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Hey guys, I'm having some problems with my jump

Recent Journal entry:
"Measured my jump this morning, and I've narrowed down the problem - It's in my reactivity. My SVJ has decreased very little, if at all, since track started. However my RVJ has decreased by a good 6-8 inches (depending on the day). The difference between the two previously was 8-10 inches, and now it's 2-4 inches."

Track started about a month ago. This is my first time ever doing a sport for my school.

So, yeah, there's something wrong with my reactivity. My reflexes have actually improved since the beginning of track, so I don't think it's a 'slow reflexes' problem. On a reflex test I score consistently higher than before by about .015 s.

Today I measured my SVJ again - I jumped up to an inch higher than before. (PR.. whoo-hoo..). Then I measured my RVJ. There was no change in it. My highest SVJ today was actually an inch higher than my lower RVJ's. I began thinking that this was a serious problem. Then I decided to give it 5 more RVJ's to make sure. Strangely enough, I jumped an inch higher than all of my RVJ's in the last two weeks... for 4 of the 5 RVJ's I jumped today. Still, they were still about 5" off of my PR.

This strange development leads me to think there is something wrong with my mindset. On my recent jumps, I just don't feel "explosive". I feel like there's something pulling me down. I feel slow. On my last 5 jumps today, I didn't feel this way. This week during spring break I've been getting a lot of extra sleep, and I don't feel any better than usual. Could this be a result of track?? I have changed little else in my regime

My performance in the weight room this week (which is my spring break -I have replaced track with weight room workouts) Is equal or better in all areas to my performance prior to track. My workouts have been a little more frequent and I don't feel as tired as I did before

What does all this mean??
What should I do?


 

It probably is an overtraining of the calves and possibly quads due to too much track work & what you usually do hasn't changed (in other words, you maintained what you normally do but on top of that you added track work).

When your RVJ goes down and your SVJ stays where it is or increases, it's usually the shock absorbing muscles that are at fault in my experience and logic.

Yeah, that might just be it. I had some calf pain during the first two weeks of track, and lately I've been getting some brutal shin splints during track, too. Any advice?