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Apparently my Wii fit age is 31 and I am over weight with a BMI over 26.  Will my vertical leap increase and decrease with my Wii fit age?  We will see.

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Tested my vertical leap again:

24″
24″
25″

19.8% fat and 95.9kg.
Although having gained > 30% on the weights training my vertical has slightly decreased.  Started some basic plyometric exercises to introduce into the weights schedule.
URLs:

Start of VJB
VJB end of week 5
Vertical jump exercises start of week 9
Plyometrics Introduction

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I have read through the Vertical Jump Bible ( http://www.higher-faster-sports.com/verticaljump.html ) and I have been loosely following the novice strength program for 8 weeks with modifications.  I am a few weeks behind on the program as I wanted to take my time on the first phase and build up some strength before progressing to the [...]

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I extended Phase 1 to 5 weeks and did the following exercises:
Workout 1:

Squat ( 3×10 ) @ 50kg… increased up to 60kg end of week 5
Leg curl (3×8) @ 39kg.  1 second up, 1 second hold, 8 second down…  increased to 42.5kg
Calf raise (3×20)

Workout 2:

Dead lift ( 3×8 ) @ Low weight to get form [...]

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Second week of the VJB program and I’ve worked out that even if my knees are feeling a bit tired/wobbly after Sunday night bball I can still do squats without the knees hurting.
Correct form reduces any aches.  The following appears to work for me whilst doing squats with assistance of the smith machine:

Position yourself under [...]

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