Never give up
firef1y72
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So for the last year I've wanted to do box jumps. But it's something i have never managed to master, it was never actually beyond my ability, so much as a full on mind block.
My PT had me trying to get past the block. I started by jumping on a step, then squat jumping up a flight of stairs. Slowly increasing the height of the step I was jumping on in my homework. Squat jumping up the stairs without standing up between jumps.....
Still I couldnt get over that block. Then my local gym got an indoor tyre...its a couple of inches lower than my PT's box. And I had an audience...so I didn't have a choice but to try.
First jump was more of a quick step up/jump hybrid, but I didn't fall. Next was an actual jump....then I managed 3 without stopping.
Now I can do sets of 10 on to the tyre and can do the step up/jump hybrid on to the PT's box
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This is Gus on doing bench presses
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Gus started training at the age of ninety-two.
A month after she started she put her walker in the closet because she didn't need it anymore.15 -
congrats, very inspiring!0
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Nice progress through training.0
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That is just so inspiring for me, @firef1y72.
I have some kind of mind block going on with jumping too, enough that it can get me and my DiL in fits of giggles when I try it.
Going to start really low, a 2x4 (haha), and work from there.
Heck! I may start with skipping just to get both legs jumping in the air together.
Cheers, h.
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@middlehaitch
I literally started with just the bit of the step you put on the risers, so maybe 2 inches, then put one set of risers on, then 2....
Meanwhile my PT had me working on explosive power by jumping up flights of stairs.
You will get there and the feeling when you do is unbelievable. Someone videoed my first ever successful jump and the smile on my face said it all.
Oh and our new challenge is pull ups, so far I'm managing 5 or 6 trx pull ups without stopping2 -
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@firef1y72, I read your training journals regularly and am always impressed with your training discipline and workout volume. Congrats on conquering box jumps. About a dozen years ago, I would work up to 36 inch height for 5 rep rounds and know the joy of leaping to new heights. Keep up the good work.1
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Amazing!!0
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It is never too late,
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Great stuff! I am not sure I could (yet) do such a jump. When I first started with PT my trainer suggested in week 1 that I step up onto a box while holding dumbbells. I discovered that I could not even get up there without dumbbells. Not a hope! Now I can.
Later on he suggested we try a Turkish get up (no weight). That was a no-no too. It took me a year of practice to be able to do the whole thing (the bridge was the sticking point) but now I can do them balancing a yoga block on my fist (to practise balance) and also with a light weight.
I have gone from being scared of weird and wonderful exercises to being actively happy when I find something else I can't do, as it gives me a new challenge.
So, yeah. Never give up. And never worry about looking like an idiot while you are trying to master something new.1
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