Tektonic is the place to be if you want to improve on your vertical jump, speed or any other aspect of you game. They train you the right way so you won't hurt yourself and end your pro or Sunday Morning career. They have all the state-of-the-art equipment so I thought they would catch my ounce of professional ability and help me harvest it into a late pro-career.
It all started when Steve Wetzel, Director of Athletic Development at Tektonic and former NFL strength and conditioning coach, put me through all the good tests like the vertical jump. He checked my vert the same way the scouts do at the combine with this jump measurer deal. -------------------->Now I'm a pretty confident athlete and if there is one thing I can do, it's jump. I can grab rim so I have some ability to jump. But I started having second thoughts about my ability as Steve put me in place under the measurer. He instructed me to squat down, EXPLODE and mark my jump. So I get into position...I'm ready to get my big break and be the next undiscovered talent. Then I jumped...I soon realized that my last ounce of hope was left on the ground. Now I attempted the jump three times and I finished with 24.5 inches without warming up and I had a lot of flaws in my jump. Dr. Tom Sutton, Director of performance physical therapy, broke down my jump on state-of-the-art computers. He went in slow motion and showed my flaws and how I could fix them through footage they captured. Even though I might not be a first round draft pick (even though Glen Dorsey jumped a 25.5) Dr. Sutton and Steve made me feel like a pro player for one day with the tests and drills they put me through.
Tektonic is a great place to train with some of the best trainers in the USA so if you want to train for your sport check out their website tektonicsports.com
You can also listen to my interview with Steve Wetzel here.
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Final DOH!!!!!!!!
Now if you have not heard, the Final Four is set with UNC, UCLA, Kansas and Memphis. If you recall, two of those four teams do not belong according to my predictions. I know I made a big mistake by taking Xavier over UCLA but I just had a feeling. Texas was truly out played in every aspect of the game so Memphis really deserved to be there. This does not mean that I will be rooting for Memphis. I will be rooting for UCLA since I have family ties there and I want to see Memphis fall. I hope the Jayhawks win it all (I know I shouldn't be rooting for Kansas) so my bracket can look some what respectable.
Funny Clip of The Day
2 comments:
Was this Tektonic thing a paid ad or something? And I was rooting for UCLA too man...
It was pretty awesome watching Raheel be a test dummy for Tektonics.... but they did have some really cool stuff. Their equipment really helps the athletes become better and at the same time it was educational. One of the programs they used would show the anatomy of the human and exactly where the injury was, down to the exact muscle. There was another program where sensors were put in Raheel's shoes attached to the computer. As he walked, if I remember correctly the sensors detected areas where either too much pressure was being put on, weaker spots, etc. Also, they videotape the athlete walking, jumping, etc.. and break it down into clips to see if they can find what the problem may be, a visual analysis.
After Raheel showed off his "impressive jumping skills" on the vertical jump, they showed us a broken down clip of a volleyball girl who improved her jump in I believe just a few months. I agree with Raheel... it seems like a great place to train for athletes... especially because they really do care for improving an athletes career.
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