Determining your power index?

Greg,

If you are talking about the formula that Jud Logan was discussing at the NTCA conference, it is the square root of your vertical jump multipled by the square root of your weight.  I watched the video of his presentation a couple of weeks ago and I believe he said that to be considered "world class" it needed to be greater than either 80 or 90 (sorry I've slept since then).  You can view the video at http://macthrowvideo.com/Download.html7.html  His presentation is in 2 parts, but he explains it in the first one.

Rick

There are several college sites that have online calculator's that essentially take your vertical, bodyweight and height for a power index.  Similar to the 80-90 range, you'll find that the "elite" standards are roughly a 30" vertical for 270#, slightly higher for a lighter guy, and in the case of really heavy guys (360+) a 25" vertical creates the same amount of power.

If you want to see power, there's a book by Julie Halvecki (sp?) called Personal Best that has a pic of a 280# guy doing 40" vertical jumps for reps on a wall (slightly different than a true 40, but impressive none-the-less).

Dave