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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: April 22, 2011, 02:09:19 pm »
i fought gravity and gravity won. couple good jumps, mostly shit. the problem is unquestionably my slow-as-molasses approach.
god dammit
x2 , #$%#$%#$%#
Have you tried a caffed-up ME jump session? It makes huge difference. 3 teaspoons of instant coffee + 1 redbull offers an awesome CNS boost ( plus some placebo effect ).
Other stim tricks? Try one of those combo KellyB suggests:Quote==========================================================
Depth jump x 5 from 24 inch box rest 3 minutes running jump x 3
Jump with weighted vest x 3 rest 5 minutes regular jump x 3
*45 degree back extension Iso hold with toes pointed x 7 seconds - rest 3 minutes - jump variation
* This one is the brainchild of Coach Andrew Darqui who had excellent results with it.
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Also try a lower rim , not too low though , something like 9'10''. It builds up confidence because it still looks high but you touch higher and get pumped up. That's a bit tricky though , if it's lower like 9'8'' or so, i lose the pump , rim looks childish...
Yeah I wish I had easy access to a lower rim. There are some behind the middle school near my parents' house but I don't know of any in my neighborhood. I'm gonna be out there on Sunday for Easter so I will try to make a trek over to the courts if it's not raining. I want to measure the rims there, at least. I could definitely get pumped for 9'8" if I had a ball with me and could actually try to dunk.
Never caff'd up for dunking specifically because I almost always work out at night, and caffeine keeps me awake for hours. Actually, if I can swing a workout before Easter dinner on Sunday, that might be a good plan. Just drink a ton more coffee than usual, head to the short rims (sounds like short bus) and go for it.
My approach speed increases at lower rims, because at higher rims I have the tendency to take an even longer last step and go slower so I have more time to apply force, but this is while using an one-leg jump. Not sure what kind of jumping you use.
But on lower rims I can go quicker since the rim is lower and my approach becomes better.
This actually rings true for me. I jump DL but I think I slow down because I'm worried about having enough time to actually apply force. Really, overthinking has always been a problem for me. It's easier to flow on lower rims, too, because I don't have it in mind that I have to try as hard just to touch the damn thing. When I do get good approaches (once in a while) I get PR's or near PR's.
