Final training sessions - Into the Off-Season

[@VikashSinghGusain776]

You should post more and more videos... Nd more frequently too... I like your content.

[@matehj]

Cheers bro. Will do!

[@nnamdiezunu8976]

Love the content. Can you please make a short little video on how to warm up for high jump competitions and training? Thanks.

[@matehj]

Something I'm thinking of doing. And cheers brotha!

[@jamesglynn1064]

love seeing you progress man! How do you measure your bounds?

[@matehj]

Use the same start point each time and measure where I land after my last bound. Basically how they do triple haha. I also have a measuring tape XD

[@seealexrun7649]

Does your body ever get hurt or worn out after doing a session on the track and then going to the gym right after?

[@matehj]

Overall, no. If I worked out like this for weeks on end yes. But I have a deload every 3rdish week(depends how I'm feeling), and these hard workouts are at most 3 times a week. Also I never do these workouts back to back. It's all in giving myself enough rest.

[@khi8620]

Do you have any drills for seperating the jump going up and rotating over. I am struggling because I am rotating too soon so i am not getting high. I can scissor higher than i can back over. The rotation in the air also is confusing.

[@matehj]

My advice is trying to figure out the flop from a two foot standing back over, then to a trot in two foot back over, then from a 3 step single leg jump, to a 5 step single leg jump etc... If that makes sense. Basically simplify and take the speed out of it, try to get comfortable jumping high with a flop from standing, to short and finally long run ups. Hope this helps, it's not an easy process but practice makes perfect!

[@khi8620]

@@matehj thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@hoonicals]

Hello! this question is definitely from out the dark, but do you know if I'm able to use normal spikes for my Nike High Jump Elites?

[@matehj]

Yeah ofc. They're all replaceable anything will screw into them haha

[@hoonicals]

@@matehj Also, do I also use all 11 spikes on my non-plant leg?

[@matehj]

@@hoonicals it's all preference. I don't put heel spikes in on my non jump foot but legit almost everyone else does. Stylistic choice I say B)

[@hoonicals]

@@matehj okay thanks 👍👍

[@debossruss2006]

I am 5' 11" it is my first year, when I get around 5'9 to around my height I tend to just mentally get scared I guess not 100% sure what can I do to this. I feel like I am focusing to much on the height and not on the clearing.

[@matehj]

I know other jumpers use an elevated box take off to practice big heights so maybe that could help you. Otherwise, practice. The more u do it the more comfortable u will become :) goodluck!

[@malachitisch7494]

You ever hit deep butt to sneakers squats? Like with heels elevated?

[@matehj]

I used to when I first started, but my hips don't like going that deep and I don't see value of full range of motion for track and field. So half squats in off season usually.

[@juanignaciobrady4687]

hey bro, do you have instagram?

[@matehj]

Yeah man, it's matepoduje. Not rlly track stuff tho haha