Launch Pad Nutrition: Fueling Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump & Pole Vault Jumping athletes carry one of the most demanding nutritional briefs in all of track and field — and one of the least-discussed ones. They need the explosive power of a sprinter, the body durability of a distance runner, and the approach-run consistency of someone whose technique lives or dies on neuromuscular precision. Feed them wrong and you'll see it in their takeoffs before you see it anywhere else. --- The ...

Launch Pad Nutrition: Fueling Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump & Pole Vault Jumping athletes carry one of the most demanding nutritional briefs in all of track and field — and one of the least-discussed ones. They need the explosive power of a sprinter, the body durability of a distance runner, and the approach-run consistency of someone whose technique lives or dies on neuromuscular precision. Feed them wrong and you'll see it in their takeoffs before you see it anywhere else. --- The ...