[wisconman]

wisconman on February 7, 2006 at 10:51 am #11626

What are some good goals that are easily measured? I mean, for most people, its how well you perform during the season. But what are some good off-season goals to work for, or to measure progress? I know weight room numbers is an obvious one, but I don't think that great numbers in the weightroom directly contribute to athletic performance. I mean, even though I can move the bar faster and with more weight for a clean than some people, they still out-jump me, with height not being a factor. Speaking of which, what is my problem? I jump higher off two feet standing still than I do off of one with a running start. Can someone explain this to me? Back to the subject… does anyone have some suggestions? I'm a multi event athlete, and I have a few goals, one of my best being the mile run, but other than that I'm pretty much stumped.

[scarter]

scarter on February 8, 2006 at 5:01 am #51905

Wiscon,
      Would you mind outlining the events that you hope to excel in?
      There are many biomotor abilities to measure improvement in.

      Let us also know the priority of your goals (list them), and we'll go from there.

Respectfully,
–Smoot

[wisconman]

wisconman on February 8, 2006 at 10:15 am #51906

I hope to excel in the 400, HJ, and LJ. I am lucky that my high school events were some of the technical ones(discus, javelin) and I'm a little bit of a natural at pole vault and hurdles. I'd really love to run a 53 second 400, but I haven't tested myself in one for a long time, so I couldn't tell you what my personal best is. I want to go 6000 points, and I think that is a fair goal.

[wisconman]

wisconman on February 17, 2006 at 9:37 am #51907

Bump

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on February 17, 2006 at 11:23 am #51908

I'd suggest using some field tests as stepping-stone goals towards more event-specific goals. For example, you could aim to increase your cleans and squats by 10% and improve your standing LJ by 0.2m.

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