I can't believe how bad today went (13.70m), I was really expecting big things today, and thought for sure that I was going to pb... instead I had some jumps that were as much as a meter off. I think that my body needs to recovery, I have competed five weeks in a row (including long jump last week) which is a long time of tapering and not really training. I have three weeks before I compete again and I think I'm going to try to keep doing something similar to what I have been doing but more speed focused. Over the next two weeks I am right now planning on doing four speed sessions. 

Physically I feel great, spectacular, AMAZING. But as always I'm shadowed with self-doubt and worry. I need to get rid of all the negative chatter in-between my ears so I can just focus on doing the best I can. I'm starting to get a little bit banged up from the long season--it hasn't been that long of a season but I never really took a break between indoor/outdoor so some of the injuries and soreness are compounded. My lower back is bothering me, my hamstrings are a bit iffy and I have knee pain that seems to come and go. That being said I really do think I'm going to pb tomorrow. I feel 1000 times better than I did before seniors and I wasn't that far off of my personal best there either.
   If I can get one good jump in (14.50m+) I'll probably shut things down for the season so I can focus on getting healthy and coming back to jump 15.00m+ in the spring. I feel really good for tomorrow, let's go.

I feel great... I'm a little bit worried that my hamstring might not hold up this weekend but if it does I think I'm destined to jump big. I'm a little hesitant to run at 100% speed even though I'm probably physically fine. It's a mental thing more so.
   Today's workout was kept really short but just enough to stimulate my CNS and keep myself from getting flat for Saturday's competition which is sometimes an issue. This is it, everything has finally come together now it's time to prove it on the result sheet.


TODAY'S WORKOUT
Morning--
Light 300m jog
Leg swings
Static stretching
Visualization
Evening--
400m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
2x30m
Runways x1
Five step bounds 5x3 (19.30m, pb)
Weights--
Hang-cleans 4x3@185lb's (1 jerk on the last one)
Static stretching
Ice bath

I took today as an opportunity to rest up, I feel pretty flat and tired--like I just need a good night's sleep. I did end up going to the Dalplex but I pretty much just went for a quick jog, did some mobility and left.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
800m jog
Dynamic mobility
Static stretching

Today was a little disappointing, my plan was to do six sets of runways but I could feel the slightest amount of tension in my left hamstring so I only did three (very cautiously). I'm hoping that the last remnants of any sort of injury soon disappear so I won't be thinking about it come Saturday. Besides a couple sore spots like my lower back and hamstrings I physically feel great and I know that I am ready to pb.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
400m jog
Warm-up
Dynamic mobility
Runways x3
Nine step runways+hop x3
Bounds 4x4
Weights--
Hang snatch 3x3@135lb's, 1x2@155lb's
Jump squats 6x2@115lb's, 1x2@45lb's
Explosive bench press 6x2@95lb's

Okay, so I was afraid to move when I first woke up this morning, I thought that my hamstring was going to be really tight but it wasn't bad. I might even go so far as to say it's normal. When I tried rolling it out at the track today I could feel a little bit of tightness but I'll definitely be competing this weekend still.
I couldn't really do much today, even though I only took one jump yesterday I guess warming up and doing runways is still pretty taxing so I went light--just did some core in the morning and a brief warm-up and mobility in the evening.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
Morning--
5 minute bike ride
Incline leg raises 3x10
Oblique crunches 3x10@65lb's
Hanging leg-raises 3x8
Abdominal pull-downs 2x10@170lb's, 3x10@180lb's, 1x5@190lb's, 1x5@200lb's
Pull-ups 3x5
Seated twists 3x10@33lb's
Standing med-ball twists 1x10@6kg (Each side)
Sitting med-ball twists 1x10@6kg (Each side)
Lunge-position med-ball twists 1x10@6kg
Standing plate twist 1x10@33lb's
Twisting incline leg raises 1x10
Twisting hanging leg raises 1x8
Stretching

I had one goal today, to abstain from injury--but I guess that's too much to ask. It seems like a nightmare right now, at least it's not too serious. I took one jump which felt flat and very much like it was my first jump in over a year. Then halfway down the runway I felt my hamstring tighten on my second jump so I ran through. If I had jumped I definitely would be in tears right now as my season would have more than definitely come to an end. But instead it's just tight and I'm hoping by the time I wake up it will be fine again. The meet was very delayed, I started my warm-up at 6:00pm and the competition started at 8:13pm. I'm pretty made right now but it's only long jump, it doesn't matter anyway. In six days I will be triple jumping and that's the jump that I really care about. I feel as though as long as I keep the training volume low this week I'm in shape to get a pb this weekend. I can taste 14.50m.