How Often Can We Jump Without Injuring Tendons (72 Hour Myth EXPOSED)

[@MatthewSprint]

I love this video! I remember I was talking to a PT and they were saying you can't train plyometrics until 48 hours rest was over (in response to me saying that I liked to do pogos the day before Sprinting because I felt that it enhanced my performance the next day and got my legs ready and fired-up). Although I gave a soft answer in response not completely shutting them down but saying that trained athletes had a greater work capacity and that low volume microdosed plyos was a viable strat to improve performance, I did feel a disconnect with them because my ancedotal experience was different from the PT's mainstream/textbook advice, Like I do agree you need 48 hours to recover tendons 'completely' (that's where our beliefs bridge and agree), but often-times you don't wait until 'completion', sometimes training tendons whilst their not fully recovered is a good strat and you need to load the tendon (more intensly) to recover it!! We know light loading is necessary for tendon recovery (the PT & I agree on this ofc) but I mean like training when you feel at 70% can sometimes be useful.. It's about knowing your body and what stimulus you need!!

[@Sawstinker]

As a physio and athletic therapist myself, most physios do not lift or train and know nothing about advanced practice or actual athletics

[@MatthewSprint]

​@@Sawstinker Yeah it really depends on the physio you find!! Physio therapy is a huge field, There are specialists in football, cricket, swimming, weightlifting, etc.. I try to go to Sprinting/Track & Field Physios if I'm given that option, otherwise I don't even bother (because I probably know more than them, no offense). Also there are functional therapists/physios that have nothing to do with sports and are for regular people suffering muscular imbalances, pain, etc.. So I agree if you're going to work with someone make sure they're familiar with your Sport/demands & that they work with similar athletes regularly.. 👌In terms of bodies in Sports they differ so much between sports and each Sport has their own unique development/training methodology (what kind of workload they can tolerate at a high level, many have been training since childhood and have adapted).

[@briankim7442]

Hello matthew, I do agree with all of what you just said. But please be considerate and manage your load properly to avoid injuries. Many times muscles "improve" faster than ligaments and tendons. So, many times you wont feel sore from the day before, but your tendons might be straining. A few years back, a friend of mine snapped his achilles tendon during our volleyball practice. We are not pros at all, not even amateurs. Our intensity and skills are very low, we just take part of small tournaments in our neigbourhood. And even that small load was enough to break his ankle. I myself injured my knee after the pandemic. Really got out of shape (gained like 10-15kgs in 2 years), and during a friendly game of football with my friends I tore my cartilage in my knee. Im not critising you at all, you keep doing what feels good for you! But Im just warning you, I didnt listen to my body or saw the signs of potential injury. I just brushed it off as a simple and small annoying/inconvinient issue we all feel sometimes during training. Train hard! But, most importantly, train safe! Cheers!

[@MatthewSprint]

@@briankim7442 I appreciate your concern. I will just add that Sprinters and other Track Athletes like Jumpers Train their tendons a lot with Sprinting, Jumping & Various Plyometrics, especially from a younger age so the tendons are very well-developed and less prone to injury, it's also about listening to your body. Even recently we know Usain Bolt tore his achilles, but I think this is because he was not very active for years and played a charity football match recently and this was the cause. I think it's more about consistent exposure to loads (I know high level sprinters who train 5 days a week), because structural changes in the tendon happen but in Bolt's case it could very-well be a case of 'use it or lose it', or potentially he moved in a way his position his achilles was not used to after being inactive for a long time and away from Sports. I will add two crucial points as-well: 1. A lot of people put emphasis on strengthening the muscles but not the tendons and this can lead to an imbalance where the tendons are relatively weaker and more prone to injury. 2. In the NFL or other sporting leagues use of PEDs can cause a sudden increase in the strength of the muscle and also decrease something called 'relaxin' in the tendon which is a molecule responsible for tendon elasticity, and lack of it can cause stiff tendons which are more prone to injury, Also use of anti-estrogenics can also weaken the tendon because estrogen (in a small but healthy range for males) has benefits for tendon and sexual health and crushing estrogen with drugs artificially can have negative effects.

[@briankim7442]

@@MatthewSprint well, based on your response I can tell that you know a thing or two about this topic. you know your way around. but my undoing was the difference between knowledge and wisdom... if a friend of mine had shown the same symptoms that I had, I would have told him to deload or rest more. but I didnt really saw those signs on myself, or maybe I was just very stubborn, or maybe it was pride as well... I kept training at a relatively high intensity and frequency, specially for how out of shape I was... I though I could handle it. but I couldnt lol now my knee is slowly healing, and Im taking everything very slowly. hope your training goes smoothly and nothing bad happens to you! listen to your body! cheers mate

[@raya472]

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[@jamesvegas1510]

love the podcasts bro you continue to change lives fr 💯 keep going bro we appreciate it

[@robogarden5723]

It's important to note that plyometrics is for tendon elasticity and heaving, slow loading is for tendon stiffness. You need both. Just hopping around like a kangaroo is not going to get the complete job done.

[@HeySpecimen]

It’s day 785 of completing and documenting a challenging workout every single day. I’m 36 years old and dunking is one of my favourite things to do. 🤙

[@michaelveras1815]

good post coach. tendon takes a bit longer to recover and adapt than muscles as per the lack of blood circulation and capillarization in this connective tissues. Blood circulation being essential for recovery and 'healing'

[@chrismatthews1762]

I wish we could get a video of Paul's warm up for jumping days

[@MrOrthodox13]

"there is no answer" well thsnks

[@supune]

I get what you're saying with the metaphor for hunting but to be historically accurate villages and tribes really would only go on large game hunting parties once or twice per full moon, so it would only be once or twice a month. It was the farming communities after the agricultural revolution that had grueling day after day chores like pulling water out of a well, tilling the land, herding and wrangling livestock.

[@madbadtrad7746]

Superb video; and so true. Great analysis, thanks!

[@yannpadonou4102]

il y a 0 seconde Phase 1: playing basketball only Friday and SUnday so I lift on Monday (strength/power) and wednesday (sprints/plyos) . Phase 2 : playing basketball wednesday, Friday and SUnday so I lift only Monday (low volume/high Intensity/more specific tempo & joint angle, etc). I'm 39yo full time graphic designer.

[@paulensor9984]

Greater intensity means higher testosterone production, plug that into progressive overload, fit that to your goals, stay consistent and listen to your body, eat well, rest well, and enjoy your training

[@edwardrosemond7169]

Great Video!

[@hoopdr3amz23]

Simone Biles. Study her enuff with the Men

[@cloudfuel9166]

Im wondering how i can split my workouts, basketball and jumping. Very hard to juggle it all, maybe compartmentalize and focus on a regime to up a certain skill one or two at a time.

[@cazfernandez13]

Best split for our athletes. Are micro-dosing every other day @cloudfuel9166 Start with 10 mins every other day with light low level plyometrics with your Upperbody to train the tendons and still get moving

[@futurehofer1564]

every time I work on my hamstrings (I usually do nordics or RDLs) they stay sore for so long, like today is wednesday and I worked out saturday and I still feel a little in my hamstrings 😭

[@hugocerf.91]

Same for me but i think you should do less reps but more often, it would be more productive

[@26Track]

Your hamstrings are weak unless your doing 5 sets, it’s the same for me 😂

[@lastskyy]

Amazing and informative video.

[@jelosamierazib2027]

Coach, why sometimes, I'm so bouncy, but another day i cannot jump as high just like i did on that day where i feel so bouncy and i jump so high? Why coach? Any tips?

[@giftbichetero9045]

Fatigue on your central nervous system can affect this, you’re not going to have high jumping days every day it’s to be expected. The body needs time to recover to perform at a high level.

[@TheEncouragementKid]

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[@Azncrzykid00s]

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[@NkosiLion]

ive found it most important to listen to your body and track/plan exertion.