With the NFL Combine quickly approaching I’ve been doing a lot of prep work with my athletes including hammering various drills to improve the broad jump and vertical jump. Also big shoutout to Georgia Sports Performance and coach Earl Williams who we partner with to create one of the most potent NFL Combine training programs in the country!!!
Improving the broad jump not only has a direct impact on broad jump numbers for the NFL Combine but it also has a tremendous carryover into other explosive skills including running, jumping, and hitting. Although practicing the broad jump is obviously one essential drill to include in one’s training, using a variety of techniques including this single leg deconstructed broad jump is one of the most effective methods I use with my athletes.
For instance in this video I have my guys performing an eccentric isometric single leg RDL with double arm drive. The first step is to drive the arms up towards the face with a 90 degree arm bend. This helps activate the glutes and pre-stretch the hip flexors as a means of prepping the hips to create maximal hip flexion & hip coiling in the bottom.
Once they hold this position for several seconds they then perform the eccentric isometric RDL. This teaches them to load their hips while also correcting their mechanics due to the enhanced proprioceptive feedback. It also helps reduce energy leaks, instability, and asymmetries that may be occurring. In fact, most athletes have a tendency to favor one side when jumping as is obvious when comparing numbers from each lim. This drill helps address that.
Lastly, simply teaching the athletes to master their hip hinge mechanics using basic RDL variations combined with eccentric isometrics is absolutely critical not only for the broad jump but for all lower body movement patterns & skills. Read more about mastering your movement and body mechanics with eccentric isometrics in my best selling 600+ page book MOVEMENT REDEFINED which also includes 30 eccentric isometric training programs. Read more at [ Ссылка ]
