
Our calves have to be strong to handle that brunt force. (3) relationship between 200m personal best results and. Think of doing the penultimate step before launching into a jump. countermovement jumps (CMJ), (2) development of lower-body strength during training periods, and. The same thing goes with working on the tibialis. So if we train knee flexion and hip extension very well, the stronger are hamstrings and hips are, the better we can absorb the energy.

If we do nordic curls, targeting the hamstrings, which are responsible for knee flexion and hip extension. This means doing hip work, different knee work (like nordic curls), and different ankle work (tibialis raises). Ben brings this up as well and uses it to guide his accessory work. It was poetry literally in motion.Īl Vermeil brings up triple flexion quite a bit. The idea of applying the reverse he illustrated by performing the eccentric portion as if landing or going into a squat.

The concept of being strong in this case was demonstrated by extending the body as if to jump. Ben made a comment about, “Taking the concept of being strong, but then applying the reverse.” As he said this, he physically moved his body to add meaning to his words.
