i feel fine, but then my volume was way lower than yours. posterior delts are always the first things to fatigue when i get back into regular jumping rope but i think they will adjust pretty quickly.
wish i had someplace to jump at home, would do it every day.
also, yeah i've been hungrier than usual since i came back from tajikistan. been better about refined sugar, although i'm obviously not avoiding it at all costs, just reducing.
but i am tempted to focus on strenf for a little while and add 5-7 pounds of bw. like if i could get my squat to 360+ at ~178, combined with the movement efficiency i have now, i think that'd be tight. obviously i need to continue to be careful with squatting, but something like jumps 2x/week, jump rope/layup conditioning, and texas method for squats seems really appealing. plus i kind of want to start benching again, it's so fun.
in any case, i need a program. directionless gym-going is better than nothing, but it's not great.
so here's a thought. reactions/input/comments welcome, unless you're just gonna be a dick, in which case fuck off.
day 1
(morning)
- rest
(evening)
- jumps and/or depth jumps 2x10 @10-12"
- squat 3x5
- bench 3x5
- BB row 3x8
- jump rope finisher
day 2
(morning)
- layups OR rest/easy KB work
(evening)
- rest
day 3
(morning)
- layups OR rest/easy KB work
(evening)
- jumps and/or depth jumps 3x5 @ 16-18"
- squat 2x5 @80% of day 1 weight
- DB OHP 3x8
- pull up 3x8
- leg raise/windshield wipers
- jump rope light/skill work
day 4
(morning)
- layups OR rest/easy KB work
(evening)
- rest
day 5
(morning)
- layups OR rest
(evening)
- rest
day 6
- ME jumps
- squat MSEM x6
- bench 3x5
- RDL 3x8
- BB row 3x8
day 7
- random conditioning
part of the plan is also to get back to earlier bedtime/earlier wake-up.
yo LBSS.. my initial thoughts:
- add some calf raises into the mix for pretty much every lifting session (3 x ~20 reps), perhaps barbell calf raises with toes SLIGHTLY elevated (or not at all) or calf machine. Don't go for any crazy ROM on calf raises if you decide to add them in. You can add some variation in by keeping feet neutral or internally rotating so that the toes are pointed inward. Single leg variations work pretty good too but you barely need resistance, can basically just use your bodyweight and focus on keeping that leg locked/hip extended.
- your MSEM squats look like they might be better on day 3? you could still do your 2x5 since it's 80% of what you use on day 1, it'll still give you some time under tension but should be alot easier as long as you're feeling good, and then do MSEM after. I mean those MSEM squats should attempt to help your ME jumps on day 6, that's a good objective for them. Also, depending on how many max jumps you perform until fatigue, you may want to experiment with adding some more reps to your MSEM session.. ie, instead of 6, maybe go for 10. One of the ideas is that, each MSEM single is a "jump" with rest in between.
- if you move MSEM out of day 6, maybe just add in some more glute work (single leg glute bridge / glute machine / BSS / reverse lunge) and add in some TKE's on a leg extension (high rep, very controlled, making sure to get a great VMO contraction).
- i was going to mention double arm plate swings but you already have KB swings and such.
my 2 cents.
pc man!