Just Fly Performance Podcast Episode 34: Joel Smith Q&A on Jump Training and Speed Development

This week is a little different on the podcast, as the tables have been turned on me, the host of the show, and I’ll be talking and answering speed, vertical jump and general training questions from users that we received on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

After talking with so many amazing guests, it’s humbling for me to turn the microphone around, so to speak, but I always enjoy seeing what our listeners and readers are looking for and sharing my knowledge on the subject, much of which I‘ve learned from those who have been on this podcast previously.

Questions for the show revolve around jump training, speed and strength development.

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Questions and Answers

Squat and deadlift strength to weight ratios in relation to single leg jump ability
Dunking every day for vertical jump gains, specifically for one-foot jumping
Breaking plateaus in speed and vertical jump ability
Best practices in improving top-end speed
What are the best practices in training speed in older athletes, 30’s, 40’s and beyond
Lack of progression session to session in jumping
Shin angles in step-ups: parallel vs. dorsiflexed
Good drop catch exercises in the weight room
Getting a better broad jump when you already have big squat numbers
The relation between ankle mobility and stiffness
Ways to build ankle stiffness and strength
Push vs. Pull sprinters and training application

Joel Smith

Joel Smith, MS, CSCS is a NCAA Division I Strength Coach working in the PAC12 conference. He has been a track and field jumper and javelin thrower, track coach, strength coach, personal trainer, researcher, writer and lecturer in his 9 years in the professional field. His degrees in exercise science have been earned from Cedarville University in 2006 (BA) and Wisconsin LaCrosse (MS) in 2008.

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