Rest--Very
Important for Triple jumpers.
The training of a triple jumper is considered as the most
rigorous in athletics. If we look at this discipline, the fact that the impact
on the jumper’s legs is 8 times his body weight, we can determine level of
training that a triple jumper has to undergo.
If an athlete with good technique is undergoing a crisis in
training, almost always the reason for this crisis is because the athlete has not
given the physical progress time enough to settle. Hard workouts weaken the
body but rest allows the body to repair itself, becoming stronger than before.
I want to clarify that in my experience the rest of a triple
jumper is not only the stopping of training, or not doing anything for a couple
of days. Staying active like running for 30 or 45 minutes in an easy way --ice
baths (cryotherapy) or employ restorative practices, Including massage or even
yoga is one of the most effective ways to achieve full recovery and improve
performance. As recovery is a fundamental basis for all athletes, they have to
learn the importance of this type of Sports Break.
I want to clarify that not all athletes react in a positive
way to the break, therefore is it so important to make an effective planning
break for each jumper. The recovery is the most important in the improvement of
performance, and periods spent in recovery,
will allow you to maintain that very difficult balance to between rigorous training and rest, and to
feel in the best conditions and compete at your best.
Many sports scientists have formed a theory about rest which
generalizes to almost all athletes from different sports. But when we talk
about Triple Jump, rest is almost unmatched with any of the other disciplines
of athletics or other sports in general. Thus, warm up, adequate hydration and
eating well, are all needed in the rest period so that the body recovers well
and assimilate the training sessions. Good quality sleep is also necessary in
order for the body to recover and assimilate good training sessions. For a full
recovery, the athlete is required to sleep at least 8 hours, although elite
athletes require at least 10 hours of sleep daily.
Although the recovery
period means taking a break from the sport, a well-prepared and fit athlete
will not lose his condition if he takes some rest without training. In fact an
athlete who is good and does no physical activity may end up losing 5% to 10%
of his physical form, but this is something
he can easily recover.
