Pro dunkers, Isaiah Rivera and Connor Barth, discuss anything related to maximizing athletic performance, and in particular, jump training with their coach, John Evans. Strength and conditioning, jumping technique, weight room practices, and general fitness and health tips and advice is shared on this podcast.
John Evans, Connor Barth, Isaiah Rivera, Hunter Lapeyre
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This episode is all about the deadlift and it's relevance to two foot jumping
How each of us increased out verticals this past year
How Isaiah broke the unofficial world record for vertical leap with a legit 50.5" jump
ijump_4_you (Will Williams) shares his unique journey into track and field, how dunking fueled his athleticism in track, and some details about training with legendary long jumper Dwight Phillips.
0:00 Jordan's Collegiate Career8:00 What program helped you jump the highest 15:00 Can you hit 2.3018:30 Training with THP20:30 Dunking or High Jump24:30 Why Can't High Jumpers Dunk Well?32:00 One vs. Two Foot39:00 Vert Test for All the High Jumpers?42:30 Tendon Isaiah Vs. Jordan46:30 High Jump and growing up playing basketball53:00 Dunker Speed Jumpers?
In this episode we interview Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu (@di5ichi on instagram), about how he got his bounce, his upcoming plans, and the world records he plans on breaking.
This video features Isaiah Rivera, John Evans, and Austin and goes through how Austin Bourque added multiple inches to his vertical just by modifying his lifestyle.
In this episode we discuss how important squat depth is for jumping higher.
In today's episode John and Isaiah discuss accentuated eccentrics: what they are and how to use them in a jump training program.
In today's episode we cover the details on how to a curve to both a one foot and a two foot jump approach in order to jump higher.
Details on how to dunk in game
If all things are equal, can you jump higher off of 1 or 2 feet? Today, we discuss just that.
Listen in to get a little peek at how we write training programs for our athletes! This one is with CJ - @cj_champion on Instagram
Learn how to not sabotage your jump with poor arm coordination. This is too common of a mistake and can instantly add inches to your vertical jump.
Is jumping every day a good idea to jump higher? In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons!
Today we sit down with Isaiah Edwards (@ zeus2nice) to discuss his training with THP and the next steps for this monster dunker!
Almost all athletes experience low back pain during their training / athletic career. How can we intelligently train and rehab to avoid this injury or rehab to get back to 100%? Today, we dive into what the research shows.
How does adding upper body training help or impair your jump training?
We go over THP Athlete Travis Reynolds (@travisdunks on IG) and how he LEVELED UP! Squat 200lbs - 300lbs Power clean 85lbs - 225lbs 10’8” touch to 11’6” touch 30 pounds of weight loss - 210lbs -180lbs
Isaiah and John discuss their experience with sprint training and how to get better at it.
How to use pain scoring to maximize your chances of getting healthy and staying healthy to train more.
We sat down with Chris Barakat, MS, ATC, CISSN (IG @christopher.barakat) to talk about all things related to athlete nutrition. He is a wealth of knowledge and was a blast to speak with.
Load Management... It's all the rage in the NBA, but how should you use it for your own training?
We tackle the elusive "intensity" training measurement in today's episode. How to measure it, how to use it, and how not to use it for maximizing athletic gains.
Want to know what it takes to finish a 45-day dunk challenge in 17 days? Learn how it's possible to dunk in less than 45 days in today's THP Strength episode.
How can you make progress without access to weights? We explore how you can still make progress with only bodyweight exercises.
We Sit down with Matt Wilson of Plus Plyos - plusplyos.com - to go into more detail than you knew you wanted to know about plyometric training. Enjoy :)
We discuss everything you could want to know about flexibility and how it pertains to increasing or decreasing your overall athleticism and athletic performance. John goes into detail on what his favorite modalities are for increasing functional flexibility.
In this episode, we discuss all things weightlifting as it pertains to increasing your overall athleticism.
We go over everything you'd want to know about high bar squat vs low bar squat and how it'd affect hip vs knee dominant jumpers... if that even exists.
In this episode, we do a deep dive into all things related to how to properly warm-up for your sport. We cover: Increasing Core Temp, Joint Prep, Shake-Out, Neuromuscular Prep, and Cognitive Function & Excitability Prep.
In this episode, we do a deep dive into all things related to tendon stiffness. We cover how to know whether you need to train for tendon stiffness or focus on weightlifting and much more, including Keith Baar's research into gelatin supplementation as a way to increase resistance to injury and coming back quicker from an injury.
In this podcast, we do our second deep dive into plyometrics and who John continues to learn from in the space.
In this podcast, we do a deep dive into plyometrics and the anatomy behind how they work. This is a geek-out one... just a heads up you might have to listen to it a few times.
In this podcast, we briefly discuss some of the cautions of following a vegetarian or vegan diet while pursuing the maximization of your athletic goals.
In this podcast, we break down how important squat is for maximizing your vertical jump. In particular what kind of squat is best, absolute vs relative strength, and much more!
In this episode, Isaiah, John, Connor, and Hunter speak with long time athlete of THP, Camy (@camydunks). We review Camy's results so far from THP Training, what he'd do differently, what his future goals are, and much more. If you enjoyed the show, leave a review - it helps tremendously! Take a screenshot, and we'll shout you out on IG. Key Takeaways: - Iso's for knee pain - Consistency is KEY - ADHERENCE = results
In this episode Isaiah, John and Hunter break down what Isaiah is currently eating and discuss how Hunter would go about changing it. We go over Isaiah's love for Taco Bell and cereal and how Hunter would slowly begin substituting in new, more micronutrient dense foods. If you want your body to run like a Ferrari, you have to feed it the highest quality fuel. The road to getting Isaiah to 100% of genetic potential is well underway. If you enjoyed the show, leave a review - it helps tremendously! Take a screenshot, and we'll shout you out on IG.
John and Hunter sit down with Dean Jackson of Driveline Baseball to discuss proper training for baseball players. We discuss how baseball training is similar to track & field training and how they're different. We dive into Hunter's failed D1 baseball experience and Dean's much more successful career. We move on to having John and Dean cover how they would approach a pitcher looking to take his fastball up from low to mid 90's plus much more. If you found this good, please leave a review, take a screenshot, and we will shout you out on IG.
THP is back at it! We go over what's new with everyone and John breaks down what a perfect jumper would like. Connor and Isaiah discuss where their passion for dunking comes from and lessons they've learned along the way. Send us feedback - services@thpstrength.com If you enjoyed, share it with a friend!
Podcast with Area 51 where we talk about dunking, jumping technique, and much more!
In this episode we talk with Josh Williamson about his transition from LAX to bobsled, some details about his freakish athleticism, and discuss the world class training and testing that he performs at Lake Placid and ETSU.
We're back. In this episode we discuss how to perform the penultimate step in two foot jumping.
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