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Thanks for the tips. I do occasionally workout with the football team ( off-season ) and they do do back pedaling ( same thing as running backward right ? ). I did a mile run today, 8:04 ( my PR in the mile is 7:21 :o , a tad faster than a turtle ) At least my lower leg feel fine, they do tighten up...

I'm trying to get my miles time down to 7 minutes, but it is hard to do when you constantly get shin splints ( both legs, inner side of my leg ) I'm currently nursing two of them right now, i have a mile run tomorrow i will try and see how fast i can do it. Thanks for the videos, I found that video ...

Thanks for the respond, i just weighted and measured my height. Height : 5 feet 9 1/4 inches Weight : 151 Lbs <=== i'm planning to keep my weight around the 150 lbs mark and gain more strength . Bench Max : 185 Vertical : 26-27 inches My mile run and long distance is terrible though, i run a mile in...

i know that i will have to hold higher to clear higher bar. I'm holding about 6 handgrips down from the top of my 160 pole. I agree that i'll have to work on my mechanic ( drive phase ) to go higher but it is hard to work on my mechanic when i can only pole vault during track season.

thanks for the respond, i guess that make sense.

I still sort of want to gain some weight since i'm a little underweight for my height.

My biggest problem is that i don't hold the drive phase long enough to go deep into the mat ( my standard is always around the 17-20 inch ) I just run, go to the drive phase then swing upside down right away. If i'm using a pole 10 lbs over my body weight, i will blow through it and landed all the w...

My PR is 11 feet my sophomore year ( last year ) holding around 11 on a pole thats 20 lbs over my body weight.
Looking to go 14 feet this year ( junior ) and 15-16 ft my senior year.

Last season i weight around 140 lbs,I vaulted on a 161 poles last season. This off season I'm planning on gaining some weight ( muscle ) and speed. I'm about 5 feet 7, ( i figure by the time track season is around, my body probably grow a few more inches ) i haven't weight myself yet but i think i'm...

i guess i'm the only one taking as many jump as possible before they close the pit.
I get more confidence in myself if i do a lot of warm up jumps.