I’m sure I’ve discussed this before, but I’ll say it again, you can train for all qualities.
Yesterday in the gym amused me. After doing jump front squats (which felt very chaosandpain like) I did a shit ton of box jumps to a 39″ box. I caught a handful of people watching me hit the jumps. Normally I use 36″ as the height, but whimsically I decided to up it, thinking I’d hit maybe 5 total, but ended up doing over 20, and in general resting less than one is “supposed” to for power.
Doing both squat every day, and working labor I want my legs and hips to have all qualities, strength,power, and endurance.
I’m training myself to be able to be on my feet all day, have a good squat, and still have the power endurance after all that to explode well and repeatedly.
Call it insane, it’s what I’m going for though, and I’m already seeing adaptation.
Work, anywhere from 5-16 hours, squat variation (generally low rep and low volume, occasionally higher rep), then power endurance via a bunch of low rest high rep high height box jumps.
It’s still on my mind to add in long runs in the AM, people have done it, so can I. It’s also on my mind to add in more work for the legs and hips after the jumps. Maybe prowler sprints or sprints, followed by roundhouse kicks to the heavy bag and ended with a long run or jump rope.
We can push ourselves pretty far with the necessary mindset and work put in. As humans we’re meant to perform. This is my part in the battle against physical devolution.
Eat a dick should this offend you or be “impossible”. Open your mind and work.
-J