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dno, if i wanted to overload the quads on BSS i'd add bands to it.. i mean, it's kind of cool, not sure how it feels, but you'd overload quads more with added band tension (band around shoulders and under foot etc, or bands/chains around a bar).

pc!

Agreed, and the band around shoulders and under the feet idea is just another example of an "at home" exercise that you could do that: ACCOMODATES RESISTANCE, provides PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE, and for UNDER 20$, that DESTROYS the squatflex!@! 

and you can easily change the foot position on the bss or the torso angle to target different musculature to different degrees depending on individual needs.

  One of the most effective techniques I have used to attain a more glute driven squat is to start with a progression:

1.) Just the bar, iso hold in the bottom position of the squat,15-30 seconds, focus on activating the glutes by sitting back into the hips, "pulling" down with the hip flexors, pushing out to the sides of the shoes, tightening the core, "pulling" with the feet, etc.  You can mess around with many of these techniques until you feel the glutes turn on and take the brunt of the load. 

2.) Decend into the bottom of the squat, pause at the bottom (5-10 secs), focus on attaining the same position as you achieved in step 1, and drive back up using the glutes to drive the lift.

3.) Progress into a standard concentric/eccentric squat, be sure to hit the same position in the bottom that you have been practicing in steps 1 and 2.

4.) (if applicable) Reactive squat- drop down into the same positon using the same cues, rebound out.

With more advanced athletes, simply using the pause squats (step 2) during the warm up sets, focusing on the extra glute activity, may be all thats needed to get a more glute driven squat. 

 Yea, you could play with the set/rep scheme and do them both or do incline and dip on day one (dip would be horizontal chest press, incline d-bell would be more vertical chest press) then do dbell flat and incline fly on day 2, so you have both days not training too many movements in the same range.  And yea, you can still do cable crosses on that day, I like them alot better than flys anyway, the continuous tension + more joint friendly angles are nice with the cables.

I've talked about this theory of mine some time ago on TVS, but here it is again:

Box height / VJ (cm):

30 / 60
40 / 70
50 / 75
60 / 72

If we're to listen to the "general consensus", the optimal box height for this athlete is 50 cm, since off that box he gets the highest subsequent VJ (75 cm). But in my opinion, maybe he should use the 60 cm box where the inhibition starts to take place, that being the 60 cm box since the subsequent VJ is 72 cm there (-3 cm).

That should teach this athlete that it's OK to load more eccentrically so adaptations occur.

What do you guys think?

PS. I think this could work but it might be even more injury prone than a regular depth jumps since probably the landing mechanics are compromised, and this kind of destroys my concept.

Yea raptor, I would always start with a very short period of drops and landings any time you move up the height of the box,  once the landings are good then progress into the rebounding.   If the athlete has been adequately prepared, what youre proposing is fine as long as they can land properly, anytime the landing is not in optimal form the risk of injury is too high and the intensity needs to be lowered.

  Cool man, no prob.  Glad to hear the vids helped you, will be glad to help you work on your form in you want to post videos of your lifts.  And yea man, this is my home here at adarq.org.  Look forward to seeing your progress bud, keep that motivation and train hard!

 Hey man, glad to have you here, sounds like youre motivated, thats great.  Dont advertise sharing or stealing of peoples programs on here though, no illegal shit on adarq.org.    

  someone linked a url of a (correction) 43 ft 4.5 inch triple jump of what he assumed was yours, if it wasnt then cool 44 is good too in hs.  Nah I dont have a problem with you personally, if i did I would be real clear about it and my replies to you would have been alot different.  The bottom line with me is I hate seeing young aspiring athletes get scammed by people who they trust or believe online, simply because these people make money off of their lack of training knowledge. I spend of alot of my time online trying to make sure that doesnt happen and these kids have a chance at solid, results producing, training before they get scammed or mislead into wasting their time or getting injured.  As long as you stay on the good side of the fence in that aspect I have no reason to ever have a issue or problem with you.  I still think the squatflex idea is retarded but like I said if you honestly believe in it then Im not gonna hate you for liking something that I dont.

 

I did a quick search about clapping and track and field:

This guy:
Talks about using clapping for the steps in triple jump:
http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/kennebec-journal/mi_8137/is_20100530/triple-jump-art/ai_n53841939/

This one:
Talks about using the clap to help throwers get their steps right:
"Start simply by having athletes clap the rhythm of the throw"
http://ezinearticles.com/?Discus-Throw-Secrets&id=2505998

Another:
This one recommends using a clap to give an audio cue - which I have found to be common as well (for triple jump).
"You can also clap your hands as they land to give them an audio cue hearing the rhythm."
http://www.thetriplejump.com/triple-jump-drills/teaching-progression/how-to-teach-the-triple.html

Another:
This also recommends using the clap and having an audio cue for the steps:
http://www.pembinatrails.ca/program/physicaleducation/Documents/Documents%20and%20Articles/Phys%20Ed/Track%20and%20Field/Long%20Jump%20and%20Triple%20Jump%20Clinic.pdf


I think that the getting a rhythm is obviously important for jumps to help the jumper relax as well as get the proper footwork in place AND clapping just seems like the most natural way to train that rhythm.. IMO.

I'm curious how you teach the takeoff lance... might be interesting.

How do you teach the approach and takeoff?

If you google "clapping and .... anything" youre gonna find some examples of it,  i am in agreement about the rythm being taught in specific ways, i have seen snapping, demos with the stride from the coaches, drumming on a table and the ground, etc., but the claps on the video was a new one for me, note that tom didnt do that either in his video.

ME- The acceleration into the jump is always important, the penultimate step will differ according to the individual characteristics of the athlete, look at how alot of the european track and field coaches are teaching the penultimate step presently, it varies greatly.  Trying to force an athlete into a pen step thats not comfortable or optimal for their individual structures, strengths, etc., will hurt them more than help them.