3 Things You Wanted to Know About VertiMax

You’ve finally got your hands on VertiMax, or you’re ready to dust yours off from the corner. Either way - Congratulations! As you get into full stride with your VertiMax, it’s okay to ask: Where exactly do I start? Right here.

1. How fast can I expect to see results? In the same way that bodies come in all different shapes in sizes, they also all respond differently to training. Depending on where you’re currently positioned with your performance training regimen, you may expect to see results - higher vertical jump and reduced 40 times - in as little as two to four weeks. Not bad, right?

2. How long is a typical VertiMax workout? Now that we’ve told you that you can expect results in just two to four weeks, you’re expecting that you’ll have to practically live on the VertiMax to get results that quickly. Right? Wrong. In fact, a standard jump training workout can be completed in under 5 minutes, where a speed training workout can be completed, typically, in just 15-20 minutes.

3. How many times a week should I use VertiMax? So you can expect results in two to four weeks by working out anywhere from 5 - 20 minutes at a time. That must mean you have to workout 7 days a week, right? Wrong again. Off season training is optimized by training at a minimum of two sessions per week. That’s it. In season? If you’re aiming to be a higher level athlete for the best results, then you should be aiming for one to two sessions per week. That’s it!

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I Do CrossFit - Why Do I Need VertiMax?

The latest and ongoing fitness craze is undoubtedly CrossFit. With more than 4,400 affiliated gyms - most of which are in the United States - CrossFit is an ever-evolving, high intensity workout method that includes a variety of movement patterns performed to the maximum intensity. Some Workouts of the Day (WODs) can be 20 minutes or less because of their extreme physical demands, and athletes use: bars, dumbbells, jump ropes, climbing ropes, medicine balls, kettle bells, truck tires, and much more to complete their exercises. And individuals from all walks of life are flocking to it in order to get in shape. But is it the best pathway to fitness?

It’s certainly one of them, and there’s good news - VertiMax can help you get even more out of your CrossFit workouts.

With its structure and variety, it’s clear why CrossFit is a favorite among those just getting started and those looking to ‘go to the next level.’ With that said, numerous compound movements are involved in many of the exercises and, as a result, not all bodies are prepared for the stress and strain that will be placed upon them in the workouts. But VertiMax can help you get ready - and improve - your ability to perform each of the activities.

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One of the VertiMax’s best qualities is its ability to utilize multiple functional muscle movements, strengthening both prime mover muscles and complementary muscles, too, meaning that you won’t overtrain one muscle at the expense of another.

The alternative? If you’re deconditioned to some degree, but training your body for only one type of movement with weights, for example, you may be putting yourself at the risk for injury.

In addition, the VertiMax trains muscles in compound movements that can’t be simulated with weights, but can improvement the movements you’ll conduct with weights, nevertheless. So VertiMax takes your performance training to new heights, while actually improving your output capabilities in other forms of exercise.

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The Benefits - Parent & Child Exercise

As the producers of an elite fitness training system, our VertiMax team certainly has a vested interest in the ambitions and performance of athletes, but our passion doesn’t end there. As we’ve noted in previous blogs, and elsewhere on our website, we’re pleased that the VertiMax is a particularly invaluable tool in the development of youth athletes. What’s more? Because of its set-up and flexibility, it introduces an altogether new benefit - allowing parents and children to exercise together.

With more than 30 percent of the population being classified as obese, and statistics indicating that childhood obesity data are even worse than that, it’s evident that a healthy lifestyle is lacking for many - and it’s creating a whole new wave of health problems for our population. But a simple change can put you - and your family - on a much better path.

In an article for Faith and Fitness Magazine, Dr. Ron Eaker, M.D. OB-GYN, author of Fat-Proof Your Family, says that, “exercising with children reprograms kids to understand what is normal and what is not. Kids today believe that a sedentary lifestyle is normal. Studies show that most kids spend an average of 6 hours after school doing sedentary things like TV, computers, and video games. The have a skewed perception of ‘normal.’”

Indeed, defining normal shouldn’t be left for external forces to decide. In your life, and that of your family, defining a healthy standard of ‘normal’ at an early age can have a lifelong impact on the emotional and physical well-being of your children - and you, too.

With multiple bands and functional flexibility, the VertiMax not only adds a new layer of fun to activity for individuals of all ages, but it allows families to do it together.

What’s better? The VertiMax system doesn’t put children at developmental risk - bone and joint injuries - the way that resistance training does, but it provides a tremendous boost in athletic performance nevertheless. Not to mention that it’s fun beyond compare.

Ready to take your family’s health commitment to the VertiMax? Order yours today!

So You Want to Know How to Jump High

For years and years, athletes have wanted to know how to jump higher. For basketball, it was dunking or blocking shots. For volleyball, it was spiking or playing defense. Soccer? Head balls. You name it - if there’s a sport, there’s a reason for wanting to jump higher. In fact, PF Flyers, a sneaker brand, were once believed to help an athlete ‘run faster and jump higher,’ too. But could a piece of sporting equipment ever replace the power of a finely-tuned athlete? Quite frankly, the answer is no.

So athletes turned to sport training - sprinting, power training, and heavy lifting, just to name a few techniques. But in due time, the realization came that there was only so much that could be achieved through these methods. Athletes still wanted to know how to jump high.

Enter VertiMax. It was always assumed that the ‘how to jump high’ solution came primarily from training your legs. And on its face, that seems logical. But when you consider the total movement pattern of a jumper, you can’t help but ignore another major element of the movement - arm swing. If you’ve ever tried jumping without the use of your arms to propel you forward, chances are you didn’t get too far - or too high. Our statistics showed us that, indeed, 13 percent of vertical jumping capabilities come from arm swing speed. But what piece of equipment could teach that and lower extremity power?

The VertiMax. With resistance bands for your hips, legs and arms, you can now know the difference between good enough and great. Professional athletes from all sports have turned to VertiMax because they know the difference - and they see it first-hand in their performance. Coaches are bringing it into training rooms, too, and their teams are looking better as a result.

It’s not a fluke, either. If you truly want to know how to jump high, you need to train like you want it. And VertiMax is the only training machine out there that prepares all of an athletes parts for the movement. How’s that for a game changer?

VertiMax & The Woman Athlete

Sports and athletic performance don't know a gender, and neither does the VertiMax. With that said, women athletes have found the VertiMax to be particularly useful in a number of particular sports, including volleyball. In fact, four of the top five, and 15 of the top 25 ranked women's Division I college volleyball programs are VertiMax users.

And it's not just volleyball. Anson Dorrance, head coach of the women's soccer team at the University of North Carolina, has led the program to 20 of the 28 NCAA Women's Soccer Championships in his time as coach. And he had this to say about VertiMax and its impact on his female athletes.

"Our program continues to strive for ways to incorporate cutting-edge methods to improve our athletes' performances. The VertiMax trainer has been instrumental in helping us take our athletic strength and explosive power development to the next level. VertiMax has also helped the improvements in our girl's strength and speed attributes to very effectively transfer to the field where it counts. The VertiMax is one training system that I will continue to use to help us to achieve our training goals."

Play football? Run track? Play basketball? Or just looking to improve foot speed and explosive power? The Vertimax is your workout partner for the ultimate achievements in fitness. Get started today!

What Our Customers Say About VertiMax

Naturally, our blog is a place for us to showcase information about our line of VertiMax products, show you how they're used in a number of different sports by professional and amateur athletes, and more. But why not provide you with the feedback of actual, every day users? You could take our word for it, but you could also take theirs and we're sure you'll appreciate the unfiltered commentary.
Here are a few:

"Just as advertise! Got it for basketball workouts for those in the age ranges of 8- 25 and They Love it!!!!! Really Intense!!! Got my Stamp of Approval for Anyone!!!" - Champ019 on Amazon.com

"I bought this resistance trainer to do replicated tennis moves. It works great--on both ends (removable harness and removable light harness for the trainer to use) a heavy metal hook allows you to be creative with how you want to create your exercises. You can replace the harness with handles or a bar to do various other drills. The harness itself seems durable, however I have used more cushioned harnesses. This by no means is a flaky harness, and after all, if you are going through the pain of training, a regular harness should suffice. Last note, the cord is about eight feet long, so your partner should be ready to move with you as at higher speeds, eight feet is not very far at all.xxxxx " - KingV on Amazon.com

"This product is great! as an athletic trainer it has upgraded the workout and the players are waiting to work with me! thank you!" - shlomi on Amazon.com" - CharlesH24 on Amazon.com

What do you think? Have some thoughts of your own to share? Post them in our comments!

VertiMax & The Power of a Healthy Family

If you're a VertiMax user, or just a frequent visitor to our website or social media pages, you probably have a pretty good grasp on what VertiMax can do. No matter your sport, whether it's football, basketball, track and field, or something in between, the VertiMax is the ultimate tool for developing explosive athletic power, along with arm swing, to achieve maximal first-step quickness, straight away speed and vertical jump enhancements. But to look at it as a tool to achieve a means to an end is limiting. It's also a great way for parents and children to be active together! It's more than just fun, though. Now, it's more crucial than ever for families to be physically active.

Did you know? More than one third - over 35 percent - of U.S. adults are obese. As if that weren't bad enough, the statistics are even more alarming for children. In the past 30 years, childhood obesity has tripled. (Reports from the Center for Disease Control)

So how does the VertiMax help out? For one, it's an exercise tool, but it provides a change of pace from the norm, too. It can also support two users at once, so you can both go to work at the same time, or go one at a time and cheer each other on!

Another common objection to staying with a workout plan is one that the VertiMax strikes down on its face - time. Where some think they need to workout for an hour at a time, the VertiMax allows for a complete workout in just a fraction of the time.

What's not to like about that?