The one thing you need to know about lion hunters is…
They can jump higher than NBA players.
The Maasai are a tribe of lion hunters from Africa with more hops than anyone in the @nba. This is because their jumping contests, known as “adumu”, expose ancient secrets of plyometric training known to few in the modern fitness community.
While today’s coaches and influencers are telling you to do box jumps for plyos, the Maasai know that the real goal of plyometric exercises is to generate maximum power in a short amount of time, which is achieved by minimizing the amount of time that the feet are in contact with the ground during each jump (maximum ground contact time should never exceed 0.2 seconds), which doesn’t occur when you do box jumps. However, the jumping style of the Maasai, which involves a series of quick, explosive hops in which the heels never touch the ground, trains this PERFECTLY.
Maasai hops are an excellent tool to strengthen the joints, and lower body and increase speed.
So the benefits are NOT limited to just being able to jump higher.
The fact is that the Maasai figured all of this out long before modern science.
Povo Massai sob ataque. O futuro desse povo está pegando fogo
Povo Massai sob ataque. O futuro desse povo está pegando fogo
Eles têm sido aterrorizados pelo governo tanzaniano durante anos – centenas de casas foram queimadas até não sobrar nada.
Agora o governo está ainda mais determinado a se livrar deles, suspendendo serviços médicos vitais e ameaçando despejar milhares de famílias para que uma empresa estrangeira possa expandir a caça de troféus nas terras do povo Massai.
Os Massai são criadores de gado – perder…