Supercat/Vertical Booster

The guy in the black shorts is a high jumper for track and field. He's Asian and only 5'9 yet he could dunk easy. He has mad ups!

Supercat
Check it out. The Supercat is one of the exercise machines I have been using to increase my vertical leap. This is the machine that had me throwing up 2 days a week. ahhh, it doesn't look like much but this thing is intense! I feel the impact and intensity on my CNS right after I get off the machine. The super cat allows for building strength while allowing yourself to utilize that strength to create explosiveness. For the first two weeks using it as part of my workout program with Gil, I was so sore from using it; it was tough to get in and out of my car. In my training experience, there's nothing like the Supercat except for maybe the Vertical Booster.

The Vertical Booster
I would describe the Vertical Booster as the portable affordable version of the Supercat. The innovative workout equipment was invented by Gil himself. The Vertical Booster enables you to do the same exercises that you would do with the Supercat along with similar intensity that comes with the Supercat. I will have some pictures soon of me using the Vertical Booster to show you guys what it looks like.

Take care.

Food for thought

Along your path to success, you will always face adversity. Without perseverance and a will to face each one of these obstacles your journey may come to an end. Though, if you have the strength and persistence to go through these challenges, these detours, these passionate emotions than you will be able to delve deeply to a place not many have been. As you create your own path; leave a trail for others to follow.

I choose a life that encourages growth of the mind, body and human spirit. And one day I hope I may encourage people to grow with me.


Just a little venting through my mind, the past couple of weeks have been rough, as an athlete this will come. There are tons of factors that can effect the flow of things, maybe outside sources will have a toll on your willingness to keep moving forward. But, at the end of the day; hold on to that vision you want to create and make it a reality.


Take Care.

Recap of Month 1

March 8 - April 19th

It's been a month since I started training with the Dunkmaster. I haven't been training in a while. After April 8th, I pretty much have been resting up until the 20th when I started training again.

After the 1 month mark, my schedule has been crazy so it has been hard to get my workouts in which was fine because the high intense type of workouts that Gil had me do required a rest period. Man, it felt good allowing myself to recover because my legs have been dead for some time.

The result of resting was unreal. My legs felt springy, explosive and my overall athleticism spiked tremendously. It felt as if the potential of my athleticism was limitless.

I hit the courts, and when I jumped, I swear I got so high.. I touched the rim; I got over the rim! "WOOOO!" haha, I celebrated in triumph.

Man, my standing reach is 7'6. I got over the 10 foot rim a little bit. That's a 30 inch vertical standing.. no step, not running but standing. Legit.

Check it out.
(March 8)  - SVJ 25 Inches
(April 18) - SVJ 30 Inches

Hitting the 30 inch mark, wow.. it felt like it would take forever, it's only been 1 month.. I can't express it strongly enough how astonished I am.

Pictures + Videos coming soon. Any Advice, questions or comments would be appreciated.

Weeks 2 & 3

April 2, 2012

Three weeks have passed since I started working out with Vertical Jump trainer Gil Thomas.  It's been a while since I have posted in here, things have gotten busy in my schedule but I'll be more frequent with my updates.

Week 2: In ours workouts, Gil uses state of the art equipment along with his knowledge in vertical jump training to create an incredibly productive workout. In the first two workouts of my second week with coach Gil, throwing up was the result of the highly intense workout Gil had me do. The SuperCat and the Vertical Booster are the main workout equipment Coach Gil uses, man those things are no joke! (*Check out the next post to read about it) He then explained to me that my body was slow at removing the lactic acid produced in my body leading to my nervous system running wild because of the impact of the workout. "You're out of shape, we got to build up your anaerobic system." As a result, he wrote up an extra workout plan to build up my anaerobic system and also tweaked my workout a bit to fit where I'm at.

Week 3: This week I've met a few other clients that Coach Gil also trains. These guys are really inspiring to me, these guys got hops! One of these guys is a 6'2 Asian Sophomore high school basketball player, the guy pulled off a 360 dunk the other day. Who said Asian guys can't jump? There was another Asian guy at my height 5'9 dunking with ease that participates in the high jump at his high school. He told me that before he started working out with Gil he could hardly touch the rim.
Another one of Gil's client is a 5'6 College basketball player. This guy is an incredible athlete, it's hard to believe but this guy could dunk with two hands, shoot he could even do a windmill.

Every week, every workout as I continue training I could tell my body is becoming more powerful and that the hard work is paying off. After week 2, with a running jump I was grabbing the rim with ease. With a 1 step I was pulling down the rim. I was like Whoa. Lol. Gil told me he noticed that I'm already jumping higher than when I first started training with him. The results are incredible. I mean, I've done VJB and TVP; and the results I got from those do not compare to the results I'm getting from working out with Gil. The guy really knows his stuff. Improving the athleticism of his clients is Coach Gil's passion. Not only does he still continue to study the science of athletic training, he trains clients day in and day out constantly.. the results never fail. And that's what makes him the best.