Why Can't I Jump Very High?

Why Can't I Jump Very High?
Author: Kamal S. Prasad
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Children's literature
ISBN: 9780974086156

The author gives a good explanation of gravity as well as examples of how it works which children can try out on their own.

Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health

Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health
Author: Jay Hoffman
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2006
Genre: Physical fitness
ISBN: 9780736054836

Suitable for students in sport and exercise science. This book includes normative data for various aspects of fitness, such as strength, endurance, anaerobic and aerobic capacity, body composition, flexibility, speed and agility. It also looks at health norms to measure cardiovascular values, blood lipids, bone density and energy expenditure.

Jump Attack

Jump Attack
Author: Tim S. Grover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1476714452

Legendary trainer Tim Grover’s internationally acclaimed training program used by the pros, including Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant—now completely revised, updated, and expanded, with 100 new photos. Since 1989 when Tim Grover began training Michael Jordan, hundreds of elite competitors have turned to Grover to become stronger, faster, and more powerful, both physically and mentally. From Jordan to Kobe Bryant to Dwyane Wade and countless other superstars, Grover’s revolutionary methods have made the best even better, year after year. In Jump Attack, Grover shares the revolutionary program he uses to train the pros. A fitness bible for athletes around the world, this three-phase, twelve-week program has been completely updated with new exercises and workouts as well as cutting-edge information on training, nutrition, longevity, injury prevention, and more. Devised for explosive power, quickness, endurance, and agility, this intensely challenging workout pushes athletes out of their comfort zones, tests their capacity to go harder, and turns “I can’t” into “Just try and stop me.” You don’t have to be an elite athlete to benefit from Grover’s program—but you can attain the mindset of a champion through the physical program outlined in this complete plan. Says Grover: “This is how my pros do it. If you want to become more explosive, stronger, and faster, if you want to jump higher and improve your overall athletic performance in any sport, this is exactly how we do it today: This program is the difference between jumping and taking flight.”

Jabari Jumps

Jabari Jumps
Author: Gaia Cornwall
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536220671

Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash. Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He’s finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he’s a great jumper, so he’s not scared at all. “Looks easy,” says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly appealing tale of overcoming your fears, newcomer Gaia Cornwall captures a moment between a patient and encouraging father and a determined little boy you can’t help but root for.

Breaking the Jump

Breaking the Jump
Author: Julie Angel
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2016-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 178131554X

From its humble origins in the backstreets and rooftops of Paris's urban jungle, to the tops of London and New York's skyscrapers, Parkour, has become an adrenaline-fuelled implosion on the urban landscape. But more than a sport that most jaw-dropped onlookers can hardly comprehend, Parkour is an exploration of movement and a return to our body's natural ability to run, jump, hang and move with fluidity. For the first time, Julie Angel tells the story of Parkour's beginnings - the diverse, intriguing and unusual characters who went to the rooftops, hung off the stairwells and drain pipes as they trained through the night, often risking their lives and created something that has become a worldwide phenomenon. Breaking the Jumpÿtells the unknown story behind Parkour's rise, and asks what is it that drives those who stand on the edge and think `go'.

The Cool Impossible

The Cool Impossible
Author: Eric Orton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0451416341

Featured in the book Born to Run, running coach Eric Orton offers a guide for every runner... Natural running is more than barefoot running. It’s about the joy of running that we were all born with and can reawaken. With a program focused on proper form, strength development, and cardiovascular training, Orton will help beginners, competitors, and enduring veterans reach “the cool impossible”—the belief that any achievement, athletic or otherwise, is within our reach. Inside you’ll find: * Foot strength exercises for runners to catapult performance, combat injuries, and transform technique * A total-body-strength program designed for runners * Step-by-step run-form coaching for performance and lifelong healthy running * A training program for building endurance, strength, and speed * No-nonsense nutrition for runners * Visualization and mind-training tactics to run and live the Cool Impossible * And much more… ATHLETICISM IS AWARENESS—awareness of form and technique, awareness of our effort level, and, most important, awareness of what we think. And with that awareness comes the endless potential for mastery and achievement beyond anything you thought possible. INCLUDES PHOTOS

Green Lantern: Rebirth (2010-) #4

Green Lantern: Rebirth (2010-) #4
Author: Geoff Johns
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2010-06-23
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

One of the deadliest villains in the DCU returns: Parallax! Things continue to twist and turn for John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Kilowog as they come face to face with their greatest enemy--the man who destroyed the Green Lanterns. Meanwhile, Green Arrow struggles to find a way to stop Parallax as the JLA, the JSA and the Teen Titans join the fight!

101 High Jump Drills

101 High Jump Drills
Author: Cliff Rovelto
Publisher: Coaches Choice Books
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2008
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781606790007

Anyone who is interested in the high jump event, or is interested in teaching and coaching others, or is wishing to jump higher themselves, is encouraged to read 101 High Jump Drills and incorporate these great ideas, approaches, and drills into their own training and practice sessions. Both you and your athletes will be pleased that you did. The chapters included in this book cover every stage and necessary step regarding the high jump, including warm-up drills, approach drills, takeoff mechanism drills, bar-clearance drills, special strength exercises, more exercises with weight, plyometric exercises, drills with hurdles, drills with balance apparatus, and supplemental exercises.