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CCJ, what do you think of this program

SlavikHavik

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Hey im currently working on getting my form down on the oly lifts. I cant really clean effectively at all yet. but what do you think of this as a program for working on my vertical

Day 1: ME Upper
ME: Standing Strict Press
Tricep Dips 4x10 (Slow negative)
Dumbell Swing throughs 3x8
Bentover Row 4x6

ME Lower
ME Move: Jump Stance Box Squat (Low or parallel)
Front Squats 3x5
GHR 4x8 Superset with Calf Raise 4x8
Reverse Hyper 3x10
Multi Hip Swing Throughs - Superset with Side Leg raise 3x8
Cable Pull Downs 5x10

DE Upper
Speed OHP
Tricep Extensions 2x10
Skill specific plyometrics 3x6 (this is for work on the pommel horse)
Hang Snatch Practice - 40lbs
Seated Row 4x8

DE Lower
Speed Box Squat
Altitude landings (will rotate with depth jumps, then straight jumping practice every 4 weeks)
Power Clean Practice - 40lbs
RDL 3x8 superset with Calf Raise 3x12
Weighted Leg Raise 5x12
 
It looks sound- your working all the necessary musclegroups and exercises.
I think 2-3 week rotations on the jumps works better, maybe altitude drops, low intensity jumps, depth jumps, low intensity jumps, repeat. Start low work up.

But I'm not a fan of this shotgun cookie cutter type approach. And I think your doing too much each day.
It would be better to figure out where your lacking first - strength, speed or reactivty with certain tests. And then attack your weakness while you maintain your other qualities, and then retest and then work your new weakness etc.
You will gain faster like this, rather than doing everything at the same time.

This is a test from DBhammer
compare your vertical jump to your depth jump - with various height boxes, from low to high - and figure out which gives you the highest jump.

for example - 90cm vertical jump

50cm drop/92 cm reactive jump or depth jump
65cm drop/ 95 cm RJ
80 cm drop/ 97 cm RJ
95 cm drop/ 99 cm RJ
105 cm drop/ 98 cm RJ
100 cm drop/ 96 cm RJ

your greatest RJ height was attained at a 95cm drop(99cm RJ)- for this example. With this test, figure out where you stand:

(1) Your vertical will be greater than your RJ ability.
(2) Your vertical will be less than your RJ ability
(3) Your vertical will be equal to your RJ ability.

Now, if your situation is #1 then you need to incorporate more speed work (under 50% stuff and jumps/and rapid fire plyos) and explosive stuff (50-70% explosive lifts and olys, depthjumps, altitude drops)

But, if your situation is #2 then you need to take a closer look
(a) Your RJ ability will spike early and then decay late(i.e. best RJ at nil cm drop all the way to 90cm+ drop without a gain or loss).

(b) Your RJ ability will rise in relation to the drop-height

If your situation is (a) then you need to introduce more explosive power work as detailed above

If your situation is (b) then you need to concentrate more on the Max Strength, moderate to high rep work, and speed type work as detailed above.
ie fairly balanced

if your vertical equals your RJ ability(#3) then you need to take a "lop-sided" approach(note: this situation poses the greatest potential for immediate gains, of which will quickly lead into a situation (b)
For some this will mean concentration of strength and explosive power work
For others this will mean concentration of speed and explosive power work.
The determinent is to recognize at what point your RJ ability decayed with repect to drop height - Was it above or below your VJ height?
The more your RJ ability hit peak above a height equal to your VJ height the more strength work should be employed in your lop-sided approach.
the lower your RJ peak in relation to the drop height equal to your VJ height the more the need for speed and explosive power work.


Once you have this info you can then taylor your program to suit. You can keep the Westside structure, but test results will be a clearer guide as to what exercises you select on the various days and what you will spend more time on etc. You can't do everything at once and do it justice without overtraining your CNS, so you ahve to be selective and go for bangs for the bucks, depending on the test results.
If you retest yourself every 2-3 weeks that would be good I think

Also remeber never do speed type work as detailed above (not the same as explosive power work) on the same day as strength work. It won't be as effective - either do it by itself or you can do it with explosive power work.
So that means on your DE days, either do speed by itself or with explosive power work, but don't add in strength or repetition method lifts.
But you can do explosive power work with strength and repetition lifts.
 
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