With the first official NBA season game underway, the rumor-mill is at fever pitch. But have we lost touch with what really attracts us to the fast-paced, electric atmosphere of the NBA? Professional sport is becoming more and more "professional" and, as our eyes turn courtside for the 2004-05 season, there isn't a more suitable time to explore how tomorrow's stars will ascend the ladder of pinnacle athletic performance that champions like Michael Jordan have set so high.
Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) November 2, 2004 - He's back.
No, for the last time, he's not.
Well, maybe not.
With the NBA season about to launch into full swing, there's no doubt you're probably sick of hearing the same yearly hoops gossip that persists while the world's tallest (and youngest) circus is at rest.
"Is Michael 99.99% likely to stay retired or only 99.98?"
"Gary and Latrell formed the Unhappy Players Association..."
"Will the NBA lower the draft-declaration age to 12?"
"Grant Hill is looking healthy..." (At least his surgeon's bank balance is.)
All this and more is just part and parcel of the game we love.
But doesn't the fan in all of us want to know a little more?
Wasn't it Jordan's tongue-wagging, aerial-acrobatics - as he beckoned the world, 'come fly with me' - that inspired a whole new generation of athletes who now routinely dominate the airways of the greatest show on earth? And who could argue with the sports most dedicated fans when they assure you that the performance of a slam dunk is one of the most exhilarating, awe-inspiring and exciting displays of supreme athleticism in all of modern pro sports?
If you ask any young basketballer around the world what they want to do, every single one of them will tell you they want to dunk on their opponents. 'Be Like Mike' was the motto. And today it still is. Before Jordan was a 6-time NBA champion, it was the hang-time that captivated the audience and inspired a new generation of NBA athlete and performer. Michael raised the bar, and it's the young high-flyers like Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, LeBron James, Steve Francis and Tracy McGrady who have all met the new-age physical performance stakes required for basketball super stardom.
Clearly, an integral aspect of these basketball star's confidence and success on the court can be solely attributed to their outstanding jumping ability.
The dunk is a magical act that delivers far more than the two points it's worth. It demoralizes a team. It pumps the crowd. Nothing screams "dominate" louder than a thunderous jam. It turns mere mortals into folk-lore legends; forever captured on slow-motion celluloid and in the minds of their loyal fans.
And if you can't dunk already - as hoops-hopefuls around the world will tell you - there's only one way of ever getting there: increase your vertical leap.
It's all because of the famed implications of this marvellous athletic feat that you're hard-pressed to find a young, aspiring basketballer who doesn't want to learn the secrets to jumping higher. Up-and-coming athletes of today know that if they don't at least meet the standard, or push to create new athletic barriers, that the chances are they won't make the cut.
They've seen the equation. And they know that in many ways, 'basketball stardom' equals 'high vertical leap'.
So, with the 2004-05 NBA season about to start, instead of complaining about the immaturity of the players and mocking the outrageous pay checks they draw, let's learn just what it takes to jump higher and actually be considered in the same athletic league as these physical specimens. As those who are behind the scenes know, it takes a little more than a basketball, a hoop and the latest pair of Nike's to defy gravity and clock-up serious time on the ESPN nightly highlight reels. No, in this day and age, it certainly ain't the shoes.
In today's sporting world, increasing leaping ability is now viewed as one of the most pertinent things an athlete can do. According to the website (http://theverticalproject.com) of leading vertical leap expert, Luke Lowrey; sport-specific, performance enhancement training designed to help athletes jump higher and increase vertical leap "is now officially the most important, most effective and safest way to increase career potential, performance and on-court or on-field success." He even believes that increasing vertical leap is vital not just to the careers of basketballers, but to footballers, wrestlers, baseballers, track athletes and even swimmers.
"You name the sport", quips Lowrey, "they need to jump higher."
Lowrey's claim to fame is that he has carved and developed the only system that can effectively double any athlete's vertical leap and athletic power output capacity - big business when today's sporting careers are just as likely to be based on fan appeal as they are on fundamentals.
"It's an integrated, personalized system, not just another program," he stipulates.
And while you're not likely to see your next-door neighbors head on tonight's episode of SportsCenter, Lowrey promises that it's possible for almost anyone to experience that euphoric feeling, evoked by delivering the perfect facial. Of all people, he should know. After all, he swears his system is so effective, his elite client list make him sign non-disclosure agreements, to prevent their competition finding out about their edge.
So, quit moaning about the rumors, the future of your team's draft picks and the shape the league's in and do something about it. Lace 'em up, get out there and learn how to jump higher and increase your vertical leap because Michael just may return. But while we wait to find out, why not become your own human highlight film?
Luke Lowrey is an author, performance adviser, trainer and former pro basketballer in his homeland of Australia. For a limited time, he is making his closed-access "Double Your Vertical Leap" athletic system available to the public through a special pre-release, web-only offer. And when you visit his website today he'll email you, free of charge, his complete "Dirty Rotten Lies" report (worth $49) just to say thank-you for dropping by.
For further details and to contact, visit: http://theverticalproject.com
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