I apolagize if this has been already addressed but…
Would one’s standing vertical be a good indicator of sprinting ability and if so, is there a general number used to assume that one would have some potential over 100-400m like 30+inches or something for someone around 19 years of age???
Standing vertical would be a good indicator of power output and may sometimes have a good correlation to overall athleticism. As far as having a good correlation to sprinting I am not sure. I am a sprinter with a pr of 6.63 in the 55 and 10.94 in the 100 and my vertical is a decent 32 inches. My teamate has a pr of 6.39 and 10.55 and his vertical is 30 inches. His speed comes from his ability to relax.
I do believe a 30 meter sprint time and vertical jump may have a corelation to long jump performance. I have nothing really to prove it… just what I have witnessed.
This is my opinion on vertical numbers…(alot of adjectives… keep in mind this is my perception. i am not an expert on this nor do I claim to be lol)
29-31 ok
32-33 good
34-35 real good
36 excellent
over 36-38 is fantastic
over 38 extraordinary
over 40 rediculous
and these guys like that d.end from penn state who went 45 inches and that DB wherever he is from that went 46 is out of this world borderline bullshit.
IF Penn State weight training is based on HIT how the hell do they produce guys with vertical jumps like this?
My mistake. I read the HIT article wrong. It is Michigan State who uses the HIT program and not Penn State.
Actually, Penn State is also an HIT school
I think one’s vertical only has a correlation with the acceleration. Take a look at powerlifters, they have a pretty good vert yet i dont think they are fast sprinter, except for maybe during the first 30m.
I worked with a 300 pound lineman that now has a 36" verticle. Where does that rate on your scale.
good point. size plays a factor too. His 36 would be equal to an over 40 for a “normal” sized athlete I suppose/
The guy was probably just blessed with genetics for great athleticism.
What a bunch of freaks!
He did his combine prep with Parisi, no HIT there 
He was only jumping 30inches before then though…
before
http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/players/draft/422972
4.75 in the 40-yard dash … 345-pound bench press … 500-pound squat … 300-pound power clean … 30-inch vertical jump … 32 ½-inch arm length … 9 1/8-inch hands.
after
http://www.parisischool.com/Question.do?category=1001
Parisi NFL Combine Program D. - 3/3/05 (News)
Parisi NFL Combine Program does it again!!!
Hello All!
The Parisi Speed School is proud to announce that they have just had the greatest NFL Combine performances in the history of the program.
Now that is saying a lot since over the last 4 years, we have had the fastest man overall twice, the third fastest man overall twice, three All-Time records, the fastest man at 10 different positions, and the fastest defensive tackle ever!
We knew going into this year that there were other facilities out there trying to take the title, but Parisi has done it again. The list of scores this year are unreal. Here are a few of the stats so far…
40 Yard Dash
Fabian Washington, Nebraska
Fastest man at the 2005 NFL Combine 4.25 in the 40
This is said to be the fastest time ever!
Matt Jones, Arkansas
Fastest QB at 4.37
This is said to be the fastest QB time ever
Domonique Foxworth, Maryland
Ran the forty in 4.34
Nick Collins, Bethune Cookman
Ran the forty in 4.37
Leron McCoy, Indiana-Penn
Ran the forty in 4.38
Vertical Jump
Derek Wake, Penn State
Jumped an astounding 45 1/2 inches
Highest LB jump ever!
Fabian Washington, Nebraska
Jumped an amazing 41 1/2 inches
Domonique Foxworth, Maryland
Jumped an amazing 41 1/2 inches
Nick Collins, Bethune Cookman
Jumped 40 inches
Matt Jones, Arkansas
Jumped 39 1/2 inches at 242 pounds
Justin Beriault, Ball State
Jumped 39 1/2 inches
In addition to these incredible numbers, we also took a number of the other events with times like:
Broad Jump
Justin Beriault
Jumped an outrageous 11’0"
60 Yard Shuttle
Ryan Grant, Notre Dame
Ran a combine best 10.65
20 Yard Shuttle
Justin Beriault, Ball State
Ran a combine best 3.80
These numbers just go to show that the Parisi Training System is unquestionably the top combine training program in the country.
Now if we can get these results for these guys, imagine what we can do for your athlete!
Thanks to everyone that stood by us during this combine season.
Martin Rooney
Director
Parisi Speed School
Penn is HIT but it isn’t as though the program is soooo bad that everyone gets worse (otherwise they would obviously shut it down). It’s just that it isn’t ideal (!) to train to fatigue for some athletes if the rest of thier program require high intensity work.
They may not necessarily train all thier player to fatigue anyway. I was talking with a HIT guy the other day and he said that as a player gets better they won’t go to fatigue if they can’t recover for the next workout. So at least they have the sense to make this connection. Plus the rest of the program he described to me sounded pretty good - his sprint work etc.
So, other parts of the program might be excellent to offset some of its weaknesses. Every program has weaknesses.
Boss Bailey jumped 46" at UGA.
Highest I’ve ever seen in person is a kid from a local high school, he was the only person to beat me at any football combine, he jumped 43" at GA Tech.
I’ve tested at 40" before, generally in the 38" range, and my PB is 10.68
Can anybody direct me to a link to that article about MSU/HIT?