Jump Day

First 9 step approach day of season. Went ok. Had to relearn how much technique matters and translates to feet onto your jump, especially when speeds pick up. I felt like I was just flailing being blasted out of a canon. My body started to remember my technique. My best for the day was 49' 6".

Another thing that kinda messed things up was my runway. I was so focused on hitting the board from 9 steps that I sacrificed real speed and posture coming into my takeoff. I should have been just when I felt right and not worrying so much about distances jumped, especially on my first day. I guess I got excited. 

Video and notes with comments will be uploaded soon.

Runny

Did my first solid run through practice of the season. Was decent, felt pretty strong coming into the takeoff. Was feeling best taking a 125' run. I need to remember that. When I get into meets I convince myself that since I'm more excited I run faster and therefore need to backup. But all that ends up happening is over striding and coming to the board with no explosion. 

Also, listen to explosion by j alvarez, farruko, and daddy yankee. Produced by musicologo. Daddy goes off!

Excited for 9 step approaches tomorrow

Gainzzz!

Did my first real technique jump day of the year. Going from 3 step(total) approach doing 6 jumps. And then another 6 at 6 steps. Somehow I had personal bests in both!!!!! 44'6" from 3 steps and 48' from 6 steps. In one jump I felt the perfection. I was able to horizontally carry the energy through the 1st two phases and I actually got vertical in the final phase. I need to remember that feeling. 

Lying down, my left ankle feels shaky. Definitely took all it could handle today, but in another sense it was able to handle it all. More rehab Sheem!!!

Sledzzzz

Did sleds today, they were a lot harder than when I did them a month or so ago. I think my quick stamina has slowed. My body looks good, I feel pretty fit, and I think I have finally cracked the code to a very healthy diet I can stick to. Planning to triple jump in 3 weeks, I really want to do well, at very least 15.50m

Jump Practice Interview

Getting Real

Did my first jump workout on the indoor track yesterday. Things are getting real. Talking to my former teammate, Keith, he was talking about his international meets he has lined up and his agent and crap. I have always had the tendency to devalue athletics. In my head I'm always just doing it for fun, some side thing. I constantly get floored by how serious people take this. And they should in my opinion, if you are going to do something, do it well. I needa start shaping up. Long Jump in a week and a half, better not pull a hamstring! 

Leggy

Blacksburg Athletechs had its first tandem practice today with a workout written by Ronnie. It was a leg workout, I'm excited to see where will be sore tomorrow. 

It was the first time bring in the field house with the track up, felt like it never left. Really excited to actually have a season this year, if the gods allow it. Feeling pretty good hope to stay that way. Diet has been ok, still need to get more disciplined. I need to write out my next 2 weeks of workouts so I can prepare to open in lj on the 18th. 

Sugar Sugar

Was 14 degrees outside today so I just treadmilled and rehabbed my ankle in the gym. Did a good 370 calories. 

My diet had been superb since 2014 started but going grocery shopping I caved and got a sugary snack. I hope to eradicate refined sweeteners including honey and the like from my diet. Eating the snack didn't feel good, only the first 3 bites, then after that it was just a shameful obligation to finish. Lol. 

New Years Gears

Did a set of 5 200s where I jogged the curve and sprinted the straight with a walkback recovery continuous. Now, on the sprinting I was practicing the digging right before the takeoff on a run through for a jump. Boy was that hard to do, to sit in with your hips, lean back for straight posture and strike the ground so hard. Took all my energy! 

Finished it off with a set of 5 15m continuous leap frogs into the sand pit. 

Then I wrote my 2014 goals which don't have to do with track so I won't talk about them, lol.