Every athlete has untapped potential—hidden speed, power, and vertical performance that traditional weight training can’t unleash. VertiMax was created to unlock it.

We reengineered elastic resistance training from the ground up, delivering the ability to load any sport-specific movement at higher velocities than any competing system. Training at higher resisted velocities develops more power at game speed—so you can generate maximum force, as fast as possible, in any direction. That’s what true explosive power is—and VertiMax technology lets you access every ounce your body can produce, faster.

Getting stronger in the weight room is critical—but strength alone doesn’t make you explosive.

Heavy lifts build absolute strength—the total amount of force your muscles can generate, no matter how long it takes. But sports aren’t played under a squat bar. They’re decided by how fast you can apply that force—your Rate of Force Development (RFD).

Here’s the problem: repetitive heavy, slow lifting “tunes” your nervous system to produce max force slowly. It’s like having a 500-horsepower engine that sputters when you hit the gas—tons of potential power, but you can’t access it fast enough to win the race.

That’s why so many weight-room-strong athletes look powerful on paper but don’t move explosively on the field.

To convert absolute strength into explosive power, athletes need light-load, high-velocity training that teaches the nervous system to fire motor units faster and apply force more quickly.

That’s where elastic bands come in—they allow resistance without added mass, making them perfect in theory for speed-strength training.

Unfortunately, traditional short bands have a fatal flaw: as soon as you accelerate, resistance spikes too fast and slams on the brakes. That sudden increase kills rep velocity and prevents athletes from ever reaching the high-speed training zone where real RFD gains happen.

VertiMax was engineered to bridge the gap between weight-room strength and real-game explosive power and speed.

Its patented long-range band technology eliminates the resistance spikes that occur in conventional elastic bands when they’re stretched. Those spikes act like brakes, stopping athletes from accelerating into the higher training velocities where gains in speed strength are made.

VertiMax technology keeps band resistance smooth and consistent—eliminating radical resistance changes whether the band is being stretched or retracted—so athletes can:

1. Accelerate longer and reach higher resisted training velocities that target speed-strength development at those elevated speeds.
2. Train with 100 % effort on every rep and drill without balance-disrupting resistance spikes.

Max velocity and max effort are the two essential requirements for explosive-power training to be effective. VertiMax is the only system that delivers both—allowing athletes to train at the speeds where real neuromuscular adaptation occurs.

You’re not just getting stronger; you’re training your body to access that strength faster—at game-relevant speeds that shatter barriers in vertical jump, acceleration, and top-end speed to realize full athletic potential.

The shortest path to greater explosive leg power isn’t by adding 50 pounds to your one-rep-max squat—it’s by programming your neurology to access the strength you already have, faster, so you can apply more force to the ground sooner.

Explosive power is dictated by Rate of Force Development (RFD)—sometimes called “speed of strength.” RFD is controlled by your neuromuscular system, which governs how efficiently and how quickly your brain can recruit and fire muscle motor units. The faster those units activate and synchronize, the greater your RFD—and the more explosive your performance.

Here’s the catch: when you build strength through slow, heavy lifts, you’re actually detuning your neurology for maximum RFD. You’re training it to prioritize max force output, not max rate of force production. That’s why we all know athletes who are monsters in the weight room but don’t move explosively on the field.

If you train to maximize your one-rep-max squat with slow, heavy lifts, your RFD takes a hit. Likewise, if you only chase RFD with light-load, high-velocity training, your max strength will drop. The key is finding the right balance—developing absolute strength to raise your explosive potential, while using light-load, high-speed training to reprogram your neurology to access that strength faster.

That’s why elastic band training exploded in popularity over the last 15 years. Because bands have almost no mass, athletes can accelerate 10 to 30 times faster using elastic resistance compared to steel weights. And as we covered earlier, the most effective explosive-power reps require 100% effort and maximum possible velocity given the applied load. That’s what drives your nervous system to generate more force at higher velocities—producing measurable gains in explosive power and speed.

But traditional bands have a fatal flaw. As you stretch them 5 to 20 feet, resistance skyrockets—destabilizing the athlete and slamming the brakes on acceleration. That resistance spike limits the top velocity reached in every movement and undermines RFD gains.

Its patented band technology eliminates the rapid resistance increase you feel when stretching conventional bands. With no spike to slow you down, athletes can accelerate longer in every rep or sprint, reaching higher resisted training velocities than ever before.

Those higher velocities stimulate neuromuscular adaptations that enable the body to generate more force at those elevated speeds—unlocking hard-to-achieve improvements in vertical jump, acceleration, and top-end speed.

If explosive power and speed were oil, VertiMax technology simply drills deeper than anyone else’s to reach that resource. Untapped performance potential lies within every athlete; VertiMax is the one tool that can drill far enough to bring all potential to the surface and unleash it.