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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: The PR's/PB's, videos, pictures, and daily achievements thread
« on: May 06, 2013, 01:14:04 am »
Bench Press 225 lbs x 1 @ 155 lbs 
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: smith machine vs regular squat
« on: December 27, 2012, 10:05:31 pm »I only can do smith machine squats at my gym. Now I´m wondering how much of a difference there is between the weight I can do on the smith machine to the weight on a regular squat
Try it on the smith machine to find out.....
There is no number to determine this.. Just do it and see for yourself how much the difference is for you
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: November 25, 2012, 03:58:25 pm »
When you practice mid range jumpers, you imagine being SHANE BATTIER? LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: on the toad to 40
« on: November 17, 2012, 08:44:19 pm »^ thanks. I didn't know that. I thought the right thing to do was increase weight towards the last few reps when you are more fatigued for greater stress on lifts.
Use the heaviest weight in your workout when your most warmed up/freshest... Not after fatiguing yourself. Then if you want to, drop the weight and get in more volume
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Lack of recovery with food and sleep
« on: November 17, 2012, 08:40:50 pm »Why do you think you are paranoic? Every single article that talks about recovery will have "good eat and sleep" somewhere in there. You give your body poor rest and poor nutrition , it will give you poor performance.
Also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm.
That wasn't my question, I know poor nutrition and sleep will give poor performance, but who cares lol. That was just a panic post I made cuz my athleticism was at an all time low that game. Let's just forget this.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: high bar squat vs low bar squat
« on: November 17, 2012, 08:39:13 pm »Which is more optimal for vertical jump training? Discuss.
Nice strategy on reaching your goal of 420 negged posts
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Lack of recovery with food and sleep
« on: November 16, 2012, 12:18:01 am »
Okay this is most likely from my paranoia.
I've been continually doing my normal lower body training routine, and just this past sunday, PR'd my all time squat, 265x5 @ 157lbs.
I started my new job this Monday that has me waking up at 5:30 am everyday. Before, when I wasn't working, I was waking up around noon and going to sleep really late. Trying to adjust my sleeping schedule, and the stress of a new job, etc... Mon, tues, wed, and today (thurs) I have been severely lacking sleep and not eating normally. Eating junk food mostly, and like 2 meals a day, and barely getting ~100g protein a day if I'm lucky.
Today I had my usual league game, and I really had low explosiveness and was pretty slow. Which lead me to this paranoid question to ask:
Is a shitty recovery routine (low protein + low calories + unhealthy + significantly less than normal amount of sleep) like I had since Sunday (my last lower body work) something that just SLOWS down recovery? Or can it actually have a NEGATIVE effect?
I'm probably being paranoid and just had an off day due to various reasons, and I'll prolly have a strong squat workout this coming up Sunday and if I adapt to my new sleep schedule, which will also allow me to eat better, I'll probably continue getting more athletic with my training.. BUT just have to ask to ease my paranoia.
I've been continually doing my normal lower body training routine, and just this past sunday, PR'd my all time squat, 265x5 @ 157lbs.
I started my new job this Monday that has me waking up at 5:30 am everyday. Before, when I wasn't working, I was waking up around noon and going to sleep really late. Trying to adjust my sleeping schedule, and the stress of a new job, etc... Mon, tues, wed, and today (thurs) I have been severely lacking sleep and not eating normally. Eating junk food mostly, and like 2 meals a day, and barely getting ~100g protein a day if I'm lucky.
Today I had my usual league game, and I really had low explosiveness and was pretty slow. Which lead me to this paranoid question to ask:
Is a shitty recovery routine (low protein + low calories + unhealthy + significantly less than normal amount of sleep) like I had since Sunday (my last lower body work) something that just SLOWS down recovery? Or can it actually have a NEGATIVE effect?
I'm probably being paranoid and just had an off day due to various reasons, and I'll prolly have a strong squat workout this coming up Sunday and if I adapt to my new sleep schedule, which will also allow me to eat better, I'll probably continue getting more athletic with my training.. BUT just have to ask to ease my paranoia.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: November 09, 2012, 02:52:20 am »I am just lifting without much thinking and time... often I don't even check my previous stat...
I just try to lift whatever, and find out if I hit a PR after I post here and compare with my previous stat.
The 1rm fail attempt is a way to "Squat till you drop" style, from my limited knowledge at least.
Translation: I wasted 3(prolly more) consecutive squat sessions and didn't gain anything out of it, even though with the limited time, I could still have done a better routine that will result in progression. If I have little time, it means I can't intelligently use the time and gain anything.
You don't HAVE to "kingfish style" routine.. Just one that will let you progress.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: November 07, 2012, 04:00:04 pm »
Stop trying to 1rep max out every squat session... You fail 365, so next session you go for 375? You fail that and next session you go for 385? wtf.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: weighted:pullups vs chin ups?
« on: October 31, 2012, 12:36:19 am »Hey just wondering, i've been doign weighted pull ups for a while now, and was wondering if i should do weighted chin ups instead or something. I'm doing it 2x a week currently. will be changing my routine from 3x a week to 2x a week, probably getting bench press and pullups on one workout and then shoulder press and chinups/pullups on another.
thoughts?
cheers
It doesn't freakin matter.... Do one or the other... Bench and Pull Ups one day? Then do Chin ups on the 2nd... If you choose not to, hardly makes a difference.
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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Re: THE FORUM IS DIFFERENT
« on: October 28, 2012, 08:09:34 pm »
Regarding the 1 rep max calculator, can you clarify something?
I'm trying to get to 315lb 1rep max. When I type in 315 for 1 rep, it says the 5 rep max is 271lbs. When I type in 271lbs for 5 reps, it says 1 rep max is 305lbs.
I know 1 rep max calculator's are not accurate for everyone, but still I'm just trying to get an estimate.
I'm trying to get to 315lb 1rep max. When I type in 315 for 1 rep, it says the 5 rep max is 271lbs. When I type in 271lbs for 5 reps, it says 1 rep max is 305lbs.
I know 1 rep max calculator's are not accurate for everyone, but still I'm just trying to get an estimate.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Ammunition for the power athlete
« on: October 28, 2012, 04:34:38 am »ZMA does not help sleep that much. What helps sleep the MOST is getting one's mind right... that is having confidence in life, not being influenced by lies spread by society, and getting right with God the creator. God exposed himself through the fact that things exist. If things exist, there is something behind it. Evolution is the biggest pile of crap out there and it is what is causing a lot of the trouble on earth.
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Squatting with osgood schlatter.
« on: October 28, 2012, 04:30:09 am »
I know this is adarq and lance's q&a, but I would like to share my experience with my OSD condition. I had it pretty bad on both knees.
Long story short, I squatted, got stronger, and the OSD condition got better. My right knee doesn't flare up at all anymore, and the left one was the same, but recently started mildly flaring up. My OSD is however, 10x better than it was before I squatted. I believe getting significantly stronger helped absorb all the stress/impact from jumping/basketball. Just my opinion on what relieved my OSD.
Long story short, I squatted, got stronger, and the OSD condition got better. My right knee doesn't flare up at all anymore, and the left one was the same, but recently started mildly flaring up. My OSD is however, 10x better than it was before I squatted. I believe getting significantly stronger helped absorb all the stress/impact from jumping/basketball. Just my opinion on what relieved my OSD.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: October 11, 2012, 04:01:16 am »LBSS, what's your current SVJ, and SVJ PR?
Curious to know, since your max squat is basically at the 2xBW mark
all-time PR on a jump mat (in socks) was 28" but that was just once. my gym's jump mat grew legs after that so i haven't had a comparable test in two years. chalking my hand and jumping to touch the padding on the backboard put me at like 26".
this is what i mean by lack of explosiveness. to be fair, though, i basically never practice SVJ. i'd improve after a month of just doing it regularly, i think.
According to vertical jump calculator (not saying it' accurate), you should be ~33". Are you going to work on explosive strength? Or you think it'll just come down to practicing it only
Also, I'm just like you with what you said about your CNS. I seriously can't understand how everyone else on here can go out and have multiple jump sessions a week. Unless I get lucky, I always feel like I'm doing my jump sessions for no reason. Just jump after jump of forced effort resulting in low vertical heights.
I get lucky like maybe 1-2x a month where I'm playing competitive ball, and my body is recovered and I'm just feeling it. Over the years, have you found different strategies or whatever on helping with this issue? The only part of my training I'm not being consistent with is jump sessions. They always feel so forced, shitty, energy draining.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: October 10, 2012, 03:02:43 am »
LBSS, what's your current SVJ, and SVJ PR?
Curious to know, since your max squat is basically at the 2xBW mark
Curious to know, since your max squat is basically at the 2xBW mark