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I am looking for a used pit and standards in Arizona. If you have anything please email me at deanstarkey@gmail.com. Thanks.

There is only one Airline that I know of that will not take poles and that's Delta. Every other airline seems to take them although sometimes it takes a little arm twisting. I also would not ask in advance. From my experience they will always tell you to go to cargo because they are too big. Don't b...

It's 30 sec of each excercise w/ 15 sec rest. 60 sec rest after the run.

I also updated that post with any times that were missing.

Here is a page right out of my workout plan. Monday I. Warm-up: 800m jog II. Hurdle Drills (10 hurdles x 2 sets each) Over/Unders, Step overs (right), Step overs (left), Step overs (alt.), Step overs (2 forward/1back), Cross Skipping over side (alt.), A2’s over side (right then left), B2â€...

The main reason a tip blows out is from a low plant/tafe-off and stabbing the pole in the box. The other reason is never rotating your plug after each jump. Rotating your plug will increase the life of the plug signifigantly because if you do have a low plant the pole tends to dig into the plug on o...

I would say 15 is a minimum to start getting some offers from smaller schools. 16 feet should get you over 60% at many schools. 17 feet you can get a full ride without much trouble. Also, if you do other events as well you will be more valuable to the teams.

The biggest pole I have cleared a bar with was a 5.20 12.5. The biggest pole I have planted was 5.20 11.9.

I talked to John Besmaer and he said that they did not find out until the last minute that they were having to jump on thursday. He could not justify taking the extra days off work. I suspect the same might apply to some of the other guys as well.

Well, if you raise your grip you will definatley have alot more time to get upside down.

I am jumping on 5.10 and 5.20 Pacer carbons. The biggest pole I have used this year is a 13.6 holding 4.95 or so, not sure about the pound rating.

What poles are you on, grip, etc..?

I was about 23-24 in those videos and I am 36 now. In a nutshell here are the things I concentrate on the most during the season: Plyometrics (1x week) 5 sets of 5 alternate leg bounds 5 sets of 5 single leg bounds 5 sets of 5 jump squats for distance 5 sets of 20 straight leg ankle hops in place Sh...

Thanks. If you come out to one of Jans CA camps I am out there all the time training.

Training is going great. I have jumped 18'2" so far. I am moving back to a long approach at Mt. Sac next weekend and hope to better that.