Practice today went pretty well. It was a jump day. I did mostly short approach stuff. Trying to get my run relaxed again, stop being a line backer...I made a little progress today. Coach made a really good point today, I have to keep in mind the big picture. Pole vaulting is about running and jumping, getting the pole up and moving, that's it. Everything else I try to adjust is for that purpose. I have gotten really focused on the small stuff lately and lost track of the big picture. Now I need to just step back and vault. Hopefully, this will result in some big improvements and less stressful meets than last week. It was also really nice to be able to go get in some triple jump work to distract myself a little from pole vaulting.
I am exited that for Liberty this weekend, but a little disappointed that I have to miss 2 of my Friday classes. Looking forward to a nice week, its exciting having SAO recruitment :) Now off to bed...8 am practice yay!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Meet weekend!
After finishing my first full week of classes, I headed to the freeman center for our first indoor meet of the semester. Pole vaulting was Friday night. I had a pretty rough warm up. Still feel like I have no confidence in my jumping and I have no idea why. Its beginning to become incredibly frustrating! After some terrible jumps at 8 and 8 6, things started to improve at 9. My best jump of the day was at 9 6. The only one I made on my first attempt... The jumps at 10 were alright. Nothing special, just started to run out of steam... Needless to say it was an incredibly frustrating evening. I am hoping that things can greatly improve for next weekend.
Saturday morning I triple jumped. I wasn't even supposed to jump until the middle of the week, so I never really got a chance to practice. I was nervous but had nothing to loose. It extremely comforting to have a 24 foot board. I was just certain that I would make it in to the pit which was a big problem last spring. My best jump was just 8.86 m (28' 6"). Not much to report, but I was happy that each jump got better. I am looking forward to actually getting some time to practice triple jumping again. It was really nice to think about something other than pole vaulting too. The rest of the meet went well, it was exciting to see the rest of my teammates compete, especially the heptathalete and other guy pole vaulters.
Overall it was a pretty fun day. Not a bad start to the indoor season. Coach seemed content. Hopefully the rest of the indoor season continues to get better!
Saturday morning I triple jumped. I wasn't even supposed to jump until the middle of the week, so I never really got a chance to practice. I was nervous but had nothing to loose. It extremely comforting to have a 24 foot board. I was just certain that I would make it in to the pit which was a big problem last spring. My best jump was just 8.86 m (28' 6"). Not much to report, but I was happy that each jump got better. I am looking forward to actually getting some time to practice triple jumping again. It was really nice to think about something other than pole vaulting too. The rest of the meet went well, it was exciting to see the rest of my teammates compete, especially the heptathalete and other guy pole vaulters.
Overall it was a pretty fun day. Not a bad start to the indoor season. Coach seemed content. Hopefully the rest of the indoor season continues to get better!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Whhaaattt Wednesday and early thursday
Whhaaatt wednesday is this new thing that Coach is trying to start to get some recognization on campus. Every wednesday we are supposed to wear team stuff, even some of our uniform gear. Its been a lot of fun seeing other teammates around campus wearing their stuff!
Tuesday was an interval workout day. 8 200s, beginning every 3 mins. They were pretty tough. We were supposed to be between 34 and 37 secs. I was in range the whole time, usually closer to 35. I was quite pleased. I was exhausted afterwards though. Then we went to the weight room for axillary lifts.
Wednesday was a jump day. I was getting frustrated because it seems like every practice I don't ever really get work done becuase I am freaking out about my run the whole time now. Its been like 2 years, i really wish that this problem would go away. For lifting yesterday we did front squats, 140lbs for max reps (8,7,8). Then, hang cleans 100 lbs 3 sets of 8, and bench 90 lbs 3 sets of 8. This is way lower than I am used to, but Coach really wants me to focus on getting them all of the way down.
This morning I got up early and headed to the freeman center. Today was supposed to be just some approach work followed by a work out. Thats not what happened. I warmed up then did some work to prep my triple jump approach for saturday. Then Coach wanted me to make sure my pole vault marks were good for tomorrow. Rich was doing some work for the decathalon, so some how I ended up getting to jump. I got off the ground a few times, but they were really ugly, I don't understand why this keeps happening. Hopefully, things will come together better tomorrow!! Pole Vault begins at 4 and I am going for 3.35! Here's hoping for some new heights!
Tuesday was an interval workout day. 8 200s, beginning every 3 mins. They were pretty tough. We were supposed to be between 34 and 37 secs. I was in range the whole time, usually closer to 35. I was quite pleased. I was exhausted afterwards though. Then we went to the weight room for axillary lifts.
Wednesday was a jump day. I was getting frustrated because it seems like every practice I don't ever really get work done becuase I am freaking out about my run the whole time now. Its been like 2 years, i really wish that this problem would go away. For lifting yesterday we did front squats, 140lbs for max reps (8,7,8). Then, hang cleans 100 lbs 3 sets of 8, and bench 90 lbs 3 sets of 8. This is way lower than I am used to, but Coach really wants me to focus on getting them all of the way down.
This morning I got up early and headed to the freeman center. Today was supposed to be just some approach work followed by a work out. Thats not what happened. I warmed up then did some work to prep my triple jump approach for saturday. Then Coach wanted me to make sure my pole vault marks were good for tomorrow. Rich was doing some work for the decathalon, so some how I ended up getting to jump. I got off the ground a few times, but they were really ugly, I don't understand why this keeps happening. Hopefully, things will come together better tomorrow!! Pole Vault begins at 4 and I am going for 3.35! Here's hoping for some new heights!
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