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.