Jumping January Template

Jump higher, stop faster...

...have energy left over to skate.

Jumping is a delicate balance between strength, power, and deceleration. An art and a science.

I, myself, am a notoriously bad jumper. I actually think one of the things that made me a good blocker was that my feet wanted to stay firmly planted to the ground at all times. Like, all the time. It makes you hard to move if your feet won't lift off the ground.

But there are times when being a better jumper has helped me. That springiness makes it possible for me to jump the apex (a little) if I ever have to get to the front of the pack quickly or take a star pass. It also means that I can produce more force through each strike of my feet and that gives me the speed I need to chase after jammers and swallow them whole. And, once I got used to it, I realized that jumping can be kind of fun.

It's a delicate balance of increasing your STRENGTH and muscular endurance, boosting your POWER, and nailing the MECHANICS of a good jump. Equal parts body training and brain training. Jump training can be designed to help you get those hops while still ensuring that you are strong, solid, and stable for your new (or current season).

I promise: it's not all just box jumps over and over until you die.

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TRAINING THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.

Iron Octopus Fitness may not exist anymore but when it did, I worked hard to build roller derby specific programs that helped skaters reach the goals you have. However, these aren't programs that will leave you gasping for air, sore for days, or feeling like you're dead at the end.

This template (and all the training I created) is designed to get you where you want to go without draining your energy or leaving you too weak to practice well. It's common to follow the "no pain, no gain" school to training and I try really hard not to fall into the trap as a personal trainer and coach.

If you're looking for a trainer or program to push, push, push you until you can barely move, then that's not me. And that's not this program.

And that's okay.

This is not a program to lose weight. It's not a program to punish yourself for things you feel that you did "bad" last week. It's not a program to take over your life. It's not for you if you're just joining it because you think you have to have a program.

But if you like my programming and want to have a ton of success this season in a way that respects your body and time and allows you rest and recovery -- THEN NOW'S THE TIME.

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PICK YOU PRICE FOR 4-WEEKS OF JUMP TRAINING.

What you get delivered to your inbox:

• Videos of each individual exercise AND each full workout
• Coaching tips for each individual exercise
• Cardio finishers to add to each training day (great if you're, say, not able to practice right now...)
• Recommendations for scheduling around practices or other events you might be participating in

All in a PDF form that you can save and access from anywhere. Just pick your price or grab it for free. Seriously. That's it.

Now HOP TO IT.