs out there. It is in the same league as The Vertical Project and The Vertical Bible, but has currently received my highest score. The Vertical Project is the number one vertical jump program out there if you judge by results only, but due to it's excessive price, it falls slightly behind Jump Experts and The Vertical Bible. If you are looking for maximum gains, but cannot afford to surrendor the cash tto buy the Vertical Project, Jump Experts is your next best option.

Jump Experts offers a 100% guarantee through the first 8 weeks of the program.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: The Vertical Jump Developmental Bible

2007-08-01T01:32:00.000-07:00

The Vertical Jump Developmental Bible!

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by Kelly Baggett

Price: $39.99
# of pages: 155

Overall Score: 9.25

Results/Effectiveness: 8.5

Amount of content: 8

Quality of content: 9

Workouts/Exercises: 9.5

Customizable: 10

Flexibility: 9.5

Guarantees: 10

Customer Service:9

Affordability:9

Value: 10

Notes: The Vertical Jump Developmental Bible is more commonly known as The Vertical Jump Bible or even more simply The Vertical Bible. There is a 90 day money back guarantee on The Vertical Bible. Kelly Baggett has developed a great vertical jump program in The Vertical Bible and for the very affordable price of $39.99, you wont find a better program or get better results.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: The Vertical Project

2007-07-25T14:46:00.000-07:00

The Vertical Project!

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Price: 297.00

# of Pages: 400+

Overall Score: 9.1

Results/Effectiveness: 12 (yes a 12, its that good)

Amount of Content: 10

Quality of Content: 10

Workouts/Exercises: 10

Customizable: 10

Flexibility: 6

Guarantees: 10

Customer Service: 9

Affordability: 5

Value: 10

Notes: Don't let The Vertical Project's score of 9.1 fool you, from a results standpoint, this is the best vertical jump program out there. However, at a whopping $297 The Vertical Project loses a lot of points in the affordability ranking. The other category that The Vertical Project lost point in is flexibility. If you don't have 6 days a week to devote to this program, including full diet and recovery plans, than this program may not be for you.

If you are truly SERIOUS about increasing your vertical jump as much as you can, and are willing to dish out the cash, TVP is likely to be your best fit.

The Vertical Project comes with a 100% money-back guarantee and claims to add another $100 on top if you are not satisfied with their program.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: Athletic Advantage

2007-07-23T10:14:00.000-07:00

Athletic Advantage!

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Price: $37.00 (site claims to be raising price soon)

# of Pages: 150

Overall Score: 8.5

Results/Effectiveness: 8.5

Amount of Content: 9

Quality of Content: 8

Workouts/Exercises: 7

Customizable: 9

Flexibility: 8

Guarantees: 10

Customer Service: 9

Affordability: 8

Value: 8.5

Notes: Athletic Advantage is a very good program, and ranks right up there with some of the other top vertical jump programs. It will give you similar results to the Get Max Vertical and Vertical Bible programs, but fall just short of Jump Experts and The Vertical Project as far as results go.

Now if you are looking to buy one of the more affordable programs that still offer great results, you are left with a tough choice. Get Max Vertical will on average give smaller results than Athletic Advantage or Vertical Bible but it comes at a fraction of the price. Now if you decide that you can afford to spend an extra fifteen dollars or so your best two choices lie with Athletic Advantage and The Vertical Bible. The quickest advice that I can give on this choice is that if you or whoever you are buying the program for has little or no experience on vertical jump training, The Vertical Bible is a great introductory program that offers multiple program for different ages and athletes. Athletic Advantage would be the choice if you have a solid history in vertical jump training and feel you need to try something new in order to take the next step in improving you vertical leap. However, you can't go wrong with any of those programs.

I will be offer much more information on the programs and how to select which one is right for you when I complete my in depth reviews.

Athletic Advantage offers a 100% money back guarantee through 180 days.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: Get Max Vertical

2007-07-22T23:09:00.000-07:00

Get Max Vertical!

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Price: $23.77

# of pages: 60

Overall Score: 8

Results/Effectiveness: 8

Amount of Content: 7

Quality of Content: 9

Workouts/Exercises: 7

Customizable: 6

Flexibility: 6

Guarantees: 9

Customer Service: 8

Affordability: 10

Value: 10

Notes: Get Max Vertical is a program that will give great results to those who are experienced in vertical jump training. Get Max Vertical is by no means a program meant for beginners, because it is a mostly plyometric jumping program. That being said, Get Max Vertical is a very good plyometric vertical jump program, and for the small cost of $23.77 it is definitely worth a shot if you are looking to add some height to your vertical jump

There is also a 100% money-back guarantee as well as a promised $10 bonus if you do not add 6 inches to your vertical jump by the time you have complete this program.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: Bionic Plyometrics

2007-07-21T18:24:00.000-07:00

Bionic Plyometrics!

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Price: $19.95
# of Pages: 12

Overall Score: 7.7

Results/Effectiveness: 7

Amount of Content: 4

Quality of Content: 7

Workouts/Exercises: 8

Customizable: 6

Flexibility: 7

Guarantees: 10

Customer Service: 9

Affordability: 10

Value: 9

Notes: Bionic Plyometrics is a solid program. Although it lacks the content and results that some of it's competitors offer, if you are looking for an inexpensive way to get into vertical jump training than you should give purchasingBionic Plyometrics strong consideration.

Bionic Plyometrics offers a 100% guarantee to any who are dissatisfied with the program.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: The Science of Jumping!

2007-07-20T21:34:00.000-07:00

The Science of Jumping!

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Price: $18.95(book) or $39.99(book+video)

# of Pages: video

Overall Score: 7.7

Results/Effectiveness: 7

Amount of Content: 8

Quality of Content: 9

Workouts/Exercises: 7.5

Customizable: 6

Flexibility: 7

Guarantees: 9

Customer Service: 10

Affordability: 8

Value: 6

Notes: The Science of Jumping program has been around for quite a while, and was the very first jumping program I ever completed. It is a solid program, but is past it's prime compared to some of the more recent programs that have hit the market. The Science of Jumping still can provide good gains, but others in it's price range are simply better. The Vertical Bible can be had for the same price as The Science of Jumping video, and will offer you a much more up to date program and will more than likely lead you to better results.

If you are going to buy The Science of Jumping, I would not recommend investing in the video, but rather stick to the book. At least the cost would be justified, considering that $18.95 is a very reasonable price. However for $40.00, there are much better options out there than The Science of Jumping video.

Strength Through Science does however provide two titles that I believe are worth purchasing, but not a priority. They are the The Science of Stretching and The Science of Speed.

The Science of Jumping offers a 90 day money back guarantee.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: Power Plyos

2007-07-19T02:01:00.000-07:00

Power Plyos!

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Price: $39.97

# of Pages: 10

Overall Score: 6.8

Results/Effectiveness: 7

Amount of Content: 5

Quality of Content: 6

Workouts/Exercises: 6

Customizable: 7

Flexibility: 6

Guarantees: 10

Customer Service: 9

Affordability: 7

Value: 5

Notes: Power Plyos is a decent vertical leap program but simply cannot compete with the competitors. There are many things missing from this program, and it is way too simplistic. Although someone could conceivably gain a few inches from this program, that would be due to the overall effectiveness of doing plyometrics exercises. At just under $40, I would personally not recommend buying this program. Two programs that are much better for the same price or less are The Vertical Jump Bible and Get Max Vertical.

Power Plyos offers a 100% money back guarantee.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: Go Up Strong!

2007-07-19T01:30:00.000-07:00

Go Up Strong!

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Price: $27.00

# of pages: 10

Overall Score: 6.2

Results/Effectiveness: 5

Amount of Content: 4

Quality of Content: 6

Workouts/Exercises: 5

Customizable: 3

Flexibility: 4

Guarantees: 10

Customer Service: 8

Affordability: 10

Value: 7

Notes: Go Up Strong is a great program for introducing anyone into vertical jump training. It is less advanced than many of the other "top" programs and much more simple. There is a 100% money back guarantee on Go Up Strong so if you are looking for a cheap way to check out if vertical jump training is for you, this may be the ideal program.

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In depth review coming soon!

Scoring: Air Alert!

2007-07-19T01:06:00.000-07:00

Air Alert IV!

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Price: $29.95
# of Pages: n/a

Overall Score: 6

Results/Effectiveness: 6

Amount of Content: 3

Quality of Content: 4

Workouts/Exercises: 5

Customizable: 5

Flexibility: 7

Guarantees: 8

Customer Service: 9

Affordability: 8

Value: 5

Notes: The Air Alert vertical jump program was one of the first successful vertical jump programs available to the general public. It was years ahead of it's time back in the day, and it was of the most successful jumping programs of all time. However, Air Alert is past it's prime, and is thought to have many faults. For one, there is speculation out there that Air Alert is not safe for your legs due to the amount of reps that are performed in some of the exercises. That alone is one reason to be cautious of this program. Also, Air Alert has been known to give very inconsistent results to it's user. Some people can do it for just a few weeks and gain 8-10 inches while others can go for months and see very little improvement. The problem is that there seems to be more people see little to no results, while a very small portion of the athletes get lucky and take well to the program.

Overall, Air Alert is at best an introductory vertical jump program for someone who has never done any past training. It does a decent job of preparing you for more advanced programs, but probably not the best job.

Air Alert offers a money back guarantee.

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In depth review coming soon!

How the rankings will be done...

2007-07-19T01:02:00.000-07:00

The rankings for my Top 10 Vertical Jump Programs list will be determined by creating an average score for each program based upon how it ranks in each of the ten categories I have created. Each category will be scored based upon a 1-10 point scale with 10 being the best. The ten categories and their descriptions are as follows:

Results/Effectiveness- What can be expected as far as gains in vertical jump and how efficient is the program.

Ammount of Content- How much content and information is received upon purchase of the particular vertical jump program.

Quality of Content- So it has 300 pages worth of content...how good is it? Rates the content so that no one ends up buying a program filled with worthless information that everyone already knows.

Workouts/Exercise- How many different workouts/programs come with it. Are there a lot of different exercises geared at increasing vertical jump? Or is it just one vertical jump program with one set of exercises.

Customizable- Is the program customizable to the purchasers particular needs for improving their vertical jump? Are there multiple exercises that can be used as substitutes for others? (In my case a while back I needed a program that would give me good results, that I would still be able to do with an injured knee)

Flexability- Does the program work with all types of schedules? Can a person who can only workout 2 days a week and someone who can do 5 days a week still use the program? Is the program set up so that you can miss a day here and there, picking up where you left off and still acheiving maximum results?

Guarantees- So I've purchased the program and don't think it's going to work for me...can I get my money back?

Customer Service- How well does the customer service work? If there are problems will they help me work through them?

Affordability- How expensive is the program compared to others and what the average person can afford?

Value- So I've just paid $50 for the latest vertical jump program...was it worth the money for what I'm getting and the vertical jump gains that I can expect in the future?

Top vertical jump program rankings coming soon!

2007-07-18T00:42:00.000-07:00

Over the course of the next week I will be releasing rankings of all the top vertical jump programs out there and coming up with a top 10 list. The rankings will be determined by scores out of ten in a variety of categories regard the vertical jump program. Some of these categories will include affordability, quality of the content, customizability, and results.

After I have ranked all of the vertical jump programs and release my Top 10 Vertical Jump Programs list, I will be doing indepth reviews of each and every one of the programs, starting from number ten and moving my way on up. If you know of any programs that I am missing on my list and you would like a review of, please feel free to leave me a comment and I will look into buying and reviewing that particular vertical jump program.

2007-07-12T15:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the top vertical jump programs out there, in no specific order, that I will be personally buying and reviewing in the future.

The Vertical Project

Get Max Vertical

The Vertical Jump Developmental Bible

Jump Experts

Go Up Strong

Bionic Plyometrics

Power Plyos

Air Alert

Check back later for detailed reviews of these programs.

Welcome!

2007-07-04T13:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my new blog. Once it is up and running there will be daily posts about different methods, techniques, and theories regarding the improvement of vertical jump.

Email contact

2005-09-16T21:25:00.000-07:00

I have added my email to the site in hopes that readers may contact me with questions, comments, suggestions, and requests. I would be happy to answer any personal questions that you have that involve anything to do with the vertical jump theme of this site. Comments about recent entries and suggestions on other vertical jump programs to review would also be appreciated. I will also consider all requests for a future review or entry on anything related to vertical leap.

My email can be found by clicking into my profile on the right hand side of the page.

In that past couple of days I have spent a lot of my time working on the basic layout for my new site that I am planning to launch related to increasing speed.

Thank you for your patience.