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.