i am college runner and we have a new coach. He is trying to convince us the only way to improve our kicks is by improving our standing long jump!
I am serious he is telling us we have to do this.
i am college runner and we have a new coach. He is trying to convince us the only way to improve our kicks is by improving our standing long jump!
I am serious he is telling us we have to do this.
Seems like that would be a correlation, not a causation.
You have a smart coach. It works.
intallyho wrote:
i am college runner and we have a new coach. He is trying to convince us the only way to improve our kicks is by improving our standing long jump!
I am serious he is telling us we have to do this.
Not as crazy as you might think. A standing long jump is a good measure of functional leg power.
intallyho wrote:
i am college runner and we have a new coach. He is trying to convince us the only way to improve our kicks is by improving our standing long jump!
I am serious he is telling us we have to do this.
Not sure why you're portraying him as crazy. Your long jump is basically just a maximum power output. If your top end speed isn't great, increasing that maximum drive is a good thing, provided you don't have to sacrifice any aerobic strength to get it. Lots of pros and top college runners do weight lifting and plyometrics including a standing long jump to improve their running.