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Yup, I was actually thinking about what you said... I definitely need to get these shoes... hopefully I won't get the sucky powerlifting shoes.

I'm thinking of getting the Adidas ones from eastbay, even though they're expensive.

just get rogue do-wins. they're like $80 cheaper than the adidas ones.

TKE? front squats?

Quad has been really good lately. Today after a long time i was able to do box pistol squats without any bugging.
I like a lot how it feels and i don't intend to roll back to that endless half-injured cycle so i will keep rehabbing.
Today : long lower body stretch routine, legs afterwards = jello.

 

last night:

- t-spine soft tissue work (made a peanut from two tennis balls, also used foam roller)
- anterior hip stretch
- shoulder external rotation mobility
- misc leg stretching
- anterior hip/quad stretching
- misc upper body stretching

this morning:

- shoulder external rotation mobility
- misc leg stretching

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE. SORE.

i agree that imitating form on a max jump is a bad idea, for the reasons avishek and raptor stated. thinking about things too hard is a recipe for uncoordinated messes. but thinking about approach and plant on submax jumps might not be a bad idea. look at high jumpers: that form is not purely natural, it's learned and practiced over time. i loved the video that raptor posted the other day of soviet high jump training. lots of hops and bounds and low depth jumps and the like.

KF is right, too, obviously. and at any rate, that's what i'm going to try to do this winter: improve power, improve strength, and practice jumping in game situations.

you mean...i should consciously practice...good form?



in all seriousness, that is good advice and i'll take it when i get the chance. thanks to both.

Posted this in the Gerald Greene thread, which became the why LBSS sucks at jumping thread (sorry Joel): Just signed up for indoor ultimate this winter. Starts in January, games twice a week. Indoor ultimate is fun, it's like a cross between basketball, regular ultimate, and hockey. Played on a court so the chances of an ankle roll are much reduced. I'm out of shape and some extracurricular, fun GPP for a couple of months can only help, along with the opportunity to sprint and jump in a relaxed, competitive setting. Relaxed because there's no internal pressure to hit a particular height target. Competitive because, hey, it's competition. Who knows, I might come out the other side with improved movement efficiency and speed.

yeah, your run-up is waaayy too slow, stiff, and upright. If you're jumping 34 with that technique, you could definitely be at 40+ with a proper run-up. Watch porter mayberry and zack jones

first sentence is true. second sentence might be true but is fucking useless to me because i can't do a proper run up. simply have not figured out how to do one. if you've got any advice other than "watch these supremely talented people" i'm all ears.