Does anyone here have any experience with "Air Alert" for increased vertical?

i did it in high school more than 10 years ago, 2003ish. It worked wonders for my one footed jumping. I didn't even finish it because i got hurt but if i remember correctly i had about 3 weeks left.

I could not touch the rim at all standing 6 foot tall, 155 lbs ish before i started. when i got really amped up during warm-ups, the highest jumping off one foot was a solid 8-9 inches above the rim.

when you get towards the end of the schedule, it takes an hour plus to complete and was really great cardio. but be wary of your knees. i don't know how old you are or what kind of shape you're in, but be mindful of how hard you land and if you're doing it on concrete and such. also rest days are important for you so don't do extra, there's a reason they are there

the first month or 2 were generally easy for me, but the last 2 months is where you start to push yourself. commit but don't be disappointed with results. jumping is also a lot of technique and timing, which is why power cleans and squats are helpful

 

You mean there's a chance for any average weight 6 footer?

 

theres hope for us all

 

i wouldn't say comfortably, i also could not palm the ball. a volleyball was easy. also this was during warmups before a game, so i used to get pretty stoked then. 6 inches above the rim you'd have to get pretty accurate to dunking.

the knee stuff, what i mean is be light on your feet. it may seem like common sense but when you're out there doing it for like an hour, your legs get heavy and you just want it over with. don't slam down on your feet basically. it may amount to nothing, but just a forewarning

 

I haven't personally used it... but with a lot of the negative reviews I've read I'd be skeptical... I'm not sure if version makes a difference but reviews are skewed between it working and ****ing your knees up. I mean if you're in bball shape probably go for it, but just watch the knees like peterrkim stated. I was lucky when I was playing... Didn't need a lot of vertical to dunk/block... but vertical gain is always nice.

 

mostly knee tendonitus. you seem young, but once you get older your knees just start to hurt after playing, waking up and stuff like that. you may never get it, but it's possible if you do air alert wrecklessly

 

From what I saw on bodybuilding forum and some Amazon reviews (again I'm not saying for sure if legitimate), they were claiming major injury... But obviously with reviewers have to take it with a grain of salt, I mean if they're unathletic or something it might not be related to product etc. Some stuff I saw said to Google Air Alert and knee injury, I did come across some younger guy claiming he wouldn't risk his bball game for it, but again I don't know if it's legit. I'd think injury would occur if you're gaining vertical and weren't athletic in how you land or something, or going straight to vertical training before getting in shape (again, though I don't know for sure).

Also on dunking... For me minimal was just above wrist but I could palm off the dribble but higher was always preferred if doing in a game setting... Unfortunately I didn't take bball too serious and hs was it for me. I'm 6'6" but hey at least I could dunk 2 handed... Back in 99.... Oh the days... I'm old now @ 34, was considering trying to get back in ball shape, but ****ing had freak accident of ankle dislocation in pickup game.

Anyway back on topic, I hope you get above the rim, it's worth it, everyone who says otherwise has never been above it.

 

I mean wrist just above rim *

 

These should help:

 

Don't recommend them. High compact with minimal strength gain. How tall are you and weight?

 

Plyometrics, box jumps, jump squats.

 

Wanna jump higher? Keep jumping. That and calf raises.

 

Consult with the resident Clutch fans professional basketball player -paulwtfk

He is sure to have some good tips