Andrei's VJB journal

[andrei]

1)Age:19;
2)Height:5'11'';
3)Current standing vert.jump:24'';
4)VJB program:Beginner plyos+novice strength;
5)Vertical goal:35+;
6)Other things:
*)I jump better when i run and takeoff off one leg but i want to improove my bilateral jump technique.

**)My first workout will be tomorrow.I'll workout:Tuesday+Friday:strength+plyo;Mon,Wedn,Thur ,Sat and Sun:Off.

***)I'm interested in improoving in vertical jump for about 2 months.I begun with AA3 for 4 weeks with no desired improovement.After that i tried my own program based on weigth lifting and some plyos,i overtrained a bit with mine(with AA3 too) and i finally decided to follow a professional program(VJB-now)

[redsoxfan15]

Originally Posted by andrei

1)Age:19;
2)Height:5'11'';
3)Current standing vert.jump:24'';
4)VJB program:Beginner plyos+novice strength;
5)Vertical goal:35+;
6)Other things:
*)I jump better when i run and takeoff off one leg but i want to improove my bilateral jump technique.

**)My first workout will be tomorrow.I'll workout:Tuesday+Friday:strength+plyo;Mon,Wedn,Thur ,Sat and Sun:Off.

***)I'm interested in improoving in vertical jump for about 2 months.I begun with AA3 for 4 weeks with no desired improovement.After that i tried my own program based on weigth lifting and some plyos,i overtrained a bit with mine(with AA3 too) and i finally decided to follow a professional program(VJB-now)

okay can you put this thread in the new section for vertical jump journals, i believe it goes there, please move it there. and keep it updated we would likew to hear your progress.

[andrei]

Where is the new section for vertical jump journal?

Today is tuesday.This was my first workout.As i decided to do both plyos and strength in the same day and having about 3 hours till dark,i did the plyos and after about half hour resting i went to the gym.Because of my tired legs i couldn't complete some of the exercises but i did my best.
Plyos tired my quads a lot and i could only workout my hams,hips and calves(through deadlift,leg curl and calf raiseing) at an acceptable rate,not fully though.
As i got home i took 25 g of proteins(Iso Soy) to optimize my recovery as proteins are the best in this process.I did eat a lot too to restore my glycogen in muscles(so i ate food based on carbs).

Conclusion:If you're doing plyos and strength train. in the same day,try to rest as much as you can between these 2 workouts(as redsoxfan15 for example ).

Almost forgot static stretching to relax my half-dead muscles.

[andrei]

I will change my workout program and it will be the following:
Monday- Lower body workout #1
Tuesday- off
Wednesday- Plyometrics
Thursday- off
Friday- Lower body workout #2
Saturday and Sunday-off

I'm changing it because i'll probably play basketball which is enough plyometric and because i need to increase my strength.This workout program is an option in VJB so i'm still respecting the Bible.

Today i finished my second strength workout which lasted about 2 hours and i feel tired.

[andrei]

End of phase 1:got 1.5 ' of standing vertical jump.
Strength training prooved to be efficient not only in my basketball game but also in rest of my activities,like walking.

[a.j.ing]

awsome as. so in 3 weeks u gained 1.5 inches?

[andrei]

that's right.what do you think?

i didn't do the 2 workouts this 1 week because i was ill.in this free week i experienced,i believe, an improovement (i didn't measure it).
About the weights strength program:i went with squatting:66 kg,70 kg,76 kg,76 kg,80 kg,66 kg,70 kg.is overtraining a reason for it?
Before i started the program i squatted 100 kg as 1 maximum repetition.i am following novice strength program but there is written in VJB for improoving maximum strength:''Any strength training movement using 75% or more max weight in that particular movement''.But i cannot follow the program with more than 75% of my 1RM,it's too hard so i squat hard to feel the tension.Can anybody of you do that?

[andrei]

last week i've touched for the first time the rimm with a 2 foot running jump,barely.that means i have a running vert of about 27 inch.it stinks considering i have a 25.5 inch standing vert but i've been very happy seeing the improvement.i still don't master the technique.i feel my legs strong and it's more easy for me to jump.
i notice that every day after the day i workout on plyo(notice that i'm in phase 2 which is concentrating on rate of force development better than in phase 1) i feel that i'm walking with no effort,it's amazing and interesting.

[andrei]

everything is fucked up now.i couldn't workout last 2 weeks.i'm sick and the university where i am going is not making my life easier relating the workouts.i can only go once in 2 weeks at the gym.i looked out for gyms.the ones i afford don't have tools for working the legs.weather is fucked out so i cannot work outside.my health is fucked up too.my study program is also fucking me up.i will have to adapt better to my new way of living before i have the time to increase my vertical.
hope i can fuck the vertical up soon.when i'll start working out again i will announce it in this journal.

[Mig]

Originally Posted by andrei

everything is fucked up now.i couldn't workout last 2 weeks.i'm sick and the university where i am going is not making my life easier relating the workouts.i can only go once in 2 weeks at the gym.i looked out for gyms.the ones i afford don't have tools for working the legs.weather is fucked out so i cannot work outside.my health is fucked up too.my study program is also fucking me up.i will have to adapt better to my new way of living before i have the time to increase my vertical.
hope i can fuck the vertical up soon.when i'll start working out again i will announce it in this journal.

Sounds fucked up mate. I hope you get better soon because your post are awesome. Stay at it as much as you can dude...

Mig