Thanks so much for your amazing work John. My daughter has been using your information techniques and now she’s an Australian 🇦🇺 Triple jump champion as 14 years old.🙏🥰
Would you say, that a unspecific preparation can be used in younger ages like under 16 or under 18? To keep the blocktraining as a kind of joker for the u20 and active years?
Hi John, do you think sprinters and jumpers who use the trap bar should elevate the bar in addition to using the high handles? If so, how much do you think the bar should be elevated? Thanks.
I guess you are referring to placing the bar down/starting in a potentially compromised position. Yes, I think this is a good idea. If we use a barbell for hack squats we will do that too, although that exercise is hardly used. Just gave it as a further example. So, just elevate IMO so that you can move without compromising back position. If doing eccentrics we will lower to close to parallel so that would be the height of the platform.
Would you say, that a unspecific preparation can be used in younger ages like under 16 or under 18? To keep the blocktraining and specific drills as a kind of joker for the u20 and active years?
I’d say that at an early age is when the athlete needs to learn the fundamentals of the event - eg speed and technique and that the block method (the way I do it) does achieve this. Too much time can be spent (at all levels of the sport) on relatively non specific work. Always play the specific pieces of the technical jig-saw puzzle consistently and that’s what a block method shaped the way I do it can do. Young athletes will then develop specific skill and conditioning base.
Thanks so much for your amazing work John. My daughter has been using your information techniques and now she’s an Australian 🇦🇺 Triple jump champion as 14 years old.🙏🥰
Wow, that’s great and I’m pleased to have helped her in some way.. Good luck for the future.
Thanks so much John🙏 She will be competing again in Triple jump at Australian 🇦🇺 Athletics Championships next month🥰
Would you say, that a unspecific preparation can be used in younger ages like under 16 or under 18?
To keep the blocktraining as a kind of joker for the u20 and active years?
Hi John, do you think sprinters and jumpers who use the trap bar should elevate the bar in addition to using the high handles? If so, how much do you think the bar should be elevated?
Thanks.
I guess you are referring to placing the bar down/starting in a potentially compromised position. Yes, I think this is a good idea. If we use a barbell for hack squats we will do that too, although that exercise is hardly used. Just gave it as a further example. So, just elevate IMO so that you can move without compromising back position. If doing eccentrics we will lower to close to parallel so that would be the height of the platform.
Would you say, that a unspecific preparation can be used in younger ages like under 16 or under 18?
To keep the blocktraining and specific drills as a kind of joker for the u20 and active years?
I’d say that at an early age is when the athlete needs to learn the fundamentals of the event - eg speed and technique and that the block method (the way I do it) does achieve this. Too much time can be spent (at all levels of the sport) on relatively non specific work. Always play the specific pieces of the technical jig-saw puzzle consistently and that’s what a block method shaped the way I do it can do. Young athletes will then develop specific skill and conditioning base.