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Originally Posted by A_Munk3y
well
u know how everyone says its bad to wear ankle weights when playing basketball or jumping cause it messes up your knees and stuff
well i always beleieved this
and i probably still do
but today i went to the basketball court and there was this kid there who can JUMP... i mean he was dunking like nothing, 360's, between the legs
he made it look EASYYYY..... and he was only 5-11
i asked him how the heck he jumps so high
and he said ankle weights
he doesnt actually fo a program or anything.... O.O
they just strap around his bottom foot and ankle so they dont move
he showed me them, he had three differnt weights, 5 and 10 lb
he said all he does is play with the 5 or10 lb waits, and just the fact hes jumping with the little extra weight when shooting or fgoing for layups it helps him jump higher
he also said that hes been using them for 2 years
and started out with 2 lb ones and when i asked if his knees hurt or anything he said no...
do u think his jumping had anything to do with the weights, or hes just a naturally high jumper
and do u think his knees are gonna hurt in the future
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Well, that's true. I've seen some people who actually made serious gains in their vertical leap using ankle weights. One of them was actually a high school superstar here in my country and he could and surely would have made the pros here only if his knees didn't get messed up.
Believe me, it will haunt you in the end. I definitely wouldn't advise it. I actually have some ankle weights here, and it's been collecting dust for years.
At that time however, we were in grade school (a long, long time back) and the only vertical jump program available was Air Alert II, which will also make your knees hurt and increase the likelihood of injury.
Don't settle for the short cut. Try VJB or TVP, at least you'll get the gains in a safer manner.
