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Oops been a bit slack journalling. Anyways it's been training as usual:

Week 2 - weights#2

Snatch: 4,3,2@115lbs

Squat: 1x6@275lbs, 2x6@320lbs

Single Leg Calf Raise: 2x15@72lbs

Jump Squats:2x15, 59lb

Week 2 - plyos#2

Short 30-40m sprints x4

30m bounds: LRLRLR, LLRR, LLLRRR, LLLL, RRRR

50m: LRLRLRx2

Hurdle hops: 4x6

Pogos:3x50

Sunday - 3hrs Basketball, dunk attempts in between first few games. I feel I am getting so close to getting a basic one-hander off SLRVJ, maybe 2'' before I can throw it down clean rather than rattle them in or clang them off the back off the rim, very frustrating.

Week 2 - weights#1

Clean: 5,4,4@110lbs (intended to go heavier but sore wrist)

Barbell step-up(12''): 2x6/leg@220lbs

Dumbbell calf raise: 2x20@72lbs

Jump squat: 2x12@55lbs

P.S I've also been doing upper-body stuff with these sessions, usually either two push/one pull or vice versa (e.g. bench/preacher/seated row when doing push press or bench/shoulder press/lat pull when doing cleans)

Week 1 - weights#2

Push press: 5,4,4@110lbs

Squat:3x6@265lbs

Dumbell Unilat calf raise: 3x20@60lbs

Jump squat: 3x15@45lbs

Week 1 - weights#1 - yesterday

Clean: 4x5@150lbs

Barbell step-up, 18'': 2x6/leg@154lbs, 1x6/leg@200lbs (too easy even for moderate weight, gonna go up)

Dumbbell calf raise: 3x10@70lbs

Jump squats: 3x15@45lbs

Weights (yesterday)

Clean: 5@110lbs, 4,4@132lbs

Squat: 1x8@154lbs, 2x6@264lbs

Unilat. calf raise: 2x25@55lbs

45o Hyper: 2x8@22lbs

Jump squats: 3x15@35lbs

My left quad felt a bit tight during the squats (prob because I haven't done squats as frequently over the last month), muscle felt like it was pinching a bit when I went down so didn't go too heavy.

Well I'm finally back home and hoping to get training back to normal. Since the last post I went to the gym once and just did everything I could really, rested for a few days. I tested my SLRVJ today and luckily despite all the disruptions I haven't lost anything, still getting ~34'' (~5'' up my hand on 10ft ring). SO I think the best thing for me would be to just continue with another cycle of what I was doing post-travel, 2x weights and 2x bounding for three weeks, and ramp up the intensity now I'm more familiar with it. 

Well i've been super busy this week, really struggled to train, been twice:

26/6 - crappy hotel gym

Bench machine: 3x10@80kgs (highest it would go lol)

Calf raise: 3x20@15kgs

Ghr:4x10@40kgs

29/6 - better gym with squat rack/bar

Clean: 6,6,5,5@55kgs

Squat: 1x8@130kgs, 1x6@135kgs, 1x6@140kgs

SL Calf raise: 3x15@32kgs

Jump squat:3x15@55kgs

Theres no real place I can do bounds, hurdles etc so I've just been doing jump rope and low level depth jumps in my hotel room. Not great but that's the way it is for a few weeks, could be worse...

Testing after JS's SLRVJ program

Basically just found a ring with good surface and did 6 SLRVJs after warming up a bit with some run-thrus and depth jumps
Hit my peak about third-fourth jump and it felt HIGH. I definitely got to my knuckles, maybe a bit higher, which is where my PR is at the moment and overall just felt a lot springier. My leg felt much better at accepting a lot of force off the ground probably because of the high intensity bounds. Overall I think one cycle has improved my average jump over 6 or so jumps by about an inch (not 6'' like Raptor, but wasn't expecting that!) Looking forward to doing another cycle and building on it. 

Might not be able to post for a few days(going overseas) but I'll gonna try and keep the program going.