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You give a good vault coach a skinny kid, a descent athlete with a little speed, add a swing, and there is a very good chance he'll jump 15'. :yes: Thats EXACTLY this kid at my school. He's a senior, vaults 15', and going for more. I really hope I can vault like him when I get to 12th grade, he's p...

Heh, I guess I didn't phrase my question well enough. I DO vault, as often as I can, and I'd much rather be on the runway than in the weight room. I was asking what you could do OUTSIDE of the pit, because there is only one indoor pit at our school which we get to practice on twice a week. PVjunkie,...

Thanks a lot, it seems I already do a lot of things you guys talked about it. Thats good that I'm on the right track. I do a lot of situps and chinups every day, I also have a piece of wood rod in my basement I use to practice swinging, and I also have a rope swing in my back yard, but its winter ri...

I know everyone talks about explosiveness, which is good for pole vaulting (makes a lot of sense), and I just wanted to clear up some of the things in the weight room. I've heard about people getting seriously messed up from lifting the wrong way, and I do it right. Just a bit of backround, I'm in 1...