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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Jump Training Multiple Times a day
« on: December 19, 2010, 08:50:18 pm »
When I get bored, I like to read through some of the old threads on the Charlie Francis website. There are a lot of really knowledgeable coaches who post there and the discussions get really interesting.
I was reading through one of these old discussions when I noticed the user Christian Thibaudeau who was posting in 03 in his pre-T-Nation days.
The discussion was about the frequency of training for the olympic weightlifting teams of bulgaria and the other eastern bloc countries.
According to Thibs, one of the primary reasons for their style (multiple sessions per day) was as follows:
Vertical Jumping is a motor skill just like lifting weights is. So wouldn't doing jump training multiple times a day on a training day be more beneficial?
I assume for a recovery standpoint it wouldn't be good to train every day but on training days this suggests that the optimal amount would be several (2-3) shorter jump sessions. This should lead to better/faster results.
Thoughts on this?
I was reading through one of these old discussions when I noticed the user Christian Thibaudeau who was posting in 03 in his pre-T-Nation days.
The discussion was about the frequency of training for the olympic weightlifting teams of bulgaria and the other eastern bloc countries.
According to Thibs, one of the primary reasons for their style (multiple sessions per day) was as follows:
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2. Increased synaptic facilitation. There is evidence that motor learning is improved more by frequency of practice than by volume of practice. By training 2-3 times per day, event at equivolume, the motor learning effect is greater.
Vertical Jumping is a motor skill just like lifting weights is. So wouldn't doing jump training multiple times a day on a training day be more beneficial?
I assume for a recovery standpoint it wouldn't be good to train every day but on training days this suggests that the optimal amount would be several (2-3) shorter jump sessions. This should lead to better/faster results.
Thoughts on this?
