Use These 3 Exercises to Jump Higher - Gain 10 Inches to Your Vertical
Are you looking for exercises to jump higher? When it comes to the game of basketball, jumping power is very important. They can help you improve your blocking, dunking, and rebounding. This is very crucial to winning the game. If you can master these things, the game of much easier to you. Not to mention that it will be really fun. In this article I will show you how to increase your vertical leap. I will give you three exercises to jump higher that you can use.
1. The Box Jump- the first method is the Box jump. This is a very effective movement to help increase your vertical leap. Get a box or something similar at a strong enough to support your weight. It should be about knee height. Now jump to the side of it, in the split second that you hit the ground you must explode back onto the box. This will help make the fast twitch muscle fibers stronger.
2. Sprinting- many people neglect to strengthening the hamstring muscle. But this is very crucial when it comes increasing your jumping power. This will also focus on your fast twitch muscle fibers. Try doing sprints and this will strengthen your hamstrings. This is one of the muscles that can help you to gain 6 to 10 inches of jumping power.
3. Explosive Squats- I know you have often seen the squat performed. But the explosive squat make your quads more explosives. Imagine yourself doing the squat, but when you go up, explode off the ground. When you land, explode right back up into another repetition.
These are three of the top exercises to jump higher. If you're wondering how to increase your vertical leap, these are three top movements that you can do to increase your jumping power.
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Breathing for Exercise Energy - Jump Starting Your Heart
Many people will give excuse after excuse for not exercising during the day. While the number one excuse is not having enough time, the second excuse used most often is not having enough energy. Energy will remain low as long as the mind is in the avoidance mode. Once you convince yourself that exercise is fun and you WANT to do it, the exercise will return, like MAGIC! In order to jump start those energy levels, exercise breathing can help.
Exercise breathing is like a warm up for the lungs. It gets the body moving and the lungs working in a similar way to how they will be working during the fitness routine. Once the lungs are moving briskly, the heart will kick in and the energy levels of the body will rise.
If you have ever noticed during an exercise routine that after the first 10 or 15 minutes, the exercise does not seem so hard and the energy levels needed to continue are there you understand the forces behind exercise breathing. There are four steps to breathing for energy and they are:
* Take deep breaths. Kind of like stretching the lungs, you want to begin your exercise breathing with long inhales and slow exhales. These will warm up the lungs for the volume of oxygen they are about to experience. These slow breathing exercises should be repeated for 10 to 15 repetitions.
* Rate your energy level. As you are deep breathing, mentally rate your energy level. This will give you a guideline by which to compare your energy level after the breathing exercise. As you slowly breath in and out, notice any changes in energy level. Toward the end of the warm up, you should feel a bit more energized than before you began.
* Moving to abdominal breathing. Now you will move the breathing exercises to the abdomen. As you breath in, fill the abdomen with air and do not move the shoulders. This is all about the tummy. Count the amount of seconds it takes to fill the tummy and exhale at the same rate. You want to breathe in and out just deep enough to not become dizzy from the process. We are not filling a balloon here, just warming up the body. Continue this exercise for three minutes.
* Rate your energy level again. After the three minutes, there should be a marked change in energy level. Your lungs are now warm and ready to move to the music of exercise. This practice can be used at any time during the day when you need a boost of energy, but especially when you are too tired to exercise. These tips can be repeated as a cool down after exercising.
Breathing is the ideal way to give your body back that little spark it needs to move on with the daily exercise routine. Life is all about balance and when we balance our workouts to include our entire body, they will help us to become a healthier person all around for now and tomorrow.
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Are you exercising like crazy trying to loose weight and not succeeding? For those who have hyperthyroidism and want to burn fat and lose weight quickly, the best way to do it is naturally. Your thyroid condition may be keeping you from losing weight. You should first get this all important hormone gland working properly and then you will be able to burn fat fast.
Experts in the thyroid field recommend that you avoid the fad diets that you see advertised all over, especially on the internet. Fad diets are low in:
Calories
Fat
Carbs
Unbalanced nutrition
If you follow fad diets you will typically end up lowering your metabolism rate and will find it harder to lose weight even when you get your thyroid gland functioning properly. The best diet that you can find to burn away all that excess fat you are carrying around and drop pounds effortless is the all natural food type diet.
Adjust your diet accordingly and change your eating habits to increase your metabolism. When you correct your thyroid gland and increase your metabolism you will be able to burn those excess calories in your body to lose weight. Eating small frequent meals will trigger your metabolism to burn off fat faster than the regular 3 square meals a day you have been taught to believe is best. Skipping meals will not help to heat up your metabolism either. The trick is to eat the most healthy and natural foods that will feed and heal your sluggish thyroid.
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Regular person is all over the place. If you are being a regular person then the chance for you to impress the person you like is slim to nothing. If you do things a bit more than just regular then you will definitely stand out and you will have bigger chance to get the attention of the one you are interested in. You will be impressive.
This is what impressive is all about. When you are introduced to a new friend in a restaurant, then you need to do more than just shake hands, tell your name and then do nothing. You can start the conversation with asking the food taste or the restaurant atmosphere as a starter. Even better, you can be the star of the night with your jokes and smart topic conversations.
Impressive attitude is about positive attitude. If things go wrong and you are having a bad day then it is your choice to react along the situation. You can keep complaining all day and start to annoying people who you meet, or you can just forget about it and do what you need to do instead. I believe everyday have a bad day once or twice and it is totally understandable if you are being cranky about it but the sooner you lose the negative attitude the better emotion you will have.
In the end, what kind of person do you want others to think about you? A boring and annoying person, or a fun person to be with and the kind of person that they like to meet again next time?
What Men Really Want in Bed - Enthusiasm for Starters!
So what do our menfolk really want in bed? Well to start with, they want a bit of enthusiasm, your presence, to know that you're actually 'there' with them. There's nothing worse for a guy and his oh so fragile ego than his female counterpart just going through the motions. Do yourself (and him) a favor - don't even bother - it's a waste of time for both of you and is actually an often heard cry at the therapists (his, not yours....), I kid you not.
So, assuming you're in a decent relationship (and if not, then get the hell outta there), then there's no reason why you shouldn't be enjoying great sex. Okay, it doesn't have to be 'amazing' every single time but you should definitely be having some good ol' sessions in there. Just because you may have been together a few years doesn't give the excuse either to give up and not bother. Unless there's a physical reason involved (ie illness), then you should 'both' be connecting between the sheets.
Alas, I digressed for a moment or two - getting back to what our men love in bed. Like I said, they want to know that you 'want' to be there. Show some passion, some spark, some energy. Nothing like a session of deep sensuous heavy kissing to get the ball rolling. And yes, the obvious (but good old oldies nevertheless), set the mood in the bedroom (or wherever you happen to be), soft lighting (great for making you feel good and 'look' good at the same time), a bit of soft music (whatever you both happen to like) to set the tone; and let's not forget some wine (or beer) or bubbly to help get the juices flowing. What you wear (ie something slinky, naughty or elegant) will always heighten his blood pressure...
Now, when it comes down to the nitty gritty be 'interactive' - like I said earlier, show him that you want to be there... A bit of moaning and groaning (don't try and sound like a porno star however - that will be straight fake), eye contact is wonderful and verrry sexy to him, gyrate and grind and just get down and dirty. Shake things up a bit, take the initiative and he won't know what hit him.
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Analyzing Your Relationship Roadmap - Treasure Map or Fire Starter?
We all follow our self-created Roadmap hoping that it will lead us to relationship bliss. Question? Has following your Roadmap led you to dig up relationship treasure? If it hasn't, maybe a better use for it would be to help start your next fire. Read on to learn how you can turn your "kindling" into a relationship treasure map.
You may have used Yahoo! Maps or MapQuest to identify the best route to your desired destination. I don't know about your experiences with these services, but I have been led astray on more than one occasion. Instead of directing me to where I wanted to go, I have found myself at dead ends far too often. What went wrong? The database that these services used to create my directions had flawed information. I, however, believed that the directions were accurate and therefore did not question them. Sound familiar?
Earlier, I asked you to think about how successful has your Relationship Roadmap been in leading you to your desired relationship destination. Now, I'll grant you that finding your way across town is a little easier than finding the mate of your dreams, but the dynamics of both ventures are systemically similar. Consider: Has your Roadmap led you to find the mate of your dreams, or has it consistently led you to relationship dead ends? If it has, it's time to toss this flawed atlas to the side and create a better one. Here are some easy steps to get you started.
1)Challenge every belief you have about Relationships that you've stored in your personal database or what I call your "Emotional Library."
I use the word "emotional" in conjunction with "library" because just about all information that you've stored in your personal database has an emotional component attached to it. For example, think of your first kiss. Along with the information that you stored about how to manipulate your lips, you also stored information about the emotions that you experienced while kissing. That is, you stored general basic ideas about the act of kissing (i.e., how hard to press your lips, how far to open your mouth, etc.) along with how you felt on an emotional level (i.e., your heart may have been racing, goose bumps may have appeared all over your body, etc.). These two elements, basic descriptive information and emotional context, combined to create your own knowledge about kissing, which you then stored in your Emotional Library. As you thought about this kiss, you may have even re-experienced some of the emotions that you felt on that day.
Now, think about the first time that you were introduced to Algebra. Unless you have a math phobia or a passion for learning new mathematical equations, you'll probably have a harder time retrieving information about your emotional state, in this instance. This doesn't mean that one emotional component is more important than the other. Rather, it points out that there is a wide range of knowledge, some of which will be easy for you to locate, while other information will be more difficult to access.
As you can see, as you explore your knowledge base, it will be very important for you to look at the factual information that you've stored (the sky is blue) as well as its emotional component (the blue sky makes me feel happy). Why is this important? Consider this: the reason that you're exploring your Emotional Library is to locate false and misleading information, information that you erroneously believe is helping you to successfully navigate through life and create your dream relationship. Once you've located this inept knowledge, you can replace it with useful and productive knowledge that leads to positive self-change. But first, it's very important for you to realize that if you fail to rid yourself of both components of false knowledge (factual and emotional) you'll fail to create useful new knowledge and, therefore, another Roadmap that will lead you to another relationship dead end. Thus, take a moment to write down your morals, values, and beliefs about relationships. Ask yourself, "What knowledge is working for me and what information is not working?" It is paramount that you find the false and misleading information and delete it!
2)If it looks like water and it tastes like Water, it's Probably Sand!
You've probably seen a movie where some poor soul is crawling, weak from lack of food and water, across the desert floor. Desperate and hopeless, this lost traveler looks up and, to his amazement and delight, sees a body of water 20 yards ahead. His prayers answered, he musters what little strength he has left and makes a rapid stagger toward rejuvenation. As he gets closer, his feet kick faster from excitement. At the water's edge, he leaps into the air, his hands out in front like an Olympic diver, and plunges into . . . a face full of sand. There never was any water. It was an illusion, a mirage. It wasn't real, but his mind believed it was real. The man wanted water so badly, the need to acquire water became the overriding thought in his mind, so much so that his mind finally created the illusion of water, if only to bring temporary relief to his unbearable agony. Now, very discouraged, our nomad is resigned to assume he will die. Once again, he falls to the desert floor and resumes his slow crawl. Does this mirror your relationship history in any way? Sometimes one can get so lonely that his or her mind will trick one into thinking that his/her relationship roadmap has led him/her to relationship Utopia. When in fact, one has fallen for a relationship mirage. Be on the lookout for relationships that move to fast and appear to good to be true. Make sure to nurture and love yourself before trying to love and nurture another. If you expect others to give you what you're not willing to give yourself, you'll be eating a lot of sand.
3)Avoid the familiar path.
Human beings are naturally drawn to the familiar. And our self-authored Roadmaps have a lot to do with that. Think about one of your bad break-ups. You were really upset for some time and then you started to feel better. Once back to feeling like your old familiar self, you picked up your flawed roadmap, stated, "Things will be different this time," and began another painful journey. This pattern is played out in various ways. You find a new person to date, as you tell yourself that this new person is "different" from all the girlfriends or boyfriends you've dated in the past. Well, predictably this turns out to be a relationship mirage, and, after quickly jumping into bed and getting emotionally connected way too fast, you discover that things haven't changed at all. In fact, this "new love" is very familiar and looks just like the "old love." To your surprise or horror, this girlfriend or boyfriend shows many of the same characteristics, foibles, and mannerisms of all your exes. Once again, you find yourself choking on sand. Hence, look to date someone that is not "your type." Try something new and remember to constantly review the new knowledge that you're using to create your new Roadmap to Relationship Bliss.
As a parent, we all have our frustrations. However, no matter how frustrated we are, we should always remain calm. We probably are not the first to tell you that a temper does not mix well with your toddler. Children who are raised by parents that have a temper end up having emotional scars. As a parent, you will need to learn how to remain calm, even in the most drastic situations. You should also take note that you are the role model. If you do not stay calm in situations, then your toddler will not stay calm either.
How exactly is a parent supposed to stay calm? For starters, you should get spanking out of your mind. Many parents have a tendency to take their anger out on their toddlers and spank them. They view spanking as a punishment simply because their parents did it to them. Come on, do you really think physically hurting your toddler is teaching them right from wrong? No, it is just teaching them to be afraid of you.
In order to stay calm, you will need to learn some basic parenting techniques. For instance, many parents (instead of spanking) choose the method of correcting their children. That's right, whenever you see that your child is doing something wrong, you should immediately correct them. As an example, if your toddler is jumping on the bad, tell them that her or she should not jump on the bed. Explain to them what happens if they jump on the bed and fall off. After that point, walk over to them and gently lay them or set them down on the bed.
In due time, as long as you keep calm, the calmness will come natural to you. In the end, if you still find that you have a temper, then you may want to seek out some help from a therapist.
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This is just two days after the storm. It's the first time they have been able to get off the ground. I get a kick out of how they jump and try to fly. Not so good at it now, but in a few days they'll really be hopping. Formore info on Florida's Burrowing Owls, how to attract them to your yard, building a starter burrow or to help protect them, please visit Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife at www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org Thanks for watching!! :-)
Forget Jumper Leads, Get Yourself a Portable Jump Start Battery Pack Instead
When I was a student and I used to drive around in an old clunker, I always used to carry a set of jumper leads in the car with me.
Jumper leads, in case you didn't know, a pair of heavy duty insulated copper wires that I used to link one car's flat battery to another vehicles good battery. The other charge from the good battery has to travel the length of wire between the two vehicles and, with any luck, they will give a boost to the flat battery to take over the engine and get the car started.
But sometimes, the booster cables would not be able to transfer enough power to the car with a flat battery. This could be because any one of the four spring battery clips was making poor contact with a battery terminal, all because the supply voltage dropped too much along the long length of jumper wire.
These days, however, you can buy a cheap jump-starter battery pack which combines a small spare battery in a convenient plastic case together with two short jumper leads and two spring terminals.
The much shorter length of cable ensures that voltage drop is minimized, and having two spring clip terminals instead of four spring clips actually halves your chances of a bad connection someplace. So these portable jump-start battery packs work better than the old jumper leads ever did. They are much more reliable.
You can buy a jump-start battery pack at any auto-supply store or in the auto-supplies section of any supermarket. These battery packs are normally supplied with a small wal-wart type power supply that can charge the battery from your household 110 (or 220) volt A/C mains supply, plus a 12 volt DC charge cable that can charge the pack off your car's cigarette lighter socket while the engine is running.
Maybe Santa could put one in your stocking this Christmas!
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Someone asked me recently how to push start a car, and wanted a video. I figured I might as well make one since I couldn't find people push-starting a car from inside. So, here ya go. I'm not very photogenic in front of a camera, but I think I got it across okay Update: To address a few common questions: First, this is completely impossible in modern (as in, post-1950ish) automatic transmissions. Don't try it, you'll just roll your car around. This can be done on both carb'd and fuel injection cars. Diesel will usually work, but will probably need more speed and runup due to the higher compression. You might try it in third gear to get the engine going faster. This does need the key in and in the On/Run position. This won't let you start a car without the key in. Best you'll do if you try this is turn the engine over a few times. If your battery is really, really dead it may be extra difficult to get it to light off. Always make sure you have somewhere safe downhill wherever you're doing this in case it doesn't work. You can also do this in reverse, but it's a little trickier. Since Reverse gear is not synchronized in 99.99% of current cars, you will need to make sure you're in reverse gear before you start rolling backwards. Otherwise you'll find it tricky to get it into gear. You'll want to be extra careful about other traffic and such.
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SOLAR OS6120 40/15/2/200 Amp 6/12V Charger/Starter/Tester with Timer
A great combination of versatility and economy, the SOLAR Charger/Starter/Tester with Timer delivers full-service charging and starting in an economical unit. Features 6 and 12 Volt operation, a 2-Hour timer from charging convenience, a test function for quick assessment of battery condition and alternator output, and 200 Amp engine starting assistance.
6 and 12V operation
200 amperes engine starting assistance
Enhanced Transoid Transformer design for improved durability and increased efficiency
New Quad Force Rectifier design meets the demands of daily professional use
Rugged, Industrial-Grade Clamps for strong connections and efficient power transfer
