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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Three types of depth jumps
« on: May 19, 2011, 03:35:25 am »
Well I haven't have this occur too much lately in the one leg jump, but it does occur in the two footed version... the quad overload there is incredible (meaning - I just overload the quads and then everything stiffens up).
I remember Kelly telling me it's a hamstring thing as well years ago, but I don't really believe that. I'd go as far as to say that my hams are incredibly strong (I could and probably can do 8+ natural glute ham raises) so if anything, then maybe yeah, they don't "activate" or whatever properly when subjected to dynamic stuff. In fact, I can even remember occurences when I could feel the ham fail in a jump (it just feels like a huge weakness under the leg and you jump 8 inches once that happens).
I'm not sure what stiff single leg bounding is though. And prime times feel so easy, like I'm doing nothing.
I assume you refer to this:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU7t5w0DbWE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU7t5w0DbWE</a>
But yeah, my question was initially about the two footed jump, but it hinted a bit towards the one-leg version as well.
Also, why not think about the one-leg jump as a spring ? I mean, I've jumped with both a lever and spring mindset and it was OK, I think the lever thing works well with more reactive and light people, while the spring works better with strength-oriented and heavier people. I get that once you try to use ONE LEG as a spring the overload on that leg becomes incredible so you need incredible strength to prevent that leg from collapsing though.
For example, in a normal single leg bound there's compression happening and muscular power being put in there. The knee and hip joints of that leg are bent and not straight, which makes the muscle of those joints to load up quite a bit. So...
I remember Kelly telling me it's a hamstring thing as well years ago, but I don't really believe that. I'd go as far as to say that my hams are incredibly strong (I could and probably can do 8+ natural glute ham raises) so if anything, then maybe yeah, they don't "activate" or whatever properly when subjected to dynamic stuff. In fact, I can even remember occurences when I could feel the ham fail in a jump (it just feels like a huge weakness under the leg and you jump 8 inches once that happens).
I'm not sure what stiff single leg bounding is though. And prime times feel so easy, like I'm doing nothing.
I assume you refer to this:
But yeah, my question was initially about the two footed jump, but it hinted a bit towards the one-leg version as well.
Also, why not think about the one-leg jump as a spring ? I mean, I've jumped with both a lever and spring mindset and it was OK, I think the lever thing works well with more reactive and light people, while the spring works better with strength-oriented and heavier people. I get that once you try to use ONE LEG as a spring the overload on that leg becomes incredible so you need incredible strength to prevent that leg from collapsing though.
For example, in a normal single leg bound there's compression happening and muscular power being put in there. The knee and hip joints of that leg are bent and not straight, which makes the muscle of those joints to load up quite a bit. So...
