Future Trampoline Training Program

 Recently I have been getting into heated discussions about what the right training intensity is for a top level trampolinist. I am not going to tell you what is currently being done by anyone else because most would be very upset if I were to say it. Instead I will say what I currently do and what I hope to be doing by next fall.

Current Program:

3-4 times a week 1 hour to 1.5 hours per training

15 minutes of stretching/ week

1 hour a week of conditioning

Pretty lazy isn’t it. I fully blame myself for getting out of my old habits because I was weak enough to follow the trends. My goal is to be the top trampolinist in Canada one day. I would say the world but my genetics are not quite at the caliber they need to be for that to be achieved. I have started working on a program  and have been strict on completing it the way I know it needs to be done thanks to someone special. Thanks Felicia.

My ideal weekly training program will not be achieved quickly because my body has weakened considerably since I quit gymnastics. I am on a strict conditioning program and trampoline program. The last straw was when my ankle seized up in China simply because I was not use to the training load. Considering how I use to train 5 hours at a time a few years ago this was very horrifying that my physical attributes had fallen so low. So currently I am in a race against myself to get back to where I was when I was 17.  My hopeful future program will look something like this:

1 hour conditioning   6 times a week  - special gymnastics style training

25- 30 hours of trampoline training a week

1 hour of strength training with weights 6 times a week

3 hours of stretching a week

Total = 45 hours a week of training for trampoline.

A few barriers stand in my way however.

1)      Training time:  It will be hard to fit in 5 hours of training time a day considering no one is at skyriders in the morning for morning training. I guess skyriders will not be enough for a full program.  I do have other options though and I can go back and forth like some other athletes do.

2)      Working: Doing a 5 hour training a day will seriously cut down on the amount of hours I am able to work but because I have made good roots at Halton Hills I will be able to work something out. I am currently working fulltime this summer so I can save enough money to be able to train more in the fall instead of work so much. Too bad I do not have funding.

3)      School Schedule: Unfortunately universities do not seem to be able to make time tables that make much sense. I am finishing up my program this year however and because I am taking “fill in” courses I think it will be easier to find time to train.

This program will not be able to jump into effect until fall however because I have to work and there are not enough hours in the day. My current project is to get my conditioning levels up to where they were 5 years ago. ThanksJ