When executing the three phases of the triple jump, it is important
to keep a perfect balance if you want to jump a great distance. It’s common for
triple jumpers, even top jumpers, to zig-zag their way through the different
phases, or they start their jump from the middle of the runway, but end up on
the left or right side of the pit once they have completed their jump.
The athlete loses several valuable centimetres because
the force is getting wasted on movements that are not projecting them forward.
Therefore, it is necessary for the athlete to train themselves to maintain
their balance so they minimise their chances of losing momentum.
How can you improve that? Well very simply- develop a
strong core.
It’s important to have a strong core, which includes
the abdominals and hip flexors. This will prevent the athlete from using other
muscles such as the lower back, which can cause movement issues and put the
athlete off-balance.
Also, improving the core strength must also be
accompanied by flexibility exercises. The flexibility helps the range of the arms
movement to be even more supple and effective during the fly phase, while also
helping the athlete maintain a perfect balance during the jumps, and above all prevent
and keep the athlete injury free.
In these difficult times, in the middle of a pandemic,
it is the perfect moment to work on specify Core exercises for triple jumpers.
I have seen
athletes doing yoga, which is very good, but then they accompany it with weight
exercises and plyometric jumping exercises. Many athletes think that yoga works
to strengthen the core, and it is true, depending on what sport and specialty
you use it for. When we talk about triple jump, if you want to reach the elite,
my recommendation is to use yoga to improve flexibility and perform specific
special exercises for triple jumps to improve the core.
In my YouTube channel I have just posted 6 specific
exercises for triple jumpers and I will talk about it in my next post.
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