VMO and GCT

AthleticsCoach · July 1, 2009, 12:38pm

He had the wrong guy! Funny! Ronald must be looking good to suddenly have more coaches than you!
The VMO might not cause pain but you would just feel heavy on your feet.
Massage and contrast therapy will help but there are a few tricks to help you. If you are unelastic on one foot at a time, start with two! Low hops with your knees straight, concentrating on holding your foot in the correct toe-up ball towards the ground position, should help get things going.
Try a few short sets of 10 to 15 hops with double arm pump action, then try a set of 10 with a 10lb weight or med ball held to the chest, then return to one rep of the original drill after that.
If you are getting a lot more spring, you’re ready to move on to the rest of your normal workout. If there is only marginal improvement, you might rest for a few minutes and repeat the process. If you need to repeat, you’ll need to lower the rest of your planned workout somewhat.
Check back and let us know what happens.

Charlie, would I be incorrect in assuming that this type of work would be done a LI day?