I measured my vertical on Monday and got about 1-1.5 inches higher on my standing vertical and the same on my one-step approach. My running vertical was about the same; my technique on this approach is terrible. On the video, I look hesitant and I lose a lot of momentum on my take-off. I'll post these vidoes later as a compilation.
Some more thoughts on squats:
Some of the best advice I've received regarding squats came from www.biggerfasterstronger.com . Under the archives section, type in "squats" in the search field and read all of the articles titled "Squat Correctly". The best advice from these articles had to do with the power position and establishing this before every set of squats. What you do is, without any weight on your shoulders, squat down to parallel, shift your feet until you have a strong and solid base, and then stand up. At this point, look at your feet and that is how your feet should be positioned while you squat.
I was up to 255 lbs for a set of 5 when I squatted earlier this week. I had 195 lbs on the bench press and got up 2 sets of 5, but only put up 4 reps on the third set.
Overall, I am feeling good about my progress.
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