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Yes you are, and that was predictable. I am as well. Basically horrible.

The question to ask is - why? Structure? Quad strength? Calf strength?

For me the obvious answer is the lack of quad strength. Hence my big difference between my low bar and high bar squat, my sucky "anything that has to do with the quads" thing (think front squats), I kind of struggle doing leg extensions with weights that other people that don't care about legs can do in my gym.

I have pretty good calf strength since I'm a one-leg jumper... you take the hips out in a depth jump so it's calf+quad.

You might say "yeah but I have a 2x low bar squat". My question is - what about high bar? What about a quad-driven squat? Because  if you're good in putting out hip power in the low bar squat that will mask the lack of quad strength.

I don't know about you, but I will start doing high volumes of high bar squatting with light to moderate weights (think something like 4x10 with ~50% of my low bar 1RM).

Other than that you need to put yourself in situations that call for you maintaining that foot dorsiflexion, which is what consecutive hurdle jumps do.

You should film some depth drops from the same box height as in the video, focusing on not collapsing at all at the knee. Basically landing in a foot dorsiflexed position (weight over the whole foot) and not allowing collapse.

I know a lot of people recommend landing on the toes on the depth drops but I don't agree at all with that. That promotes the very problem you and I have right now. It's MUCH better to land on the whole foot while having them dorsiflexed and not allowing knee collapse/having the arms as if you're preparing to jump up immediately.

So try that - film some depth drops from the same height focusing on these things. If you're able to do them right then you can focus next on actually taking off from that position.

In order to deal with jet lag you must manipulate light intake. If you adjust that by 2 hours per day to accomodate the difference then you're going to be good.

You must pretend you're still in the city you left off from by taking advantage of the sunlight/getting the blankets on the windows on etc, depeding on the case.

Now!

That's an ORDER!

Quote from: Raptor on November 04, 2013, 08:22:13 pm

In order to deal with jet lag you must manipulate light intake. If you adjust that by 2 hours per day to accomodate the difference then you're going to be good.

You must pretend you're still in the city you left off from by taking advantage of the sunlight/getting the blankets on the windows on etc, depeding on the case.

try to sound a little less bossy and sure of yourself the next time you offer context-free, useless unsolicited advice.

Lol.  It's also much easier said then done when you travel for work.  If you have work on Friday in LA and then travel to Paris for a conference where you are speaking at 9am local time....  You can't so much as say "sorry I'm going to sleep in and deliver my talk at some odd hour of the night because I'm adjusting myself by two hours per day.    You just do drugs to sleep/wake up and hope for the best.   Road warrior lifestyle is fun but horrible for training.

this morning i did 20 or 30 minutes of calisthenics and stretching. kept it light so as not to kick off the coughing. air squats, some isometric stuff, band-resisted RDLs, pull-aparts, etc.

this evening i did the 7DVJC.

tomorrow i'm hoping to skip across the border into afghanistan for the afternoon. 

- warm up

- 1-2 jumps x 6

- DSVJ x some

- DB bench 16s x 25

- pull ups x 9+6+5+4

- decline situps x bar held in front of/above head x 10,10

- stretch

this afternoon was walking back to the hotel after a funny experience in a series of taxis. beautiful day, slightly irritated at my complete lack of functional tajik or russian, slightly sore in the hamstrings and glutes, and i was bouncing down the sidewalk. strong urge to run.

just now:

- jump rope and stretch/mob x 30 mins
bunch of criss-cross, did 30 double unders at one point and practiced going in and out of double unders.