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From: denis doyle
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [HJ] continuing where you left off
See my comments below in blue
Denis Doyle
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From: "cheetahemh" <cheetahemh_1999@...>
To: <highjump@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 3:01 AM
Subject: [HJ] continuing where you left off
> If anyone has the know-how and is willing, I could really benefit from
> some sort of mock training schedule for a plan to peak next April-June.
>
> My goal for next year is to get a higher qualifying mark or an auto
> mark for the Olympic trials (A is 2.28 and B is 2.20), to jump
> consistently above 2.14m and to raise my starting height to 2.14m. I
> know I won't be able to do this though if I have to start back at
> square one.
Every athlete 'goes back to square one' each year in the sense that they have to rebuild and hopefully improve the fitness that is lost as as the season progresses. You cant train hard AND compete. You train and THEN compete.
> some sort of mock training schedule for a plan to peak next April-June.
>
> My goal for next year is to get a higher qualifying mark or an auto
> mark for the Olympic trials (A is 2.28 and B is 2.20), to jump
> consistently above 2.14m and to raise my starting height to 2.14m. I
> know I won't be able to do this though if I have to start back at
> square one.
Every athlete 'goes back to square one' each year in the sense that they have to rebuild and hopefully improve the fitness that is lost as as the season progresses. You cant train hard AND compete. You train and THEN compete.
Build drills into your programme to develop the components of your technique
Do a web search under 'periodisation of training'
> How do I minimize loss of performance between this season and next?
Try to increase the quality of the oqrk you do - run faster - bound further and higher - more explosive weights - Keep a training log so that you can see how much you are improving
> In weight-training, plyometrics and sprints, how much time must pass
> between the exercise and the direct benefit of it?
At least 3 weeks
>
> When should I taper off the training?
> When should I taper off the training?
A lot depends on your training regime but around 6 weeks is a good figure
>
> I've also never jumped in a competition where you had 1 day of
> qualifying and another day for higher marks.. how do I train for that?
>
> I've also never jumped in a competition where you had 1 day of
> qualifying and another day for higher marks.. how do I train for that?
Back to back jump sessions - experiment by doing a jump session either the day before or after a competition. The key to the second day success is more mental than physical
>
> One of my biggest obstacles since college has been spending all of
> indoor and most of the outdoor seasons trying to get the feel of
> jumping again. It seems right when I start to grasp it, or get the
> feel of it, that the season ends and there's no other non-collegiate
> meets that I can get into, so the season ends prematurely for me.
You need to get access to a pit so that you can jump more regularly in training and plan your programme timing back from where it will end - again search periodisation
>
> Then come January I'm back to square one and I go through the whole
> season just trying to get it going again.
>
> This year though I was able to jump at one of the collegiate last
> chance qualifiers at the beginning of May and then just yesterday
> there was the 'High Performance' meet put on by USATF and I was able
> to compete there with Adam Shunk and Jamie Nieto. I jumped 2.18m at
> the first meet and cleared 2.20m at the latter, though at 2.25m my
> shoe tore and I hurt my foot. (its all swollen and discolored,
> hopefully nothing requiring too much rehab) This is the 3rd time
> since January that a new NewBalance high jump shoe has torn on me.
> Though very comfortable, I don't recommend the shoe to anyone.
> Hopefully they'll make some changes for their next model. On the
> bright side I guess I can start to focus on next year.
>
> Then come January I'm back to square one and I go through the whole
> season just trying to get it going again.
>
> This year though I was able to jump at one of the collegiate last
> chance qualifiers at the beginning of May and then just yesterday
> there was the 'High Performance' meet put on by USATF and I was able
> to compete there with Adam Shunk and Jamie Nieto. I jumped 2.18m at
> the first meet and cleared 2.20m at the latter, though at 2.25m my
> shoe tore and I hurt my foot. (its all swollen and discolored,
> hopefully nothing requiring too much rehab) This is the 3rd time
> since January that a new NewBalance high jump shoe has torn on me.
> Though very comfortable, I don't recommend the shoe to anyone.
> Hopefully they'll make some changes for their next model. On the
> bright side I guess I can start to focus on next year.
A repetitive problem like that may have to do more with the way you jump than the shoes on your feet although I would never recommend a new balance jump shoe to an athlete
>
> anyways, sorry to ramble. any thoughts?
>
> anyways, sorry to ramble. any thoughts?
>
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