Alright, check it... It's fall in Bloomington, which means fall training with Jake Wiseman, which somehow I can truly say I enjoy. We have been pulling out our old bag of fall tricks for two four-week cycles now, and 2 intro weeks, so we are pretty well into training. Vera Neuenswander has joined me this year on the ever-so-glamorous post-collegiate pole vaulting scene at IU, and it's been good having her around already. We train on our own in the mornings, and then go and lift at Force Fitness in the afternoons three days a week before heading over to IU to do some volunteer coaching. It's pretty cool, but pretty draining too, and I dont even have a real job.
So what's different this year? Let's resort to my patented list format.
1) Training partner, ya dig?
2) Longer approaches on the reg.
3) Drills. Then, more drills.
4) It's a secret.
5) Lots of corrective exercises.
6) Recovery. Suit. Every. Night.
7) Turnin' on the glutes (fire up the engine).
8) Big boys bring the noise
9) Meet in December (jeah boy).
10) I seriously wear a recovery suit to bed. That wasn't a joke.
11) Lots and lots of pole runs.
12) I'm giving away all of my dirty secrets.
OK so seriously, a lot has changed this year. I am focusing a lot in the weight room on getting my body to function correctly, and getting the chains to fire in the right orders. I'm taking that big bully TFL out of the equation and replacing it with some big bad hot firin' glute meads. That small change has already changed the way that I run, and (I think) how cleanly I'm getting off the ground lately. That being said, I haven't actually pole vaulted regularly yet. That starts next week. And I'm psyched. I will be back to 14 steps consistently by our first meet on DECEMBER 9TH which I'm super psyched about.
What else?
I guess that's it. I still miss my friends in Europe every day, especially Mitch and Nicole, and I can't wait to get back soon. Hopefully Duddy Ramone, C-Bait and I-Poodle Bencomo will decide to show also.
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Big Ups.
Jeff
