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Hello from Aus
« on: February 23, 2011, 11:03:25 pm »
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Hey all,

I'm a 21yo bball player from Melbourne, Australia, (6'0'' in shoes, 81kg (178lbs) standing reach 7'7''). A couple of months ago I watched a vid that was on SI.com about those APS shoes that help you jump higher, and it showed the reporter who was about 6'1'' or so dunking in regular shoes and then in the APS shoes. Of course the shoes are total BS but for some reason it really inspired me to start training seriously for vert. Back when I was younger , around 18 I prob had around 35'' 1foot RVJ thanks to years of sprint/long jump training but over the last few years other things took priority, study mainly. Around 3 mths ago I'd prob gone back to around 29-30'' RVJ and could barely touch ring! Needless to say it was embarrassing to me so I started researching online and found this blog. Been reading for a few months now and also watching adarqui's sweet youtube vid's and thought it was time I joined in. Lately I've been doing a schedule of plyo's and trying to increase squat/deadlift (atm I'm at 275lbx3 and 210lbx6 respectively) in pursuit of my ultimate goal: 38'' RVJ and be able to dunk consistently. Lookin forward to getting advice and contributing to the site along the way!

cheers,
acole14

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Re: Hello from Aus
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 12:49:17 am »
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 :welcome:

Aussie, eh? Gonna have to add another to the nationality thread. You should start a journal if you haven't already. It's the best way to get feedback and show yourself how far you've come. It also keeps you motivated. 35" is pretty dang high. Even now after all that studying and laziness you seem fairly fit. I'm sure you'll have no problem getting back to it with a little encouragement.

Enjoy the forums and GO.GET.IT
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Re: Hello from Aus
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 03:55:39 am »
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thanks i will. yeah back then i was doing aths training three times a week and it definitely had a big effect, but back then i never realised how important lower body weights are, i thought they'd lower your vert if anything! lol :uhhhfacepalm:
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Re: Hello from Aus
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 08:29:40 pm »
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Quote from: acole14 on February 23, 2011, 11:03:25 pm
Hey all,

whatup acole!


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I'm a 21yo bball player from Melbourne, Australia, (6'0'' in shoes, 81kg (178lbs) standing reach 7'7''). A couple of months ago I watched a vid that was on SI.com about those APS shoes that help you jump higher, and it showed the reporter who was about 6'1'' or so dunking in regular shoes and then in the APS shoes. Of course the shoes are total BS but for some reason it really inspired me to start training seriously for vert.

hah that's kind of weird, how it inspired you & at the same time you knew it was bs..




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Back when I was younger , around 18 I prob had around 35'' 1foot RVJ thanks to years of sprint/long jump training but over the last few years other things took priority,

35" nice!



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study mainly. Around 3 mths ago I'd prob gone back to around 29-30'' RVJ and could barely touch ring! Needless to say it was embarrassing to me so I started researching online and found this blog. Been reading for a few months now and also watching adarqui's sweet youtube vid's and thought it was time I joined in.

appreciate it man, glad you like em`.




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Lately I've been doing a schedule of plyo's and trying to increase squat/deadlift (atm I'm at 275lbx3 and 210lbx6 respectively) in pursuit of my ultimate goal: 38'' RVJ and be able to dunk consistently. Lookin forward to getting advice and contributing to the site along the way!

cheers,
acole14



well it sounds like you're on the right track so far, improving your reactive work + improving your strength.

i'll check your journal out later tonight

pc man










Quote from: acole14 on February 25, 2011, 03:55:39 am
thanks i will. yeah back then i was doing aths training three times a week and it definitely had a big effect, but back then i never realised how important lower body weights are, i thought they'd lower your vert if anything! lol :uhhhfacepalm:

ya alot of people think that, it's crazy, the dogma still exists.

aths = at high school or.. ?

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Re: Hello from Aus
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2011, 09:35:13 am »
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hah that's kind of weird, how it inspired you & at the same time you knew it was bs..

haha yeah, i was thinking more how it would be awesome to be able to improve your jumping, speed etc WITHOUT some scam technology, rather just pure hard work!
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