Still can't shake the yips trying to jump onto the 36" box set up. Ugh. Lost a few inches off the broad jump here, no idea why. Actually looking back I did an extra set of unilateral plyo box jumps nad an extra set of regular plyo box jumps this week, that's probably why. Going to try them again on Wednesday if it snows out, preventing sprinting at the track from happening. Longest push-up position plank press I've done in a while.
Good session. Tried stacked the small box on the tall box (like I used to do) and almost jumped on it...still too psyched out though. I just over think it too much still, and worry about slamming my shins on the underside of the box frame. Wish they had padded or solid boxes. Tried unilateral seated box jumps...it just feels weird keeping my foot off the ground while sitting, maybe should use a taller box to sit on. Finished with broad jumps. There's a tape-measure I could use to see how far I was jumping. I wasn't really dipping down enough until that 9' 3.5" jump, I feel like next time I do these I'll be able to go farther, as long as I dip down further, by the time I got the 9 3.5 I was fatigued. Good session!
Good session, didn't go too hard since I'm still beat to heck from that squat session on Friday. Working side-planks back in. I love jumping onto things.
Remeasured the boxes, tall box is 24", which is 3" shorter than I thought. But small box & med box are 3" taller than I thought, so it balances out. Since I'm still intimidated by having the small box on the tall box for some reason, I put the tiny box (7") on the tall box, and put plates under the legs of the tall box. Going to add a plate (about 1.5") per week til I'm back where I was. Hence the 31" jumps, followed by the 32" jumps.
Someone reading this doesn't understand what it's like to tear 5 seconds off your PR in something. It sounds like..well...5 seconds to an ordinary person. It's not. My previous record was 3:03 and I was gassed after that, I was beat. So what's 5 seconds quicker? I couldn't even stand up for about a minute. I was sucking big lungfuls of air as fast as I could. I thought I was going to black out. I fell off the Concept2 and laid on my side for another few minutes til I could actually move. Then I dragged myself to the stretching area and started stretching to prevent cramps, then just laid back there for about 10 more minutes. That's what 5 seconds does. It took me about 5 hours until I felt like I was getting back to normal. The rest of the day though my metabolism was jacked up. My skin wasn't just warm, it was hot, which feels great when it's 35 degrees out.
Getting used to the jumps, I like the tall box better, I land softer. The plate transfers were a stack of four 10 lbs. plates, hence the 4*1. I did one transfer per side per set. Set new record in the 800 on the rowing. Next up is sub 3:00
Good stuff, getting the unilateral jumping down. The first few weeks I realized I was basically doing an explosive leg raise. This time I tried making sure I was moving my hips back and exploding, with good results. Definitely felt the difference. Tied a record on the 400m portion of the rowing. It's funny I always think I'm way off pace on the 800 since I'm usually toasted, but I'm never more than a few seconds off my PR pace. Finished with swings & chops.
Quick session here, did tall box jumps unilaterally this time. Didn't get them quite as cleanly as the medium box jumps. We'll see how it goes next week. Brought back side-planks.
The unilateral jumps are particularly taxing, may move up to the large box next time. Good session, was tired by the end of it; my legs are still dead from that workout on Friday.
Good session, mixed it up a little after seeing this video on Joe Defranco's youtube:
absolutely unreal. I wish my gym had those soft boxes, I'd attempt much higher box jumps. All we have are those metal frames you see to the side in these videos. Good for gashing open shins if you miss your jump..so I decided to try these for the first time after watching that video. I need to work on my landings. My foot tends to land towards the center of my body, which I guess is a natural motion, but it's not healthy; my knee is still under the my hip, but my foot lands several inches inside of that line, putting stress on several ligaments. Will try to work that out. Also, you land much harder on these on account of only having one foot absorbing the landing. Here's a video of my first ever attempts at these:
Next I decided to mix it up some; since I like doing sprinting decided to add in some sprints, but only half court ones, maybe 10 yards, starting with one knee on the ground. I'm definitely faster inside on a basketball court than on a track, but I guess everyone is. Felt good. Chopped a second off my 800 meter time in the row, and then went back to kettlebell swings. Going to start adding those in for conditioning at the end of workouts, they're a great way to finish things.
