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Today, we want to give you a quick tip on increasing your vertical

jump and speed...

Many athletes focus on squats, sprints, lunges and many other types

of leg exercises to develop power. Most of these exercises target

the front thigh, the quadriceps muscle.

Infact, the quadriceps(front thigh) is the most frequently trained

and emphasized leg muscle, which also makes it the strongest...

But, the hamstring muscle, which is on the back of the thigh, is

one of the most under-trained leg muscles, and therefore its

usually weaker than it should be.

Most athletes don't know that the hamstrings(back thigh) are more

responsible for sprint speed & vertical jump than the quadriceps...

Thats right, powerful hamstrings mean a more powerful vertical jump

and blazing speed.

If you're not properly training this important muscle group, you're

missing out on serious gains.

Most athletes have much stronger quadriceps than hamstrings, which

is a major factor in limiting athletic potential.

To reach your highest athletic potential, the quadriceps and

hamstrings should be equally strong, and the way you can achieve

this is to focus on the following two exercises:

1) Stiff-Legged Deadlift: This exercise builds powerful hamstrings.

Its performed like a regular deadlift except the legs remain

straight and the knees are not bent.

2) Lying Leg Curls: Most gyms have a lying leg curl machine, in

which you lie down on your stomach and curl a given weight up

towards your butt.

Both of these exercises should be included in your workout routine,

with the goal of increasing the strength of your hamstrings...

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