Have you seen this:

http://www.jumphigherin4weeks.com

Rock it,

Alex

Sure it has got the principles of agility,strength,speed training and conditioning covered really well, in fact the best . And the DVD’s are a treasure chest literally! The incredible range and quality of exercises and recovery methods shown is astounding. And you will worship it.Take my word for it!

But where it fails the most is in the 4 week sample program it gives. It is in NO way for an athlete who is just starting out. It doesn’t elucidate the principles behind which the schedule was made, neither does it tell the athlete how to make one for himself.
Not to mention what the starting weight should be in all the lifts. These things really confused me a lot when I’d bought it and eventually I gave up on that program anyway. I had no way of contacting Latif either.

Briefly, the Pros:
*Detailed Warm Up videos+Principles(Awesome)
*Detailed Conditioning+Recovery+Flexibility exercise videos+Principles
*Detailed Agility Ladder_Cone videos
*Detailed Speed Training Videos

The Cons:
*No mention of starting weights to use in barbell exercises
*No mention of how to set up custom workouts
*Given sample workout is too much volume for the average trainee

Don’t get me wrong here. I’m not lambasting the product. It’s just that I didn’t know many things back then and truth be told CST is what really got me started in the right direction.
Heck I woudn’t have found Kelly and Alex had it not been for CST! But that’s a different story

So guys n gals take your pick. If you wanna improve your top end speed, and know about strength training and training with barbells, know about volume and recovery and your *own* individual work capacity CST is for you. Otherwise one is better off reading the articles here and understanding things first.

I find the two programs complimentary of each other. TAQ does emphasize foot quickness/speed which is necessary for making cuts, crossovers etc. CSP emphasizes, acceleration, top end speed and how to maintain it once you get there. The programs are for that reason alone complimentary.

Both programs acknowledge the need for strength training to increase speed and provide the basics;programs like The Jump Manual and DYVL get more into the exact science to tailor the strength training to the individual. All of these programs work on the principal of increasing the ability to explode. that is what creates quickness, spped or jump propulsion.

So with quick feet and fast, powerful movements the TAQ and CSP together create the ultimate athlete.