How do you like the microstretching? I have been meaning to try it out, just never got around to it.
Hey, sorry bout the wait! Erm, Im not sure how to judge the micro stretching… Im just conscious of doing PNF and static too much as I already have substantial ROM.
I use the globus recovery mode… light pulses… almost a vibration. Feels nice tbf and GrCirani has some literature showing some great results from its use.
29th - contrast, 2x40 uphill, 2xfly30 down.
1hr
4x5x40m jog back/4m
box jumps off 4 strides
30th - 1600 tempo
1st July - Starts, box jumps off 6 strides, squats
2nd - 1200 tempo
3rd - warm-up
4th - comp. 100+relay. 10.7flat
6th - starts, 4stride box jumps, split jerks
7th - 1000 tempo
8th - starts, bench
10th - UK trials… cramped both calfs jumping on the start line… ran the whole race with both cramped. 10.89 didn’t make the semi’s
13th - skip-on 4 stride mini-box jumps (2inches) 6.80m!
14th - 1200 tempo
15th - skip-on 6 stride mini-box jumps (2 inches) 6.90 
starts, bench
16th - 1200m tempo
18th - Birmingham EAP meet, won heat 10.92 (crap max-v mechanics) but got the time wrong and missed the final :mad:
20th - contrast, 2x40 up, 2xfly30 down
1hr 5x40m, skip-on 8 stride jumps - 7.35 :eek:
Ok better update!!!
Finished my season now… started jumping and got 7.16m… most were no-jumps and there were a couple of 7.40-50cm fouls. My angles are all wrong and I’m not attacking which will need to be addressed asap!
I managed to do some 6 stride triple jumps in training… 14.45!!!
I got a squat PB at 270k x 4 (90 degree knee) and a 10 bounds PB - 40m!
Well a year into my journal it’s time for 2009/10
Review of 2008/2009.
LJ - 7.17m reached aim.
Aim: Successful rehab, pain free jumping
Goal: 7.30m
60m - Failed, didn’t rehab in time.
Aim: Rehab in time for indoors
Goal: 6.85
TJ - Jumping in training, reached aim.
Aim: Successful rehab, pain free jumping
Goal: 15m
100 - 10.78/10.7 Goal achieved
Aim: 10.85
Goal: 10.7x
So, my ankles feeling pretty good now. Now a Masters Sport and Exercise student, still at U.W.I.C Cardiff.
22 yo
6’1" (doubt I’ve grown from 21 lol)
75kg (inseason)
40m - 4.79s (laser gates)
60m - 6.94s (electronic)
100m - 10.78/10.7
LJ - 7.17
TJ 6 strides - 14.45m
SLJ - 3.27m
Bench - 110k
Squat (90degree knee) - 270k x 4
Season 09/10
Long Jump:
Aim - 7.40m
Goal - 7.70m (wishful but thats commonwealth qualifying)
60m:
Aim - 6.85
Goal - 6.7x
Triple Jump:
Aim: Pain free competition jumping.
Goal: 15m
100m:
Aim- 10.6x
Goal- 10.5x
I’m going to follow CF’s principles more closely this year, but obviously including long and triple and a larger plyo volume.
21/09/09 GPP Week 1
Caffiene, creatine.
Drills grass
2xrunning A’s, B’s, A skips, B skips.
Hills grass
10x10 pushup start, 10x20 all-fours, 10x30 falling.
Plyo’s 5x10 bounds uphill, grass.
Weights 3x12 - Bench 50k, Incline 40k, seated row, pull overs 15k.
Shoulder circuit- laterals 6x10k,7.5k,5k 20x weightless, 10x10k shoulder press X3
Abs between exercises - 300 reps
Recovery
stretch. Contrast bath. 60g Carbs. 30g Whey.
22/09/09 GPP Week 1
UB DOMS!!
Creatine.
Tempo 1000m grass, barefeet
10x100m - 14-15s
Medballx40
Overhead
Superman
Double hop
Triple hop
Weights x12 RDL, Hamstring curl.
Rehab decline squats 3x10x5k
Abs 300
Recovery
stretch. Contrast bath. 60g Carbs. 30g Whey.
23/09/09 GPP Week 1
Serious DOMS all over.
creatine.
Drills grass
2xrunning A’s, B’s, A skips, B skips.
Hills grass
10x10 pushup start, 10x20 all-fours, 10x30 falling.
Long jump 10x4 stride box jumps (onto PV mat L+R.
Weights 3x12 - Bench 50k, Incline 40k, seated row, pull overs 15k.
Shoulder circuit- laterals 6x10k,7.5k,5k 20x weightless, 10x10k shoulder press X3
Abs between exercises - 300 reps
Recovery
stretch. Contrast bath. 60g Carbs. 30g Whey.
24/09/09 GPP Week 1
Creatine.
Tempo 1000m grass, barefeet
10x100m - 14-15s
Medballx40
Overhead
Superman
Double hop
Triple hop
Weights x12 RDL, Hypers 20k, GH raise, cable kick backs.
Rehab decline squats 3x10x5k
Abs 300
Recovery
stretch. Contrast bath. 60g Carbs. 30g Whey.
ZMA PM
25/09/09 GPP Week 1
creatine.
Drills grass
2xrunning A’s, B’s, A skips, B skips.
Hills grass
10x10 pushup start, 10x20 all-fours, 10x30 falling.
Plyo’s 5x10 bounds uphill, grass.
Weights 3x12 - Bench 50k, Incline 40k, seated row, pull overs 15k.
Shoulder circuit- laterals 6x10k,7.5k,5k 20x weightless, 10x10k shoulder press X3
Abs between exercises - 300 reps
Recovery
stretch. Contrast bath. 60g Carbs. 30g Whey.
ZMA PM
26/09/09 GPP Week 1
Creatine.
Tempo 1000m grass, barefeet
10x100m - 14-15s
Medballx40
Overhead
Superman
Double hop
Triple hop
Weights x12 RDL 80k, Reverse LP, Hypers 20k, GH raise, swiss ball curls.
Rehab decline squats 3x10x5k
Abs 300
Recovery
stretch. Contrast bath. 60g Carbs. 30g Whey.
ZMA PM
27/09/09. REST
Great first week! Handled the hills volume well. Serious DOMS but it was expected.
The volume of PC exercises is super high with only the rehab squats for quads, i’m trying to really hypertrophy the hams, I’ll beast them in GPP when the sprint demands arn’t to high then the ham exercises with become secondary in SPP and they can do there thing on the track rather than in the gym.
It’s good to see your back on here, I really enjoy following you log. Good luck this year!
Thanks man, watch out for big things this year… I got no excuses now.
28/09/09 GPP week 2.
Woke up feeling a cold didn’t think anything of it…
Caffiene, creatine.
Drills grass
2xrunning A’s, B’s, A skips, B skips.
Hills grass
3x5x40m
Felt awful doing these, really ill. So I just did one weight exercise.
Weights 3x12 - Incline 40k.
Abs between exercises - 100 reps
Recovery
stretch. Contrast bath. 60g Carbs. 30g Whey.
ZMA PM
29/09/09 ILL :mad:
rest
30/09/09 ILL, rest
1/10/09 Still ill but can’t breath properly so no running.
Hurdle mobility 5k med ball
5x walkovers
5x over unders
Medball 5k x 20
Overhead
Superman
Weights 3x12, RDL 80k, Hypers 20k, GH raise, Swiss ball curls.
3x10 decline rehab squats, 5k.
Recovery
Stretch, 60g carbs, 30g whey.