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I know the picture looks high, but the video doesn't LOOK high.

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You could try Toddday's earning your steps in the run-up: first try one-step jumps... once you get good at them, and you're smooth, try using two steps in your run-up. And so on. Try to get progressively faster if you're using more and more steps. Also, try some relaxed jumps. If you tense up too much, that's the OPPOSITE of speed. To be fast you need to be relaxed. The jump should be just a "pulse" of tension and then relaxation follows to allow you to be very fast after you applied your strength.

Martial artists make this an art. When they break the blocks with a hit, it's a quick snap of tension followed by relaxation (for speed development) followed by tension again.

I actually prefer a lot of cushioning - I prefer running shoes that bend and diform, and that have a foam sole, and then I'm complaining that they deform too much and that I can't use too much speed because they'd just bend sideways and twist your ankle or something.

But if I try stiffer shoes, I collapse on almost ever jump attempt. The overload is just so tremendous to me. I think it's still lack of strength, it seems that I prefer to let the shock go in the connective tissues of the legs instead of using my muscles to prevent the collapse.

So I guess the stronger you are, the more "available" stiffer shoes would be. But even so, I'm against shoes that don't let the natural movement of the foot occur - the roll from heel to toe with a "bent" foot (toes up).

Wouldn't it be more beneficial to do cleans and snatches instead of "speed deadlifts"?

In a speed deadlift, you can do it faster. In a clean or a snatch, you must do it faster.

People are complaining the bar doesn't bend too much, so the weights must be fake.

Yeah but maybe you need more. It sounds to me like you're describing lack of recovery, and doing MORE stuff over this will dig you into a deeper hole. If anything, cut down the volume and intensity and treat the next workout as an active recovery workout.