Jump Attack: The Formula for Explosive Athletic Performance, Jumping Higher, and Training Like the Pros (Tim Grover Winning Series)

Tim has fine tuned a workout that starts with a great base of strength building, then works into a fast paced, almost CrossFit style workout. Kicking my butt, but he’s a great motivator as well, to keep you focused on the results.

Well written book, with thoughtful workout plans. The book has three phases, building you up from isometrics to plyometrics. I've been a half-assed athlete for many years, and this book definitely showed me how it's supposed to be done. Do not underestimate the difficulty nor the utility of the simple holds in the beginning. To be honest, I need to repeat weeks of the program, but am clearly improving. One day I'll finish, and you can too!

If you want to increase your athletic performance regardless of the sport this will do the job. I can’t say enough good things about this program. Simple equipment is needed ,a little discipline and you will feel like a machine.

An intensive, 12 week program based on a series of stretches and exercises (some plyometric, some with weights) intended to replace standard weight training and address athletic performance. While the author rejects the concept of "vertical jump" per se, it's clear from the title what one of the goals is. Grover stresses the importance of improvement in explosiveness in all planes of movements related to a sport, not just vertical jump. He also covers the importance of rest periods between periods of intense training (the 12 weeks are actually 3 separate 3 week training periods followed by a week of rest), and the need for good diet and sleep habits in order to get maximum results from his program. The exercises in the book are clear, and it's nicely illustrated with photos and good descriptions of each exercise. Some are easy, some are difficult, and a few, like the held lunges, are impossible at first. The author mercifully includes workarounds in order to give the trainee the full benefit of each exercise regardless. Yes, you can replace ability with determination.I'm a middle aged man interested in becoming a stronger snowboarder, and I had pretty much plateaued on weight training, cycling and running. This book looked appealing (hell, the exercises look perfect for snowboarding!) and I bought it. I started the program and made it through the first 3 week training period (three times!) before responsibilities and injuries interrupted the cycle. Even so, I have to admit that it really helped with my general athleticism and actually did improve my riding. I also saw improvement in my vertical jump. It's not hard to imagine that if I had been able to complete all 12 weeks consecutively there would have been much better results. I'm pretty much sold on Grover's regimen, and will start up again as soon as I see a 12 week (or even 3 week) window to train. Apparently, so are many others, including Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant -- which the author doesn't let you forget.I would not hesitate to recommend the book, and the program, to a young athlete (or a pro athlete) committed to becoming better at any sport which demands explosive movement. For an older man (or woman) who is already training, but not a pro athlete, Grover's book still provides a useful outline for the sort of training needed to overcome plateauing, and make it to the next level.

Tim Grover trained many professional athletes, including MJ. This is a great book for the aspiring athlete, who is willing to put in the work to get more explosive.

Awesome book. Workouts are straight forward but killer to do! My son got ripped fast on this and improved his hops immediately.

AMAZINGTHIS BOOK TAKES YOU PAST YOUR LIMITS. IT JEEPS PUSHING YOU FOWARD EVERYTIME YOU DO A WORKOUT. IT ALSO TESTS YOUR MENTAL ASPECT.

Didnt expect phase 1 to be that challenging. I like the mental toughness that this course offers as well as the physical.

Programme fait chaque année. La premiere fois j'ai dû rallonger la phase de renforcement (les 3 premieres semaines) car c'était vraiment dur ( 3 semaines de plus). Tout est dit dans le livre. Il faut être prêt mentalement et être précis lors des différentes exécutions (risque de blessure). Effet, résultat plus que garanti. J'ai bientôt 42 piges (2023) et mes jambes et le reste de mon corps sont au top.

I love it

Tim Grover’s books are inspirational and teach you to get out of your comfort zone to achieve your best results

- Es un libro muy completo- Tal vez agregarle mas imagenes le daria ya las 5 estrellas; o alguna coneccion a videos.- Lo recomiendo a cualquiera que este dispuesto a retarse asi mismo.

I have started following the 12 week program in this book.The first week is done. I never knew isometric exercises would be so tough! Try doing thirty seconds of deep squats on your toes whilst pushing out with your elbows, pushing in with your knees, and also trying to tense your glutes.The first three weeks are isometric exercises. In week one you have a day of legs then a day of total body exercises and then repeated again in the same week. Week 2 and 3 are the same exercises but held for longer. Week 4 is a rest week.The second and third set of four weeks will then build on this solid foundation. So phase two is combining weights and Plyometric exercises. Then phase three aims to add speed onto your explosiveness.Hopefully this will add speed and accuracy to my TaeKwonDo sparring.