TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Basketball · #025

Basketball Vertical Jump — Two-Foot Plant & Pop

Bilateral plant-and-pop for rebounds and rim protection — stiff SSC, stick every landing · Stage · Landing Foundation (mechanics first)

Target ≈ 55 minDate Body Weight Session RPE cap 8/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts

Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Ankle, groin & hip priming · 6-8 min

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1	Cat-Cowadductors long and strong — zero sharp pinch allowed	8 + 8
2	World's Greatest Stretchsteady breathing rhythm	2 × 10
3	Thoracic Rotationfirst step: positive shin, push the floor BACK	2 × 10

Phase 2 · Closeouts, Slides & Deceleration8-10 min · react to the call · brake low, recover 180°

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1	Fast Feetcloseout: sprint, chop the feet, high hand — brake in balance	4 × 8 s
2	Shuttle Runslide low — chest up, feet never click together	4 × 8 s
3	Lateral Lungeland silent and STICK 2 s — knees over toes, hips back	4 × 3/side

Phase 3 · Vertical & Court Ballistics10-12 min · 100% intent, low counts · every landing stuck 2 s

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1	Tuck Jumppenultimate step long, plant low — then POP	3 × 4
2	Box Jump-Overknees NEVER cave — push the floor apart on every landing	3 × 4
3	Landmine Presschest up through contact — wide base, brace before the bump	3 × 5

Progression: Landing rule: every jump earns its landing — silent, knees over toes, hips back, stick 2 s. Film landings weekly; a caving knee is a failed rep no matter the height.

Phase 4 · Court Strength & Knee/Groin Armor16-20 min · unilateral bias + tendon eccentrics · rest 2 min

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1	Goblet Squatknees NEVER cave — push the floor apart on every landing	3 × 6/side	kg
2	Hip Thrustpenultimate step long, plant low — then POP	3 × 6	kg
3	Single-Leg Balancetendons load slow — 3-s lowering, zero bounce	3 × 20 s/side
4	Suitcase Carrychest up through contact — wide base, brace before the bump	3 × 20 m	kg

Phase 5 · Decompression & Parasympathetic Reset4-6 min · psoas & rec-fem lengthening, spinal traction, breathwork

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1	Dead Hangsteady breathing rhythm	2 × 30 s
2	Figure-Four Stretchsteady breathing rhythm	45 s/side
3	Box Breathingsteady breathing rhythm	4-4-4-4 · 2 min

Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.

Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down

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TrainersEye · MMSx Authority Institute · Session of the Day · Written by the MMSx team of certified professionals

Jumpers earn landings — silent stick every rep, knees never cave, tendons loaded slow; stop at any patellar or groin pinch. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.