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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: A Journey to Running Fast and Jumping High
« on: August 17, 2017, 09:58:19 am »chiming in late on the jump squat debate to say: even when using DBs, be careful of your lower back. fucked myself up doing jump squats with 25-pound DBs a few years ago because i failed to maintain tight core and let my tailbone tuck under suddenly and under load. very unpleasant.
Thanks for the advice. My coach did recommend going light so as my form is not affected. When doing the jump squats, I squat down with straight back and jump up, I try not to lean forward when jumping up. But will be careful thanks.

Date: 15/08/2017
Soreness: hamstring
BW: unknown
Warm up
uphill walk
activation and mobility drills
Workout
12kg kettlebells in each hand squat jumps 3 x 7
12kg kettlebells in each hand switching lunge jumps 3 x 10 (5 each
leg) - I go to lunge position, jump and switch legs in the air and
land in lunge position, 1 rep, repeat.
12kg kettlebells in each hand run up steep steps with emphasis on
driving off the back leg to get on to the second step and do this
without stopping till the top (10 steps) walk down and go up, so go up
steps 3 times, did this for 2 sets and last set without kettlebells.
12kg kettlebell (held one kettlebell with both hands) did hip swings
- where you swing the weight between legs and use hips to swing it
forward 3 x 12,14,16
12kg kettlebells in each hand calf raises on edge of step till heel
reaches bottom of step below and till i tip toe to the top 2 sets x
20, then did it single leg for 10 reps which was harder due to
balance, but when you lean against wall it becomes easier so had to
avoid leaning.
12kg kettlebell in each hand single leg stiff leg romanian dead lifts
3 x 12 each leg
Cool down
stretches
walk down hill
Comment
gym was being refurbished so only had access to gym and I could ask for kettlebells to train with, which I did and came up with a workout, which may have some similarity to my usual routine plus added creativity. Will do this workout tomorrow too as refurbishment finishes nextweek.
out of nowhere kettlebell fest.
Yep, that's all they had. It turned out to be a good workout. Did it on the track (soft)
#adjustmentsftw
Today's workout was the same, But I did switching jumping lunges first then jump squats, I forgot the order as I didn't write it down.
But it was cool.