Whoa I've gotta update more often...I started my Ph.D in Feb and it's been pretty busy lately with talks etc., and if I'm not working I'm at training! Still, things are going well in both so I guess that's OK.
Into phase two of winter training:
Sat - hills (approx 5% gradient, not sure)
3x30m timed
4x60m timed
2x150m
Sun - courts
1.5hrs of jumps, med ball throws, situps, heaps of skipping, DL/SL bounding work and mobility exercises
Tues - track work
6 sets of weighted (2kg ankle weights) sprint drills (200m/set)
6x80m@90%
Cool-down weights
Wed - fitness circuit
1200m time trial - 6m12s --> big improvement, plus I didn't feel like throwing up afterwards = WIN
3 sets of fitness circuits (60 total pullups)
100s-100j-100s-100j-200s-100j-100s-100j-100s-100j-100s
Thurs - speed endurance
6 sets of ankle weight drills over 200m
6x180m@90%
Cool down weights
I was WRECKED after these three days of training. But in a good way. I really feel I'm getting so much stronger and fitter overall than I ever have been, but haven't been neglecting speed and explosiveness work. My vert is still really good on Sundays.
Sat - hills
3x30m timed, ~4.1sec
6x60m timed, ~8.2sec
2x150m timed, ~21sec
THese are VERY hard to do without grass spikes (12mm). I've been using my old spikes with tiny little stubs and you barely get any traction.
Sun - same as above except didn't do any VJs beforehand.
Training's been hard but really good. Shin splints seem to come and go, they're still very manageable but I guess with so much running and jumping it's hard for them to fully recover. The good thing is you can eat however much you want after training, huge caloric deficit.
