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Yeah, I wouldn't mind learning more about "methods' of fatigue management.
Would you be able to elaborate on this some more Andrew? Possibly provide some sample guidelines? or what to look for? ie When is optimal to change phases, signs of too much fatigue or not enough.

I know in Supertraining, Siff went into concentrated loading a bit, and different 'Strengths' ie explosive, acceleration, starting, absolute, max, etc, they would all decrease for a certain time and then rebound for up to a few months, and then you keep repeating this.

Might make for good parkour practice as well, I shouldn't have any problem turning this into a diagonal roll.

Regarding sleep, I read that the sleep cycle is 90 minutes. So if you wake up around the 45 minute mark, thats the deepest part of sleep, so you'll feel more tired if you wake up at that point of the cycle. Thats why naps should be 20 minutes or less, so you don't get into the deep end.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81bcjyfn6U" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81bcjyfn6U</a>
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/honeybadger.html

ya i've got the links somewhere, i'll find them.. btw, i have some of those clips in my GALLERIES: High jumpers thread, in this subforum.

ill post a link in a bit to the holm/thomas vid.

holm vs thomas documentary, part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBgdsITpZe8

That one's super similar to the one I saw.
The one I saw was only Stefan Holm, but the two have the same content.

Thats pretty cool stuff.
Makes sense. I like lifting weights. I remember taking a class in HS and it was about people's proportions, 2/3s of the body was to the hip, and 1/3 obviously was for the rest of the body(hip to top of the head). That was supposed to be the 'ideal' figure. Related to women's waist-to-hip ratio, if you know what that is.
But yeah, people with longer legs, IMO, usually have longer achilles as well(just from having longer legs), which afaik makes someone more predisposed to being a natural jumper.
When I look at the Sittting vs Standing measurements, all it is is biomechanics. Lower SHR = longer femurs, right?
So for me, when I squat, my butt doesn't have to deviate from the body's midline as much.
For the lower SHR guys as well. Most people train their strengths too. Human nature, do whats easier(relatively in this instance). Squatting wasn't for that 'type' but like you said they were more 'natural' jumpers.

How high is the step?

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/Index.html