A little bit higher...

Mark moved out to California from South Carolina to train with us last year. He was a very successful pole vaulter in college and decided to have a go at the professional ranks.

When I first met Mark, he told me he was already "pretty fit." The picture on the left was taken after the workout on day 1.

He was unable to do much of the lifting in college due to a back issue. With some help from our physical therapist, we were able to fix the problem and get training underway. By April, Mark had deadlifted 475lbs and jumped 17'10 (new personal best). And best of all, his back issue was completely gone.

Mark is continuing his journey with us. His hopes are to make it to the USA Track & Field Nationals this year. He needs to jump 18'0. We wish him luck.

Hard Work Does Pay Off

When I met Kortney last summer, she was in bad shape. Her back hurt her so much that she was only able to muster out three to five jumps in her pole vault practices.

Since the summer, Kortney has been a regular fixture at Foundation Strength. I am pleased to say that her back is much better. She is faster in her sprints. Lastly, today she showed us she can pole vault a whole lot higher. She jumped 13'0 at the Escondido Invite. That mark lands her in the top five high school vaulters in the country this year- so far. I'm sure it made all that deadlifting worth it.

Nice job!

Here is the youtube link with all of her jumps from today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQwTzbtisMU