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But seriously though, you are falling into the same trap that you fell into with your Smolov attempt. Keep it simple IMO.
I think it's a lot more targeted towards my goals of increased VJ than Smolov. How can it be improved?
I agree with that. I'd be more worried about the sheer amount of physical activity you'll be doing over the week. As for improvements, there are definitely more qualified and knowledgeable people on the forum who can give you advice, but for me, a few things stand out:
- IMO, I
would care about your squat/DL numbers improving this year if you want your vertical to improve. You shouldn't neglect getting in a decent volume of strength work, as all the plyos in the world won't get you to 50'' RVJ if your squat 1RM max is still 265 lbs.
I know you want to make sure you're doing a bunch of different exercises but given you're training so often, I'd try and do two 30 min morning weight sessions a week MAX: squat one day and DL the other day with some calf raises and maybe cleans or hip thrusts thrown in. Again, other people are better at this than me (Adarq, Lance, Raptor etc), so ask them.
- What does your 5 hours of training involve? That sounds like a hell of a lot if you're doing it several times a week. I'm assuming there's going to be a lot of running, jumping drills so factor all of that into your total plyos volume for the week. Rest is super-important to improving your performance (obviously), but I'm not just talking about icing your knees in-between trainings or matches, I mean full days of rest where your physical activity is minimal/none while you ensure you're getting adequate protein/water/nutrients etc. Is that going to be possible for you if you're doing everything in your plan? I guess it would be clearer if you had a day-by-day breakdown of your gym sessions and volleyball trainings.
- Lastly, I'm guessing you care about your volleyball a lot. What are your ambitions for the sport? You've always seemed to be obsessed with gaining huge inches on your vert (as most of us Adarquians are), but I'm sure that keeping your spot in the academy is important too. Training should always be specific towards goals, but sometimes trying to achieve too many goals at once ends up with you achieving none of them. For instance, I'd love to have a 300lb bench and speak fluently in three languages as well as trying to dunk on 10', but I don't think I can achieve that all at once. If training for vert means that your performance on the court is suffering, then you need to think about what's more important.
But it's up to you mate. It's your body so if you think you can do all this, go ahead. Just don't let yourself get burnt out.
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