ok i just didnt see anywhere where he started with only 115kg all the singles seemed over 130kg
what do u do for your rehearsal stuff?
Oh yeah, Lorien didn't post what Edwards did in January, when he tested his maxes at the onset of his training. Mike followed up with a link to January & February, as well as the article by his coach:
https://elitetrack.com/images/janfeb1995.jpg
As for rehearsal, it's probably stuff you already know about the technique…I just do lots of it. Actually, some of the stuff I practice comes from the discussion on TJ that you had with Mike about 4 years ago (there's an old thread in here somewhere which is good). You know…how to receive the ground, rocking heel-to-toe/full-footed contacts, projection of the hips well beyond the support leg on all 3 phases, not being in a hurry to cycle the leg through, etc. Also, the rehearsal ties into the new technique I'm using with the sweeping single arm-over the top. I practice the typical posterior pelvic tilt (thinking projection of high beams from the hips), leading with the hips, pelvic rotation (thinking swivel vs. frozen), opposite arm to leg working in unison & as mirror images of one another, focusing the line of balance to the middle, vertical shin angle through moment of departure during approach rehearsal (stepping down onto an imaginary/arbitrary takeoff mark…love to feel pinched), etc. As for stationary drills, one of them is holding the desired body position that we want off the board by holding an arm out and leaning into a partner or wall…takeoff leg is fully extended back on the "board", hips in front, straight driving angle, etc. Another is from a single leg stand, doing a repeat free leg motion of driving the knee, but then soon after allowing it to extend through its swooping miss at the ground…this is done working the sweeping single arm at the same time. Most rehearsal is done in slow motion, so we can absorb and internalize the motions throughout the mock triple jump. It actually gets you very comfortable and relaxed with the event, imagining how it will feel at various points.