Bodyweight and the one-leg jump

We all “know” that great one leg jumpers (with a few exceptions) are pretty skinny and light. We all talk about how a low bodyweight, even regardless of strength and relative strength is important in a one-leg jump. Yet nobody identifies why that is? Why is a low bodyweight that important to jumping high off [...]

8-7-6-5 results

Ok guys, I have “finished” my 8-7-6-5 cycle BUT I haven’t even reached my stagnation step. I had to stop it because of injury (my right leg is all injured, with pain in the Achilles’ tendon, ankle, knee and hip). It’s not because of squatting but because of some awkward jumps I did a few [...]

The 8-7-6-5

The 8-7-6-5 is a training method I’m currently using to improve my squat. This method is made up of five phases and steps:

1) The build-up phase; 2) The stagnation step; 3) The intensification phase; 4) The peak step; 5) The deload phase.

What are all these? Just fancy names to make this program look [...]