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WEEK 4
29 May
Re-test Vert – 61cm (24in)
Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 12
Speed Skaters – 3 x 30
180 Squat Jumps – 3 x 10
Split Jumps – 3 x 1230 May
Lateral High Jumps – 3 x 20
Depth Jump – 3 x 8
SL Box Jump – 2 x 8
Seated Box Jump – 3 x 831 May
3 Way Planks – 3 x 90 secs
Side Crunches – 3 x 20 per side
Lying Leg Raises – 3 x 15
Prone Hyper-extension – 3 x 101 June
Uphill Sprints – 4 x 20m
Uphill Squat Jumps – 3 x 15
Clap Pushups – 2 x 10
V-Situps – 3 x 15
Plate Twists – 3 x 30 secs x 5kg2 June
Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 12
Speed Skaters – 3 x 30
180 Squat Jumps – 3 x 10
Split Jumps – 3 x 12Really please with this week, I had a great jump on my re-test and hit 61cm. That’s an increase of 6cm (2 3/8 inch) from the first 3 weeks. The extra attention to foam rolling on rest days has kept me injury-free, and i’m now at the halfway stage since the final day of week 4 is a rest. Diet was poor yesterday (1st) and my 5-day average is 2490 calories but I don’t plan on eating much today.
Here’s my re-test Vert from Monday, I didn’t want to set my phone up in the rain so I was filmed from the upstairs window. Used iPhone slow-mo as it’s cool..
24 May
Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 12
Speed Skaters – 3 x 30
180 Squat Jumps – 3 x 10
Split Jumps – 3 x 1225 May
Lateral High Jumps – 3 x 20
Depth Jump – 3 x 8
SL Box Jump – 2 x 8
Seated Box Jump – 3 x 827 May
Sprints – 4 x 20m
Broad Jumps – 3 x 15
Clap Pushups – 2 x 10
V-Situps – 3 x 15
Plate Twists – 3 x 30 secsHad to cover someone’s weekend shifts which meant flying to the Isle of Man. Only had a few hours spare and couldn’t find a hill so my sprints and broad jumps were on flat grass. The whole session was crap as I was low on sleep, but I didn’t feel the need to miss it out. I was really good with food until Sunday where I had a 3,000kcal breakfast. My 7 day average was P128 C206 F97 Cals 2210 which is near enough what I wanted, perhaps more like 180 carbs and 140 protein.
I still feel reactive off the ground but I can tell i’m picking up cumulative fatigue from all the jumps. If I can avoid injury and complete the 8 weeks then I think 7-10 days of light work will leave me super fresh and able to jump higher. We will see.
Here are my Speed Skaters from the 24th.
18 May
Uphill Sprints – 4 x 20m
Uphill Squat Jumps – 3 x 15
Clap Pushups – 2 x 10
V-Situps – 3 x 15
Plate Twists – 3 x 30 secs x 10kg19 May
Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 12
Speed Skaters – 3 x 30
180 Squat Jumps – 3 x 10
Split Jumps – 3 x 12This week ended with quite high average food intake, P145 C227 F107 Cals 2480. The Sunday was particularly lazy as I had a 13 hour shift and ordered pizza and Nando’s.
WEEK 3
21 May
Re-test Vert – 55cm (21.5in)
Lateral High Jumps – 3 x 20
Depth Jump – 3 x 8
SL Box Jump – 2 x 8
Seated Box Jump – 3 x 822 May
Uphill Sprints – 4 x 20m
Uphill Squat Jumps – 3 x 15
Clap Pushups – 2 x 10
V-Situps – 3 x 15
Plate Twists – 3 x 30 secs x 5kg23 May
3 Way Planks – 3 x 90 secs
Side Crunches – 3 x 20 per side
Lying Leg Raises – 3 x 15
Prone Hyper-extension – 3 x 10Poor sleep on the Monday and no surprise my jumping had regressed to my starting height, not a fair reflection of where i’m at with my jumps. I felt run-down on the Monday & Tuesday sessions, calves have a lot of tightness and ankles too, feels like i’m heading for injury if I don’t loosen up. The 23rd was ab work and I spent half an hour doing mobility and stretching, paying attention to feet & ankles as well as calves. Feel much better today (24th) ahead of the session. Cleaned up my diet a bit too, needless over-indulgence last week and ~1500kcal more than I required for the week so dialling it back.
Here’s my split jumps from the 19th.
SHOCK PHASE
15 May
Re-test Vert – 58cm (22.8in)
Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 12
Speed Skaters – 3 x 30
180 Squat Jumps – 3 x 10
Split Jumps – 3 x 1216 May
Lateral High Jumps – 3 x 20
Depth Jump – 3 x 8
SL Box Jump – 2 x 8
Seated Box Jump – 3 x 817 May
3 Way Planks – 3 x 90 secs (so 30 secs front/side/side)
Side Crunches – 3 x 20 per side
Lying Leg Raises – 3 x 15
Prone Hyper-extension – 3 x 10First day was a rest, then into the six week “Shock” phase. One new exercise is split jumps, again i’ve done these many times before. I felt good but not great on the re-test day, I did expect to go higher but didn’t have an idea by how much. The 16th was the first day I felt crap, quite flat in my jumps but I blame my 2am finish at work and insufficient sleep. Today was an ab circuit and I did extra stretching too.
Here’s a snapshot of my latest vert, roughly half a brick higher than last week.
10 May
Rest day. Foam rolling of my back, groin, hamstrings, quads and calves. Tennis ball to find knots in my glutes and golf ball on the sole of my foot. Also hip flexor sofa stretch.
11 May
Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 10
Speed Skaters – 3 x 15 per leg
180 Squat Jumps – 3 x 1012 May
Lateral High Jump – 3 x 20
Depth Jump – 3 x 8
Single Leg Box Jumps – 2 x 8 per leg (did too many last week)
Seated Box Jumps – 3 x 813 May
Uphill Sprints – 4 x 20m
Uphill Squat Jumps – 3 x 15
Clap Pushups – 2 x 10
V-Situps – 3 x 15
Plate Twists – 3 x 30 secs x 10kgMuch better second time round, already felt more reactive off the floor and my body was less run-down after the depth jump day. I think improving my technique helped, I was likely too upright when I landed depth jumps and was jarring my lower back. I realised glutes were knackered from the lateral jumping and after the initial tough session they have less DOMS.
I’ve been eating more as i’m very light following a 10 week calorie restriction. This week averaged P144 C220 F93 Cals 2320.
Resting today (14th) then first CMJ re-test tomorrow afternoon and a short video update.
Below are my tuck jumps from Day 5.
