anybody know of any good resources that relate to training for the LONG JUMP in track? Or maybe jumping in general? -I am not looking for a “increase your vert prog”. Just information that focuses on form/technique/ and general tips.
-thanks.
[quote]THE_CLAMP_DOWN wrote:
anybody know of any good resources that relate to training for the LONG JUMP in track? Or maybe jumping in general? -I am not looking for a “increase your vert prog”. Just information that focuses on form/technique/ and general tips.
-thanks.[/quote]
For the long jump:
http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/longjump/index.htm
What do you mean by jumping “in general”? There are specific techniques for different jumps. Are you interested in the long jump, triple jump, high jump, standing broad jump, standing vertical jump, or vertical jump with a run up off one foot or off two feet?
have you tried google or wikipedia? those would be my first 2 resources that i would exaust. how much experience do you have in LJ? whats your 40 time, run length/steps, best jump? have you trained for it all?
[quote]casslerock wrote:
have you tried google or wikipedia? those would be my first 2 resources that i would exaust. how much experience do you have in LJ? whats your 40 time, run length/steps, best jump? have you trained for it all?[/quote]
YES. I have. I am seeing if you guys know things that those sites dont. I have no experience in the LJ- none. -no track experience. I’ve played 2 years of college football and I thought it would be cool to do track in college, thats if… i got good enough. Its just something new to excel at. My standing vert is 32, hard to say what my 40 is , i would guestimate 4.6-4.7. I am doing Kelly Baggets jump prog right now and that is helping with my elastic jumping side of things.
[quote]smallmike wrote:
THE_CLAMP_DOWN wrote:
anybody know of any good resources that relate to training for the LONG JUMP in track? Or maybe jumping in general? -I am not looking for a “increase your vert prog”. Just information that focuses on form/technique/ and general tips.
-thanks.
For the long jump:
http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/longjump/index.htm
What do you mean by jumping “in general”? There are specific techniques for different jumps. Are you interested in the long jump, triple jump, high jump, standing broad jump, standing vertical jump, or vertical jump with a run up off one foot or off two feet?[/quote]
sorry about that. I meant LJ… and vertical jump with a run off one ft. would be helpful.
i just googled it at came up with some pretty decent basic information. outside of what i have seen whats your sit and reach and standing long jump. the basic mechanics of it, at least the way i thought of it. was a solid plant, drive the opposite knee up, chest tall. watch the motion your feet pull through, they dont want to split and go “around” your body. pull them underneath you. extend out to a sit-and-reach position. land. the closer you are to sit and reach the trickier the land becomes but the longer the distance is. hope this helps. if its not too cold go hit the track, give it a try. i’ll try to help out all i can. i competed a couple years in H.S., had a few injuries from P.V. that kept me out of state both years.
Track down(pun not intended) your local university track coach and discuss it with them. This is your best option.
Also see the USA Track and Field Coaching Manual.
There is no such thing as jumping in general. A vertial jump, for example, relies primarily on muscular power, while the long jump event relies more on the ability to store and release elastic energy. So the training for VJ should be more strength-oriented, while the long jumper should spend more time sprinting and jumping.
one of kelly baggett’s Q&A’s where he discusses the vertical off of one foot:
[quote]jtrinsey wrote:
elitetrack.com[/quote]
GREAT SITE.
[quote]casslerock wrote:
i just googled it at came up with some pretty decent basic information. outside of what i have seen whats your sit and reach and standing long jump. the basic mechanics of it, at least the way i thought of it. was a solid plant, drive the opposite knee up, chest tall. watch the motion your feet pull through, they dont want to split and go “around” your body. pull them underneath you. extend out to a sit-and-reach position. land. the closer you are to sit and reach the trickier the land becomes but the longer the distance is. hope this helps. if its not too cold go hit the track, give it a try. i’ll try to help out all i can. i competed a couple years in H.S., had a few injuries from P.V. that kept me out of state both years.[/quote]
THANKS FOR THE INFO, MAN.