This track is designed for athletes who need to build the foundation first
The focus is on learning how to move, land, brace, create tension, and produce force safely. Athletes will develop better coordination, stronger landing mechanics, improved posterior chain activation, core stiffness, and basic explosive strength
This version is ideal for athletes who are newer to structured strength and power training or who still need to improve their ability to control body position during jumping, landing, sprinting, and change of direction
Project Vertical is a 6-week explosive performance program designed for power sport athletes who want to jump higher, accelerate faster, move more explosively, and become more physically dominant in competition
Whether you're competing on the football field, basketball court, or volleyball court, explosive power is often the difference between making a play and missing an opportunity
Project Vertical was built to develop exactly that two qualities: Learn how to create and express force
Project Vertical is designed to improve:
By the end of six weeks, athletes should not only jump higher, but move more efficiently, accelerate more aggressively, change direction more explosively, and demonstrate greater control over their body during high-speed athletic movements.
A1
DB Goblet Squat
4 x 8
A2
Depth Drop
4 x 5
B1
FFE Split Squat
4 x 8
B2
Neutral Grip (NG) Pull-Up Hold
4 x 5 @ 0:05
C1
TRX Bridge Row
4 x 8
C2
Elbow Plank
3 x 0:45
C3
DB Farmer's Walk
3 x 0:45
A1
Goblet KB/DB Reverse Lunge
4 x 8
A2
Drop Reverse Lunge & Stick
4 x 5
B1
SL Squat to Box
4 x 6
B2
Unilateral Snap Down
4 x 5
B3
Negative NG Pull-Up
4 x 5
C1
SA DB Row on Bench
3 x 8
C2
Elbow Side Plank
3 x 0:30
A1
Double KB Front Squat
4 x 8
A2
Snapdown: Iso+ Countermovement Jump
4 x 6
B1
Goblet RFE Split Squat
4 x 8
B2
Yielding Skater Hop
4 x 6
C1
Chest-Supported DB Row
4 x 8
C2
Modified Bent Knee Hollow Hold
3 x 0:30
C3
Dead Bug with Wall Press
3 x 8
Cecil Brown, CSCS, USAW-2
Throughout my career, I've worked with athletes ranging from high school prospects to collegiate athletes, professional competitors, Paralympians, and international medalists. My coaching philosophy is built around developing the complete athlete through strength development, mobility training, speed and power enhancement, and intelligent programming that supports both performance and durability.
Project Vertical isn't about teaching athletes how to jump. It's about teaching athletes how to produce force, become more athletic, and become more durable
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