22 Oct
Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 10
Speed Skaters – 2 x 15 per side
180 Squat Jumps – 3 x 10
Lunge Jumps – 3 x 12
23 Oct
Lateral High Jumps – 3 x 20
Single Leg Box Jumps – 2 x 8
Seated Jumps – 3 x 8
25 Oct
Grass Sprints – 4 x 20m
Broad Jumps -3 x 15
26 Oct
Foam Roll + 11 stretches
A1 Deadbug Rocker – 3 x 8
A2 Mini Band Ankle Turn – 3 x 25
Toe Raises – 3 x 8 x 3 secs
SL ball of foot turn – 3 x 6
28 Oct
Vert Test – 25 jumps, best of 73cm/28.75″
I managed the same height as last week despite feeling much fresher, which was frustrating. I don’t know if I spent too long ramping up from a 68cm target as I’ve previously found that my first 3-5 jumps are best.
I want to give it one more attempt so I’ll do slightly less volume and test again.
30 Oct
Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 10
Speed Skaters – 2 x 15 per side
180 Squat Jumps – 3 x 10
Lunge Jumps – 3 x 12
31 Oct
Lateral High Jumps – 3 x 20
Single Leg Box Jumps – 2 x 8
Seated Jumps – 3 x 8
4 Nov
Vert Test – 15 jumps, best of ??
This was a car crash. The last two weeks I started at 68cm (I blu tack a target on the rim at the right height) and worked up, this time I thought I’d “open” at 70cm. Never touched it. I don’t know what happened between now and last week but I was just aimlessly flapping and not getting good height at all. I finished early because if I struggled so much at 70cm it was very unlikely I was going to beat 74cm.
A little depressing to end on a low, I’m happier with my decision to not go on with phase 9 and to instead focus on technique.
My Achilles troubled me a few months ago and I never gave it an extended period to heal so I’ll probably take 4-6 weeks with no plyometrics and then start from scratch. I had success with Phases 1-4 so there’s no reason I can’t repeat those and modify where I want.