Is there a secret to pole vaulting?
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Pole vaulting is a very complex event and if you're serious about jumping higher, I would suggest that you start doing some research about the event. There is no 'secret' as you call it, you will simply gradually get better by improving your run, plant and swing. When you start to get this right, you should be able to start bending a pole rated at your body weight. Remember that the same weight rating in a longer pole is much stiffer so I would suggest starting with about a 12' pole rated at your body weight if you have access to one. It's really important to concentrate on getting the mechanics of the jump right and not being concerned about bending the pole. The pole bend will happen when you are doing other things right. I would suggest seeing if you can get your hands on the book 'Beginner to Bubka', available from neovault.com, which is a wealth of information. Also check out the message board of polevaultpower.com, there are a lot of very knowledgable people who post on there to make it a very good resource. You can search the forums for information as a lot of questions have been asked already.
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If you're really a pro, your team should have a staff of physicians and trainers to help you, so why are you asking a bunch of cyber strangers?\n\nMy son's trainer has them do jumps where they propel themselves forward, as well as the typical vertical leaping.  You might also want to do some lunges (forward, side and rear) favoring the left, if that's weaker than the right.
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ok you no how when you are skatin your feet are pointed like thiss ...( ) ( )  well leave your strong foot in the place it is post to be and take your over foot and put it behide you strong foot like this ( )\n                                  --   get it ????
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Use Plyometric training....see the info at:
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What was the secret???
67764
no, better start practicing your pole dance
242130
I would never use my poles getting off of the lift. If I am with snowboarders I push off early. If not I push off late with the hand that is not holding the poles
732540
Practice it, over and over and over..like anything else. more you do it, the more proficient you get at doing it. Im assuming you know the grip for it and so forth.
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First, look at the metal frames holding it up.  They look like metal pipes running vertically from the ground and horizontally along the fence.  There should be a horizontal one at the top of the fence, and sometimes (especially for a fence that high) there is one running through the middle.  Find a section of fence with the most horizontal support frames as they hold the fence in one position, making it easier to climb, and if you are on the side where the beams are, then you can use them as footholds.  \n\nI'm assuming there is no barbed or razor wire on top. Once you found your spot to climb, reach up and take a handhold, then another (do not jump and grab unless you are an accomplished urban climber), then raise a leg to about waist height, and depending on the size of the holes in the fence, either put the toes in through the one of the holes (large holes) or the bottom of the foot braced against the fence in the most stable area of fence you can reach (small holes).  One foot should still be on the ground.  Now, pull up, using your lower body strength as much as possilbe, and grab one handhold higher up and raise the other leg into a foothold.  \n\nNow that all four limbs are on the fence, make sure they are not all tightly together.  This rapidly fatigues the muscles.  In fact, you should spread out as wide as possible while climbing the fence as this offers stability and effeciency.  Whenever you reach for a hold with one limb, the other three should be stable and securely grasping the fence.  Grabbing two holds at a time is not only ineffecient but potentially dangerous.  You could fall, and we don't want that.  \n\nOnce you've reached the top of the fence, your hands should gasp the top horizontal support pipe, no matter which side you're on.  If there is no such beam, you're in a for wild ride as your shifting weight will make the fence sway to and fro dramitically.  Holding tighly with your hands, release one foothold and pull your torso above the top of the fence.  Swing your dominant leg over to the other side, turning your entire body.  This is your most unstable moment, so be extra cautious here.  Release your other foothold and swing it over the fence as well to join your dominant leg as it now looks for a foothold.\n\nYou are now at the top of the other side of the fence.  You can either jump down or climb down.  I would reccomend climbing down using the same principles used to climb up unless you are in a hurry.  \n\nDepending on your skill at urban climbing and upper body strength, you will be able to do this a lot quicker than it took to read.  It's cool to see someone interested in urban climbing.  Have fun!
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*FIRST* u must asemble the goal..  First of all you going to have to dig no matter if you do not want to. You only have to dig about a ft or ft- half into the ground depending how tall your goal is. Also you well need a pole digger ( IT looks like a pair of siccors that are up side down) and u would need a bag a cement and  (2) or (4)  2x4s to hold the pole in place while the cement is setting, while it sets get a levler to make sure the pole is right in there and if not move it until it right in there if not just ajust it
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Buy rope and 4 wooden poles. Use 2 mattreses underneath.
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Ok, I have a really good exercise. It is sort of confusing, but hopefully you will understand! By a wall, lean against it and pretend like you are sitting in a chair. Stay in this position for about two minutes, and do it every day. It builds up leg muscle.
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lift weights definatly and run alot drink alot of water and do yoga (it works to help strengthen ur balance and core muscles) practice balancing on a straight line (or beam even tho u don't use the beam) by staring or closing ur eyes and lift on leg up in coupe then to the side straight out and hold it, do handstands and pop off of ur shoulders to help in vault and do chair dips to tone ur muscles to v-ups and straddle-ups push ups and leg lifts witll work too, it also helps to just stand there practicng having tight legs and arms and abs. point toes in hollowbodies and swimmers oh yeah and swimming will help
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Never do gymnastics without supervision. I am serious. You need to do this in a gym. So when you fall and break your neck, don't say I didn't warn you. \n\nBUT, you can use tape and tape a line or buy a gym mat that has the hands on it for cartwheels.
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so whats the secret??
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Hmmm Well what i do im in middle school as well and im in gymnastics. but i guess you don't really want to go to gymnastics so here are the things we do. \n\n\nHold a v-up position for 4 minutes then do 20 v-ups do that 10 times\n( a picture of a v up) http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sourceofvitality.com/pages/exercise_images/v-up.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.sourceofvitality.com/pages/exercise.html&h=200&w=300&sz=57&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=LzAyO9HJuzV09M:&tbnh=77&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dv%2Bup%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN\n\nNext do pull ups to build arm strength then for legs do inch worms ( the most killer thing to do for arms and legs) \n\nYou start out in a push up position for a inch worm then you edge your feet up closer to your hands then move your hands out and repeat this for ever.\n\nand for arms do push ups i do 50 per day and heres what this all shows.....
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Thats easy. All you do is put a few Gymnastics mats infront of u, and run, lunge put ur hands on the mat as if u were doing a really fast hand stand bridge pull up. ITs really easy. warning: dont try this w/o adult supervision and do not try this w/o a trained gymnastics teacher.