Air Alert II
The Complete Vertical Jump Program--
Revised
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Air Alert II: The Complete Vertical Jump Program-Revised. As the title suggests, Air Alert II is a revision. It is a revision of our original program, Air Alert: The Complete Vertical Jump Program, which was developed in 1991. WE, at TMT Sports, developed the original version to help athletes, like yourself, achieve their goals of athletic success but, the main and most obvious reason was to increase their vertical jump enabling them to soar high above the rim and dominate over their competition. The original was able to help athletes increase their vertical by 6 to 10 inches and was highly successful.
Later on, we came out with Air Alert II: The Complete Vertical Jump Program-Revised. As we experienced more, we were able to discover new and different ways to implement the techniques described in Air Alert, thus making it more effective. We felt an obligation to pass these secrets down to all dedicated athletes. This program is actually somewhat simpler that our original version, yet more effective and definitely more powerful. By using Air Alert II, you will now increase your vertical by 8 to 12 inches rather than by 6 to 10.
When we developed Air Alert II, we concentrated on two basic areas:
The first area of concentration was to make it affordable so that all athletes could participate and take advantage of this program. There are many devices out there that will effectively help a determined athlete increase his or her vertical such as jumping machines and special vertical jump shoes. The machines range in price from $200.00 to over $ 353h721d 1,000.00 while the shoes range in price from $70.00 to $120.00 We felt that these prices were much too expensive for absolutely everyone to buy and use, thus making affordability a factor. We wanted everyone to have an equal chance at success-success, in our minds, didn't and shouldn't have to be expensive.
There are also disadvantages to buying big, expensive machines such as "where would you put them?". Generally, athletic departments at high schools, health clubs or colleges have space and purchase them for athletes to use, but this is inconvenient at it requires you to train at the school's schedule or pay the money to join a gym. You may also have to be concerned with waiting in line to use the equipment. With Air alert II, you can follow the program in the privacy of your own home and at whatever time you choose and also with whomever you choose.
Disadvantages to the special vertical jump shoes are that they wear out over time as does your regular shoes, and also you can outgrow them depending on the age at which you purchase them. When they've worn out or you've outgrown them, you have to buy another pair which is another $70.00 to $120.00. With Air Alert II, you can use it over and over year in and year out.
Also, special vertical jump shoes serve as, what we call, manipulations to your body. When you put them on, they make your body feel heavier than normal and when you begin to use them you do, in fact, get stronger quicker than with our program. But there is a huge difference and here it is: the shoes make you stronger quicker just like weight lifting (in this case the weights are the manipulation to your body). But when you quit using the shoes, your body slowly readjusts itself and you start to become weaker over time, just like when you quit lifting weights for a while. When your legs start to get weaker, your vertical goes down. So, if you want to keep your vertical up, you have to keep using the shoes.
Air Alert II, on the other hand, is based on natural body weight training; therefore, your body is not fooled into thinking that it is heavier. You train naturally and as long as you keep yourself and your legs active, you only have to use Air Alert II once. You will never have to go back and use the program again.
Air Alert II is also safer than those special vertical jump shoes. The shoes elevate your calves above the ground. The more you begin to run and jump while wearing the shoes, you may possibly hyperextend the calf muscles and also the Achilles Tendon causing possible tears or strains to that area. Air Alert II doesn't push those areas beyond natural stretching limits, thus reducing that possibility of injury.
The second area we concentrated on is the obvious: make the program so effective that athletes and their competitors and friends will be awed and absolutely amazed at what it will do. We had to develop a system that was just as effective as the systems developed for those special jumping machines and/or special jump shoes, if not better. We had to develop a highly systematic and sophisticated training routine that didn't require any special equipment but delivered astounding results. We did our homework and our research and camp up with our best kept secret: Air Alert II: The Complete Vertical Jump Program-Revised, a program designed to increase your jumping ability by 8 to 12 inches and help you to become a more aggressive, a more confident, and a more amazing player.
The program works based on an very simple system that we call "Habitual Jump Training". A habit is "a recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition"(American Heritage Dictionary). "Habitual Jump Training" does just this. By definition it simply means to train your legs to jump by developing a habit of jumping for the muscles in your legs designed for jumping.
Air Alert II has 5 basic, yet simple, jumping exercises that are required to be done repetitively over a 12 week period which gives your legs that "unconscious pattern of behavior" - the jumping pattern of behavior. Basically, your legs muscles learn to behave or get used to behaving in a vertical, jumping pattern as opposed to the common horizontal, walking pattern. After using the program, your legs are so used to jumping that that's all they know and the results, well, are astounding.
Air Alert II addresses more than just helping you to dramatically increase your vertical jump, however. T his program will also help you to improve personal confidence and overall self-esteem, and it will also help you to improve your daily motivation and will especially help with your game play motivation as well.
You will also learn simple techniques, other than practice and active participation in your favorite sporting activities, to help you reach and achieve all of your athletic goals and desires. You will learn the significance of believing in and relying on yourself and having a positive attitude, and you will also learn and understand the importance and the value of hard work and dedication. With this program, you will improve your overall mental and physical fitness, and your will become an unbelievably successful athlete.
Because Air Alert II is designed primarily to help you improve your jumping power, much of the material will, therefore, focus mainly on our specialized, physical training techniques designed to increase your existing vertical jump by 8 to 12 inches. This program will not only help you to increase your jumping power, however, as previously mentioned. The techniques provided will also help you improve your physical endurance, muscle strength, running speed (by .2 -.4 seconds in the 40 yard dash), foot speed and initial quickness as well. You will also develop stronger ankles and strong Achilles Tendons with much greater elasticity which is crucial in helping to prevent injuries. These enhanced abilities will greatly improve your physical and athletic performance in basketball, volleyball, baseball, football, tennis, track and field and other physical sports. These improved abilities will help you succeed in any sport or activity that you choose to participate.
The actual training exercises are very simple and although very basic, they are very effective. Through illustrations, the exercises defined in the program are extremely easy to understand and simple to follow. By following exactly, the training regimen, you will experience immediate and gratifying physical results.
Portions of this program contain important topics written to help make your road to athletic success much easier. Topics such as goal setting, positive practice, internal belief, positive motivation, self reliance, "wei-wu-wei", proper eating habits, rest, active participation, etc., contain very valuable information in helping you develop you overall mental and physical fitness. So , do not take them lightly. They are very important and we have included them for a reason.
Air Alert II is now in your hands and only your hands. It is solely up to you to take advantage of and utilize the amazing techniques in this program. If you truly want to better yourself on any playing field, then read this completely and carefully and follow exactly what we have written. Don't doubt for a minute what the program will do for you. Success is now up to you!
Tips to achieving your athletic desires
In order to achieve athletic success and get the maximum height on your vertical jump, there are 5 simple, yet strong, criteria that we believe in and that we believe you should follow during the next 12 weeks and during the training program. They are goal setting, internal belief, positive practice, positive motivation, and self reliance.
These criteria have a direct relationship to your goals and helping you to achieve that 8 to 12 inch vertical jump. They are extremely important because they will allow you to become focused and organized toward your fitness aims and will allow you to get things done. It is important that you do not take these 5 items for granted or with a grain of salt. These criteria are related to the mind. The mind is what gets you going and keeps you going, and without it, your physical body will not accomplish much. We have written these in for a reason and listed them first for a reason as well. So , trust us when we write that by not following them, athletic success will be extremely difficult for you to attain.
Leapups - Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, and jump up
looking
straight ahead. Come down about 1/4 of the way and jump right back up. This
completes one leapup.
Calf raises -
Stand on something so that your heels are not touching anything,
stairs, a book etc. Go all the way up and come slowly down. Do one leg, then
the other, this completes one set.
Stepups - Get a sturdy chair or bench, put one leg on the chair,
and push
yourself off the chair with your one leg. While in the air, switch legs, put
the leg that was on the ground on the bench, the leg that was on the bench on
the ground. Do the specified number of reps on each leg.
Thrust ups -
stand with your feet shoulder width apart, and lock your knees.
Then jump up just by using your calves, only bending at the ankles. As soon as
your land, go right back up. This completes one thrust ups. You can use your
arms if you want.
Burnouts -
Stand in the same position as thrust ups, and go up as high as your
can on your toes. Then jump up only using the sides of your thighs and your
toes - you must stay as high on your toes as possible throughout the exercise.
You can use your arms too.
The workout must be followed in this order:
Warming up (jumping jacks, running in place)
Stretching
Leapups
Calf Raises
Stepups
Thrust ups
Burnouts
Cooling down. To cool down simply stretch out again at the end of the program.
The
workout is designed to be followed 5 days a week, Monday through Friday,
with Saturday and Sunday as resting periods. Note - your vertical will decrease
after doing Air Alert II, this is normal and exactly what you want. You will
see an increase the 7th day. Losing your vertical means that your muscles are
fatigued because you are working them hard and they are growing.
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