Case Study #2 Muscle vs Elastic Typing in Improving Vertical Jump in an Elite Swimmer- J Smith 1/21

Presenter Bio -
Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports www.just-fly-sports.com/and trains athletes and clients in partnership with Evolutionary Fitness in Cincinnati, Ohio. Joel hosts the Just Fly Performance Podcast, has authored several books on athletic performance including his most recent: "Speed Strength". Joel was formerly a strength coach for 8 years at UC Berkeley, working with the Swim teams and post-graduate professional swimmers, as well as tennis, water polo, and track and field. A track coach of 13 years, Joel coached for the Diablo Valley Track and Field Club for 7 years, and also has 6 years of experience coaching sprints, jumps, hurdles, pole vault and multi-events on the collegiate level, working at Wilmington College, and the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse.
Joel has coached 2 national champions, multiple All-Americans and school record holders in his time as a track coach. In the realm of strength and conditioning, his programs have assisted 5 athletes to Olympic berths that produced 9 medals and a world record performance at Rio in 2016.
In 2011, Joel began Just Fly Sports with Jake Clark as a central platform to promote information for athletes and coaches to reach their highest potential. In 2016 the first episode of the “Just Fly Performance Podcast” was released, now a leading source of education in the sports performance field. The evolving mission of Just Fly Sports is focused on teaching athletes to realize their true, innate power, and achieve the highest joy in their training, competition, and in the community.
Joel has also spent several years in the realms of college lecturing, personal training, and thesis research. Joel’s certifications include Neurological and Physical Typing from BATI, CSCS, MAT Jumpstart, and NKT level 1, as well as USA Track and Field credentials. Joel is also well-versed in the Be-Activated protocols as taught by Douglas Heel, Foot training and biomechanical concepts from Gary Ward, and has been extensively mentored by sprint and sport movement coach Adarian Barr.
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[@jostjuice]

Great case study. Thank you Joel & Alex.
I have very similar tendencies as the mentioned athlete. For me, the limiting factor in performance has always been ‘raw’ force production, but ‘grinding’ type of lifting and yielding ISO’s sucked the life out of me. One thing that checked this need for maximal strength (really maximal tension in the muscles) is EMS (electric muscle stimulation) with maximal contractions (up to 7sets of 7s contractions with 2-3’ rest) at critical joint angles /muscle lengths.
Always feel strong after good 8-12 sessions, without it draining and inhibiting my power outputs during the training cycle.
I’ve coupled the EMS sessions with assisted jumps (with elastic cords, about 30-40% bodyweight reduction), and RFD is going through the roof from session to session.
Might try setting up EMS with overcoming ISO’s as well.
Anyway, just sharing my thoughts and experiences.
Kind regards.

[@athletic_improvement]

That's interesting.
Can you explain a bit more about the EMS sessions?
What is the set up or equipment needed?
Thanks

[@jeromepaulifurung2632]

Great Stuff!
Maybe you can give me some advice. Before the pandemic, i can grab the rim of 2 feet. Then after 8 months i started to train again. My max back squats and deadlift are back as it was before and i am doing the same exercises as before as well. However, it seems that i am having a hard time to grab the rim. What do you think seems to be the problem? Should i changed my program or stick to it?