Today went very well--of course it wasn't perfect but no day can be. I wanted to jump 14.22m and I did that and then some, 14.28m. I'm pretty happy with it, a 26cm personal best. I would like to break the school record though before the year is over, 14.38m. My goal coming into this season was 14.40m which I seem to be quickly approaching with three pb's in a row (4cm, 14cm, 26cm).
I tweaked my hamstring on my last jump, it doesn't seem too serious but I doubt I'll be able to compete next weekend. I was only going to do long jump anyways but looks like I will still be jumping in McGill the week after.
Jump 1: Fault (14.19m)- when I got a measure on this one I knew that it was going to be a good day. I was nervous coming in and unsure of how I was going to do but it quickly erased my self-doubt.
Jump 2: 14.28m- I was pretty pumped, 26cm pb but I felt like I was rotating forward off the step phase, I was way out of position.
Jump 3: 13.78m- It's funny, this is what my first jump of the season was and I was pretty happy with it... Now it is 50cm off my pb. It felt terrible and my elbow went back.
Jump 4: 14.13m- Definitely felt like the farthest jump of all, I thought it was farther but I didn't touch the board. This was the jump I was looking for, I'll get it next time.
Jump 5: 13.95m- Back on the board and started to lose control, with only 3 jumpers fatigue was starting to play a factor.
Jump 6: NJ- slight hamstring pull, felt like it could have been a good jump too but it cramped up bad during the step. It's pretty sore right now but I'm going to do strides tomorrow to test it.

T-16 hours until I hopefully jump farther than I ever have before. I weighed in at 160.2lb's this morning which puts me 0.7lb's ahead of where I was before the last meet, I won't be able to weigh myself in the morning but I'll probably be around 159.0lb's.
   I took today off and feel pretty good, no real injuries and I have been taking it light all week. I may be constricted for time when it comes to my warm-up but hopefully it won't be too bad, the Dal bus is leaving Halifax at 6:00am and I'm jumping at 10:15am.

Goal: 14.22m

Today was pretty light, I had a little bit of pain in my right hamstring--right up in the origin--but it didn't seem to be an issue after warming up. I can't believe that I will be competing in two days, I'm not sure if I'm ready. I'm sitting at 161.0lb's right now which should put me on pace for around 159.0lb's for the meet. I wish I wasn't jumping so early on Saturday, as it stands right now 10:00am.

TODAY'S WORKOUT

Morning:
Static stretching
Myofascial release

Evening:
Warm-up
Bounds 5x6
Hops 3x5 (Left)
Weights--
Hang cleans 3x2@181lb's

I didn't feel great today but I never do on Wednesdays. I'm not injured and my body weight is slightly less then it was for the last meet so I guess I should have nothing to worry about. I'm starting to get a little nervous though.

TODAY'S WORKOUT

Morning:
Myofascial release
Hip mobility in pool

Evening:
Warm-up
2x3x100m
Cool-down

I felt good today but for some reason, looking back to how I felt this time before the last meet, it seems like I'm optimizing it. I seems like I felt "perfect" in December but that simply cannot be, if I remember correctly my quads and lower back were quite sore up to and including the day of the meet. I need to stop worrying and stay focused. I'm down to 2500mg of sodium today and tomorrow I will be at 2000mg, I'll probably see the greatest drop in weight on Thursday/Friday.

TODAY'S WORKOUT

Morning:
Myofascial release
20 minutes stretching

Evening:
Warm-up
4x30m
Weights--
Squats 1x5@295lb's, 1x5@305lb's, 1x5@315lb's
Glute-hamstring raises 3x5@11lb's

I'm starting to feel more competition ready and the taper is afoot. I'm about 0.4lb's heavier than I was at this point before the last meet but I don't think that means much. I think I should be able to cut into the 158's for maximum performance.
TODAY'S WORKOUT
Morning:
Myofascial release
Static stretching
Evening:
Warm-up
45 minutes hurdle mobility
Incline leg raises 4x10
Leg raises 4x10@20lb's
Oblique crunches 4x10@60lb's
Lying twists 4x10@22lb's
Abdominal pull-down's 2x10@170lb's, 2x10@180lb's, 1x5@190lb's, 1x5@200lb's
Standing med-ball twists 1x10@6kg (Each side)
Lunge-position med-ball twists 1x10@6kg (Each side)
Sitting med-ball twists 1x10@6kg (Each side)

I actually felt pretty good this morning, a lot better then I was expecting. I did a fair bit of bounding which felt great but when I moved up to longer approach stuff I was losing control. All last week I had a feeling the meet on the 14th would go poorly but now I'm more optimistic for a pb. My goal is to get the CIS autoqualifying standard of 14.22m.
TODAY'S WORKOUT
Warm-up
Three step bounds 2x3
Five step bounds 3x5
Seven step bounds 1x5
Five step triple jump x2
Ten step triple jump x4
Jogging ten step triple jump x3
Weights--
Hang snatch 5x2@135lb's
Explosive bench press 5x2@95lb's