I am very disappointed with how today went. I felt slow, lethargic, flat and just not myself. While warming up I felt pretty good and I didn't feel too bad during my first jump but after that I just felt terrible. I think a big part of it was my body isn't used to being fed so much sugar but over the last three days since I've been in Calgary I have been living off of protein bars and consuming products with added sugar. I might have been a little dehydrated too, since the air was really dry which I'm not used to, I felt like I was drinking enough but maybe not. Of course I cannot overlook the fact that I have been lazing around pretty much for the last three days. I have been doing competition warm-up's each morning but besides that I was spending most of my time just sitting around wasting time. I've been pretty much by myself this weekend too so I've been killing time just reading and watching movies in my room.
During my first jump I felt nervous, my legs a little rubbery--I usually fall victim to nerves before most competitions, no matter how big or small but they were particularly bad today. My legs felt really rubbery before the second jump and after that the nerves seemed to go away but the feeling of flatness didn't. I didn't really feel like my head was in the competition at all--between jumps my legs were heavy so I didn't want to stand, I sat down and felt kind of zoned out. I know if I felt like I did last week I could have killed it but I didn't for whatever reason. It's going to be a long trip home but I will be competing again in two weeks locally so it's time to get a week of smart training in and then a little bit of a down week beforehand--hopefully the conditions are as good as they were today and I can get the jump in that I know I'm capable of.

Jump 1- 13.97m Felt alright about that opener as long as bigger jumps were to come. Felt like the hop was high.

Jump 2-13.92m the landing was a bit messy and I was leaving some on the board but it felt about the same as the last one.

Jump 3-14.13m (2.2m/s)- felt like a 13.60m jump was very surprised that it was over 14.00m. I felt pretty flat but a little bit elated that I suddenly was 25cm from my personal best.

Jump 4-13.81m didn't feel very good and when I saw the distance I became very discouraged. Legs felt heavy.

Jump 5-12.50m felt like it was going to be a 13.70m so didn't even bother to land it... Very flat.

Jump 6-13.72m. Again a very flat jump, it actually felt better than my last couple had--I thought it might have been 13.90m's but no... A very poor jump to end a very poor day.

ahhh, this has not been a good day.
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I just want to jump right now! I have been resting pretty much all week and I'm as ready as I could hope for. The lingering pain in my lower back seems to be gone/pretty much gone and the inflammation in my right hamstring seems to have returned to it's resting--not overly bothersome--level. I am ready to pop a big jump, there is absolutely no reason to think that I won't. Last year at juniors I was seeded fifth going in and I ended up with a bronze medal so anything can happen. There are three guys seeded over fifteen meters and another pair who are pretty close/have the potential but who knows... I can realistically see my self going 14.50m+ maybe even 14.60m's, 14.70m's if everything goes right all it would take to have a top three finish would be for me to have a good day and a couple of guys to have not so great days. That being said, my goal is 14.50m... It's what I set as my goal for this summer way back last August. This is the time and place to do it!

TODAY'S WORKOUT

800m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
Light strides x3
Static stretching

I took today pretty light, pretty much just did a competition warm-up with some bounds. My right hamstring is a little sore so I thought it would be best not to push through the pain--I'm glad I have two days until I jump, I should be ready by then.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
400m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
3x30m in spikes
3x5 bounds
Cool down
Static stretching

I am EXHAUSTED, I am currently lying on my bed in the hotel room trying to keep myself up until at least 9:00pm... I woke up today at 4:45am Atlantic time to catch a five hour flight. Since there was a three hour time difference it was still only 9:30am when I got there. It's 8:00pm now and all I want to do is sleep, it is my only thought but I am getting up at 7:00am tomorrow to go to the track at 8:00am and I want my body to adjust to the new time zone.
Today was pretty much just a travel day but I did do a warm-up/light stretching to shake the cobwebs out. My lower back is sore but it was sore last week too so hopefully it holds up. If I can get the jump that I'm looking for this weekend I may call the season to prepare for indoors inside of trying to stay competition ready for another month.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
800m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
Static mobility

Today was the last "hard" workout before Olympic trials... Though it is still a pretty light load compared to what I was doing during specific prep--five sets of runways and sub-maximal cleans. I felt pretty quick during the runs but flat in the weight-room, I still haven't fully recovered from Saturday.
I leave for Calgary early tomorrow morning, time to jump 14.50m+ !

TODAY'S WORKOUT
800m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
Runways x5
Weights--
Hang cleans 4x2@225lb's
Jerks 3x3@135lb's
Explosive bench press 6x2@95lb's
Light stretching

Took today pretty light, I was feeling pretty good in the morning when I first started working out but by the end of the day I was feeling pretty run down and tired. I think I'm might sleep for ten hours tonight, I feel like I could anyways. Tomorrow is my last day in Halifax before leaving for Calgary for Olympic Trials. I'm a little bit nervous but mostly excited, it should be a really fun experience.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
Morning--
800m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
Incline leg raises 3x10
Leg raises 3x10@15lb's
Oblique crunches 3x10@65lb's
Abdominal pull-downs 2x10@170lb's, 3x10@180lb's, 1x5@190lb's, 1x5@200lb's
Pull-ups 3x5
Hanging twisting leg raises 3x8
Seated twists 3x10@33lb's
Light stretching
Evening--
8 minute bike ride
Myofascial release
Ice bath

Today was a recovery day. I went to a day camp for the Canada Games core team in the afternoon and ended up doing a brief warm-up--just a light jog and skips. I'm pretty flat from yesterday so I'm going to do the minimum amount of work this week I can without losing strength. Tomorrow will be core/more recovery.