Boom shakalaka!

Brian and I have been doing some plyometrics the last three weeks and I have been using my Jumpsoles. If you want a full description and sales pitch, you can go to the Jumpsoles website; the best way for me to quickly describe them is that they are weighted platforms that attach to the front of your shoes, and you wear them to increase the workout for your feet and calves.

Maybe your wondering why I'm using Jumpsoles. Well, I'll tell you anyway. There are three things you need to know: 1) I can't jump as high as I'd like to, 2) I'm only 5'9", and 3) jumping high is advantageous in the Sport of Basket Ball. I would love to grow taller but most people stop growing before they turn 24, so I'm not counting on that. I'd also love to invent some sort of basketball game where average-height, small-vertical-leap people have an advantage over tall people. It probably won't catch on.

I've decided to change Point 1, meaning I'd like to be able to jump higher. The Jumpsoles 8-week program supposedly adds 5 to 10 inches to your vertical leap. You should see the testimonials--they are windows into the soul of Caucasian high school basketball players in Ohio. They read like this:

"I decided to use JUMPSOLES before my freshman year in high school. I arrived on campus as the only freshman who could dunk! I was doing WINDMILL DUNKS with my LEFT HAND--and I'm only 5'8" and 14 years old!!! At the first game, after a SWEET BREAKAWAY DUNK, I heard cheers from the crowd: "That white boy can dunk!" My new nickname is Springy Springmeister!"

I'm not gonna fall for these testimonials of people I've never met. Luckily for me, my cousin's friend Symon said that he used Jumpsoles and they DO work. He said he gained about 6 inches on his vertical leap after 8 weeks. Sounds good to me!

Sweet Coptic Basketball Action is only 143 days away, and I do want to improve this year. Yes, I was second in the league in rebounds last season, but my brother was first, and unfortunately he won't be playing with us this year as he'll be married and living on the East Coast. An increased vertical leap will help my shooting as well as my defense. Who knows...with Jumpsoles and a weight loss program, maybe I can write a testimonial:

"I'm 24 and I play in a church basketball league. I was JUST OKAY last season. After using JUMPSOLES, I can do DOUBLE-PUMP LAYUPS now! I did a sweet WNBA-STYLE LAYUP this season and I heard someone in the crowd say 'HE JUST MADE A LAYUP.' Thanks JUMPSOLES!!!!"