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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 29, 2011, 01:56:28 pm »
Hammies and squats huh
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 29, 2011, 04:02:55 am »I think it looks a bit better but you still don't compress well and keep a pretty high center of gravity. But then again, at your strength levels...
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how many inches am i from dunking
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 28, 2011, 08:52:34 pm »
can you try viewing it on youtube, i updated the settings
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 28, 2011, 08:18:02 pm »5
Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: switched from leg press to squat today...
« on: July 13, 2011, 06:53:00 pm »
real talk sadly,
i am definitely doing quarter squats... ill lower the weight til i can do full squats
appreciate the call outs
i am definitely doing quarter squats... ill lower the weight til i can do full squats
appreciate the call outs
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: switched from leg press to squat today...
« on: July 13, 2011, 06:50:54 pm »If you can only leg press 250 you have no business squatting 180.
okay brofessor
what should
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: switched from leg press to squat today...
« on: July 13, 2011, 06:20:34 pm »
thanks for the props
I don't quite understand what you mean here by
1) spread the chest
(As in, I'm standing up straight and throwing my chest out and putting my shoulders back?)
2) Push my belt buckle down
(I don't have a weight belt yet... or do you just mean, angle my ass up so if i were wearing a belt, my buckle would be pointing toward the floor)?
Quoteis it bad if i feel pain in the base of my spine? i felt that at some point.
yes, very bad, you need to learn to lock in the LUMBAR spine along with the thoracic. spread the chest AND push your belt buckle down to point directly at the floor before you begin.
I don't quite understand what you mean here by
1) spread the chest
(As in, I'm standing up straight and throwing my chest out and putting my shoulders back?)
2) Push my belt buckle down
(I don't have a weight belt yet... or do you just mean, angle my ass up so if i were wearing a belt, my buckle would be pointing toward the floor)?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 13, 2011, 05:42:20 pm »
OK... more videos coming tonight or tomorrow lol
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 13, 2011, 05:17:55 pm »
Dude, why don't you just do the progression I outlined? Swing arms back with the plant step and every other timing regarding arm swing will take care of itself. When you try to control every bodypart consciously during such a movement you are going to mess up. Just learn the RHYTHM of those two steps, learn to take the arms with you and then try to do it fluenty and eventually jump maximally. By then you won't need to think of those timings, they will just happen because your body will do these things naturally.
I want to ... I think I am just confused. What exactly is the plant step?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 13, 2011, 05:07:55 pm »here's an example somewhat:
3-step (and another 1-step):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fREo6kHpzbM
the idea is to fix your plant in the 1-step then 2-step, then 3-step, then full etc...
that's what we're getting at basically.. i define things a little different than steven-miller, so, 1-step is 1 step then the plant and so on for 2-3/etc.
pC
I've been studying this video
So I think the sequence of motion is...
1) Take a big step while at the same time swing the arms back
2) Take a smaller step and bring the arms down to your sides
3) Jump and raise the arms
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / switched from leg press to squat today...
« on: July 13, 2011, 05:40:50 am »
switched from leg press to squats today.
squats are much harder!! i was squatting 180 and it was challenging. to leg press 250 was definitely easier.
i may not have even been going low enough.
is it bad if i feel pain in the base of my spine? i felt that at some point.
and should i be putting my weight towards the FRONT of my foot, or towards the back?
squats are much harder!! i was squatting 180 and it was challenging. to leg press 250 was definitely easier.
i may not have even been going low enough.
is it bad if i feel pain in the base of my spine? i felt that at some point.
and should i be putting my weight towards the FRONT of my foot, or towards the back?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 13, 2011, 05:36:19 am »You don't measure 1 leg vertical from a standstill, the technique requires a run-up. I would advise to stick with two-legged VJ for now.
A progression you can use to learn the drop-step VJ:
1. stand on non-planting leg, arms out in front of you at shoulder height
2. make a BIG step with the other leg, planting far in front of you and therefore lowering your center of mass (COM); swing arms back forcefully at the same time
3. make the last step, putting your non-planting leg slightly in front of the other one; JUMP while at the same time throwing your arms in the air
Do this to practice those most important last two steps. This program has to become automatized and you can easily manipulate how far you lower the COM to get into the mechanically most advantageous jumping position. To learn jumping from a full run-up just add steps gradually, beginning with one, then two, etc.
Am I doing this right? I have been drilling it for 2 days now. I figure this week I will just do step #1 and step #2 for 20 minutes a day until I get it right
regular
slow -mo
I feel I am unable to consistently place my foot forward in the same place every time. I feel off balance.
In this video I actually felt unusually GOOD balance.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 10, 2011, 07:05:57 pm »
i love this; i feel it in my abs
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 10, 2011, 07:40:40 am »
Man I looked through this and decided I needed to slow down my video to really understand, here's it in super slow mo
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isH7AhWU5VQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isH7AhWU5VQ</a>
I also noticed my shoulders are hunched in jump #2, that is probably a side effect of anxiety but its probably also hurting my jump
thanks man
hahaha, so 6 bananas in the AM with my whey protein shake, on days i am jumping? or is the best practice to take them the night, before bed, when i have my casein
does submax work just mean jumping but not with full mental intensity? I googled it and found studies that differentiate between low submax, high submax, and also max. Apparently max activates hips way more than high submax but I'm not sure what the difference is between high submax and max otherwise
i'll be doing the drills and reporting back with progress
I jump off 2 legs. My 1 leg jump is horrible ( My standing 1 leg VJ is ... finger tips touch the backboard ) I would love to improve it.
I also noticed my shoulders are hunched in jump #2, that is probably a side effect of anxiety but its probably also hurting my jump
btw as for bananas, start off with like 6, no need for 12 right now..
you need to do some submax work....come in on an angle & plant deeper... so just go light and work on getting some knee bend, you barely bend at all it's pretty crazy haha... think about throwing yourself into the ground before you jump.
work on 1,2&3 step runups.. 1 step into a half squat style plant and jump.. etc.. eventually when those get better, should happen fairly quickly, work on 2 step, then 3 step etc.. warmup with those as small technique drills before your jump sessions, to help reinforce some of those things you need to do.. when you go 'fast' and do a big runup, its hard to change things.. with 1,2,3 step drills, you can really focus on those changes much more effectively.
peace man, look forward to seeing some big progress over next 4 weeks, much to be made
thanks man
hahaha, so 6 bananas in the AM with my whey protein shake, on days i am jumping? or is the best practice to take them the night, before bed, when i have my casein
does submax work just mean jumping but not with full mental intensity? I googled it and found studies that differentiate between low submax, high submax, and also max. Apparently max activates hips way more than high submax but I'm not sure what the difference is between high submax and max otherwise
i'll be doing the drills and reporting back with progress
What if he uses a one-leg jump?
I jump off 2 legs. My 1 leg jump is horrible ( My standing 1 leg VJ is ... finger tips touch the backboard ) I would love to improve it.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Critique my jump form
« on: July 09, 2011, 08:39:45 pm »
Thanks so much dude!!!!! I'll practice these things this week!!! DO you think maybe that practicing form could yield faster improvements for me, than lifting? IF so, how often can I practice form ... every day?
>> 4. You're barely even.... planting. I swear, on both jumps, I thought you were going to take off from one foot.
haha how do i plant because i'm running?
>> 5. Practice jumping without the ball first to work on technique and learn to use your arms when you jump (the swing).
what are some good ways to practice the swing? idk how i should start working my arms
thanks so much!!! you have given me a lot of hope to
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>> 4. You're barely even.... planting. I swear, on both jumps, I thought you were going to take off from one foot.
haha
how do i plant because i'm running? >> 5. Practice jumping without the ball first to work on technique and learn to use your arms when you jump (the swing).
what are some good ways to practice the swing? idk how i should start working my arms
thanks so much!!! you have given me a lot of hope to
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