I find the day after a disappointing meet I always want to just get out there and start working hard again, today was no exception but of course I was a bit sore from competing yesterday. I kind of wanted to do some short jumps but there was no way my body could handle it. I did mostly walkthroughs with a single arm action. I feel like I can conserve a lot more momentum this way.
   My upper right hamstring was a bit sore so I wasn't able to do as much as I would have liked. Weights weren't too bad, I'm still frustrated with my snatch but I think that I pb'd, 2x165lb's.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
Warm-up
Ankle hops 3x10
Twisting hops 3x10
Left hops 3x10
Right hops 3x10
Walk through hops x5
Jogging hops x5
Weights--
Power snatch 3x2@155lb's, 4x2@165lb's (x-, x-, oo, x-)
Podium snatch-grip deadlifts 2x5@245lb's, 1x5@265lb's
Leg curls 2x5@155lb's (Each side)
Leg swings 2x10 (Each side)

Today went so badly I have trouble even being angry about it, it's just funny. 13.40m LOL. Well now I know that double arm isn't for me, I didn't even feel like I was triple jumping, I was so out of position I'm surprised I even made it to the pit.
I'm not going to go over each jump, there is no point. I only hit the board on my last one, every other jump I was taking off way behind the board. Physically I felt good, it was clearly a biomechanical issue. I feel like I actually have a decent cycle from double arm compared to single but clearly it's not worth the trade off. I think my next move is to switch over to my old form and really work on my positioning through the hop. I think I'm going to try to change my arm action on the step phase though, bringing both arms forward then dropping them back instead of just dropping them back, considering how mild of a change it is I shouldn't have any trouble with the shift.
Today was a failed experiment but I learned a lot about where I am, to be honest I feel like if I was using my old arm action I would have been in pb territory. I probably won't be jumping again for another month or so, I'm expecting 14.40m+ haha 1 month, 1 meter--sounds crazy but it's not as farfetch'd as it sounds.
I didn't really taper off either, that's not the primary reason for my failure today but it probably didn't help, heavy x3 squats on Tuesday and still pretty high loads in the weight-room on Thursday, I may have been a little fatigue too. I also weighed in at 164.6, 6lb's heavier than I will be.

I took today off to prepare for tomorrow. I did some light stretching in the morning and before supper. I wanted to do more but my blood sugar was dropping and I was having trouble concentrating.
I'm ready for tomorrow, in a different way than usual. Before each meet in the indoor season I overprepared everything: my diet, sleep patterns sodium intake and I put a lot of pressure on myself. It worked for the first three meets of the season but it was very taxing on my body and I burned out by January. I'm taking a much more relaxed approach for this meet, I made sure that I ate healthy today and avoided anything overly salty but I didn't go crazy. Besides today I haven't really modified my workouts to taper off. My body weight is down however which I think is a positive but is nowhere near where it will be by nationals (bouncing around 165lb's right now).
I don't know where to set my expectations, I hope I can jump well and a pb would always be nice but this meet is more of a learning experience. It's my first time jumping with a double arm take-off so it will take a few rounds to shake the rust out, I think as long as I'm over 14m I will be able to leave happy and enjoy, in my opinion, a well deserved "cheat" day.
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All day I was still feeling kind of flat--my CNS still wasn't completely recovered but clearly the weight I have lost has definitely increased my relative strength. The workout was pretty light, it was really just testing. I had my first standing long jump pb in nearly two years (3.32m!) But I was a little disappointed that I didn't set a standing triple jump pb but still it was a season best (9.33m) all in all I was very happy with how today went.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
400m jog
Dynamic mobility
Warm-up
Ankle hops 3x10
Twisting hops 3x10
Left hops 2x10
Right hops 2x10
LLRR 3x10
Low bounding 3x10
Standing long jump x5
Standing triple jump x5
Five step bounds 5x5
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Wow, I felt like I got hit by a truck when I woke up. My CNS is clearly still fatigue from yesterday's workout, I took today pretty light and cut the workout a bit short. I figured it's more important to rest up for tomorrow than it is to try to kill myself running 150's today.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
400m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
Myofascial release
3x150m@75%
Cool down

Today was pretty hectic, I moved into my new house and had to spread my work-out through the day. I have definitely lost strength since I weighted 172lb's (166lb's now) but I didn't feel as bad as I have.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
400m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
Runways 2x3 (last three with a hop)
Seven step hops x5
Five step bounds 5x5
Five step LLLR x5
Weights--
Squats 1x5@275lb's, 1x3@315lb's, 1x3@335lb's, 1x3@345lb's, 1x3@350.5lb's (oo-)
Romanian deadlifts 2x5@221lb's, 1x5@231lb's
Pull-ups 1x5@10lb's, 2x10@20lb's
Incline dumbbell press 3x5@65lb's
Static stretching

Another month comes to a close, I can't believe how quickly time is going by. I think I'm starting to become a better athlete, I don't think I'm getting any worse anyway.
Today was a pretty standard monday, the usual routine. I found that I had a lot of energy today though.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
600m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
Walking take offs 3x10
Jogging take-offs 3x10
Front throws 2x5@6kg
Back throws 2x5@6kg
Hammer throws 2x5@6kg
Hangine leg raises (shin to bar) 3x8
Incline leg raises 3x10
Oblique crunches 3x10@65lb's
Abdominal pull-downs 3x10@180lb's
Twisting hanging leg raises (shin to bar) 3x8
Seated twists 3x10@35lb's
Static stretching