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defygravity · #1 (**permalink**) 03-21-2008, 10:25 PM

Does it make some of you upset that some people never touch a squat rack in their life and have insane verticals? I have a friend who played volleyball 4 years in high school, never squated of lifted, but has atleast a 40+ inch running vert. All he has ever done is body weight squat jumps and depth jumps. I guess some people are gifted. He's 5'8 and aorund 140lbs. Any of ya know people likes this too?

CurtiS · #2 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 05:27 AM

yeh it does make u upset. but tell me this, what do you think is more legit and credited. someone with a 50 inch natural vert (tdub) or some1 with a 50 inch vert who has been training for a long time (Squatdr/AC). Hard work will always beat talent, even nba players will tell you that. Anybody who says there not athleticly gifted thus dont want to train and give up are dumbasses, if you got work ethic, your gonna have a insane vert at some stage, like me

bluegreyhound · #3 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by defygravity

Does it make some of you upset that some people never touch a squat rack in their life and have insane verticals? I have a friend who played volleyball 4 years in high school, never squated of lifted, but has atleast a 40+ inch running vert. All he has ever done is body weight squat jumps and depth jumps. I guess some people are gifted. He's 5'8 and aorund 140lbs. Any of ya know people likes this too?

No it doesn't upset me. I feel that it is great that someone has natural talent.

Almost everyone that I knew back in school who had excellent running verts lifted iron. We had a gym in school and lifting was part of the training regime.

Chriso · #4 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 05:37 AM

i just hate it when they're athletically gifted and dont do anything with it when people like us work out asses off to get something which may not even be as good as what they already have =X

benjaminlibl · #5 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 06:00 AM

Hard work + talent = beat you. Truth.

bluegreyhound · #6 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Chriso

i just hate it when they're athletically gifted and dont do anything with it when people like us work out asses off to get something which may not even be as good as what they already have =X

Some people just need more work than others - such is life. You'll get used to it. The most important thing to bear in mind is that you can with the right knowledge, hard work and discipline achieve almost anything that you want, if you want it bad enough and believe than you can succeed. Go out there and make it happen. Don't waste time hating people who have a head start or greater potential because that gets you nowhere. Wish others success (although not too much if you are in direct competition

) and go become one too.

CurtiS · #7 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 06:03 AM

definately, but in that regards, you do get alot of people who are extremely talented, but never put in the hard work. That would be probably about 1-2% of the Jumping world.

bluegreyhound · #8 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by CurtiS

definately, but in that regards, you do get alot of people who are extremely talented, but never put in the hard work. That would be probably about 1-2% of the Jumping world.

Not sure about the statistic but the underlying message is true. You will find that this applies in other areas of life too.