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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: October 21, 2016, 05:19:37 pm »
Yeah, fuck leg-press, all this ego-pumping tonnage didn't do shit for my legs , 4@85kg squat >>>>> 10@220kg leg-press.



20 October 2016

Bodyweight@session : ???
Soreness : quads tight
Injuries/aches : left trap , 95% or so

1½ hours full court basketball.
Incredibly better fitness. But i haven't run at all lately. So what happened? I just minimized ( actually zeroed ) alcohol and cigars consumption last week. Man, all the difference in the world, just from one week. Literally incredible. On a mission to keep that up lately.

that'll do it.. (cutting out cigars/alcohol) hah.

also i've found lately .. a TON of watermelon a few hours before an endurance/speed session and I feel ridiculous.. i think that's my new performance-enhancing-pregame-food. hydration + sugar all in one.

i still like bananas the day before & day of.. but i think a ton of watermelon is my new go-to for pre-important-performance.



Quote
Jumping is still sub-par though. There was this play that i followed a fast break from the main corridor and i jumped for the follow in case the winger loses the lay-up. Lane was free, got a perfect run-up and plant, i am used to get palm at rim at such situations, or double hand rim touch. Man, i didn't even get rim, and i missed it by a lot too, current in-game DLRVJ = ~22''  :uhhhfacepalm:  :uhhhfacepalm:  :uhhhfacepalm:.
Legs are still and ever too tight. Quads hurt a bit when i jump, always. Idk, I'm thinking i might have developed quads tendonitis? Will never now until i get my ass down to stretch and SMR.

i've been stretching my quads alot lately.. i tell you, at night, my quads are sooo much more flexible -> and I run a ton faster.. i just fly at night. In the morning, my quads are tight .. takes me alot longer to warmup, get loose, etc.. and even when i'm running, i still feel nothing like how I do in the evening.

i scratched the SMR .. felt like it was tearing me up more than helping. I've been back on stretching but, trying to go really light. Trying my hardest never to force anything or get "greedy" on a stretch.. I think it's definitely making a difference in my running.

the biggest thing i've noticed is.. with standing quad stretch, in the evening I can use one hand (grabbing my ankle) and get my heel to my butt easily.. in the morning, initially it feels like ~4+ inches away.. and it takes a while to get heel to butt... seems like a significant difference (time of day / flexibility).

so ya, at least get some stretching in.. ;f I know i've recommended it a bunch but, even if it's just during your lifting sessions, i think it's better than nothing. Back when I was doing the LTMP stuff, I felt like I do now - in the evening. Legs are just so snappy/explosive.

sorry my wording is all wrecked, im actually eating watermelon.  :motherofgod:

pc!

10307
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: October 21, 2016, 04:36:10 pm »
x2 @ seifullaah73 & chrisM

I didn't know you would be helping out your family so much once you get a high paying job.. that's awesome stuff. Makes everything you've been doing to prepare for your career even more special. It's going to feel amazing when you can help them out the way you want to.

10308
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: October 21, 2016, 04:20:15 pm »
Slept like shit last night but woke up to go shoot before work. Ended up putting in an hour and fifteen minutes of drills at 110%. Handle and shot made big leaps forward. Chilled for 15 minutes shooting fts because legs were jelly and then dunked for about 15 minutes. Short vid clip coming. Didnt feel explosive at all but judging from the vlips...that bodes well for the future i think.

At the gym now doing some light weight high rep recovery work on legs before hitting back and biceps.

Oop vid loaded! Tried BSing with the phone editor thing...turn the volume down. Its quiet during slow mo then loud af lol

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfsjFfJkeSY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfsjFfJkeSY</a>

the last height-check jump looks RIDICULOUS.. floating.

10309
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: October 21, 2016, 03:45:57 pm »
slept in .. needed it.



10/21/2016

Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: 10 hours
last night fell asleep: ~11 PM
wakeup = 9 AM
bw = 148 lb.
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = calves moderate (left more-so)
aches = right lower back (~S1)
injuries = 2 toenails turning black, right heel small 'bump' (i might have stepped on glass - stings), bottom of right big-toe "burning" (calleous, from jump rope i think)
standing desk (when on computer): not much
feel = good
water = alot
mosquito bites: 2




Food

9 AM

- 2% milk
- banana



Session: Stretching

9:30 AM

- some quad/calf/hamstring/upper stretching
- while walking dogs



Food

11 AM

- green tea
- 2 x banana
- 6 x eggs + english muffin



Food

3 PM

- 3 x cheese pizza slices
- 2 x small pieces of bread



Food

5 PM

- watermelon



Session: Stretching

6 PM

- hamstrings, quads, hip flexors
- while walking dogs



Session: Evening

7 PM

warmup:
- decent speed but, also felt kind of dead

run: 1 mile PR attempt - FAIL
- 5:25
- not great .. still got my 3rd best mile time but, tightened up after the first ~400m



speed: 9 x ~97 m sprints with light jog back recovery
- ~5 x @ ~14-15s
- felt good but slower than I thought I was going
- i think i'm just dead





Food

8 PM

- 2% milk
- banana



Food

9 PM

- 2% milk
- almond joy
- big bowl of cheerios + honey + 2% milk
- turkey & cheese sandwich
- some bread
- banana



i signed up for battlerunning.com but it didn't work.. so, several days later I get an email saying I won a battle.. lmao!!






i feel dead.......... which is fine, complete rest tomorrow.

i really need to get my speed up ... those ~13-14s for ~100m, need to be 12's...... ;f

I just need my 100's, 200's, and 400's to be "easier" .. need more power.

calves are "very" sore..









note to self:
- updating through the day.
- consistency consistency .. consistency.
- stop being a pussy.
- forget about what you did earlier, the day before, the week before, the year before .. focus only on the current session

goals:
- wakeup @ 5 AM
- improve:
-- 100m
-- 200m
-- 400m
-- 1 KM
-- 12 minute test
-- 5 KM
-- L-SLRVJ
-- half squat, half RDL, calf raises, BW upper

potential run protocols:
- always warmup great
- very light stretching before
- light stretching after
- paced runs: pick a pace and hold it 100%
- hold-on-for-dear-life: pick a pace, try and maintain pace for as long as possible -> measure distance maintained
- 12-minute test
- 200, 400m, 1km, 1 mile repeats
- from salazar workouts slide:
-- 6 x mile repeats with 400m jog recovery
-- 20 x 200m, with or without jog recovery
-- 8-12 x 400m, with x-second (~60s) standing recovery

training:
- finish 5k sessions with some ~150-200m max sprints

5k:
- make miles 1 & 2 the same, instead of 2 & 3
- maximally sprint (~160m) at the end of every 5k (from 3.0 to 3.1) -> need to teach myself to always tap into every last MU

markers:
- repeatable 1m:15s 400m's with ~1 minute rest in between
- max 400 under 60s

future contests:
- 10/09/2016: would need to run ~18:30 5k to win
- 11/24/2016: would need to run ~16:30 5k to win
- 12/14/2016: would need to run ~4:40 mile (holiday 1-mile race) to win

cues:
- POSTURE! RUN TALL!
- SHORT GCT
- WHEN TIRED, SHORT GCT + GET STRIDE FREQ BACK ON TRACK
- HOLD HANDS PROPERLY - RELAXED
- STAY RELAXED

warning:
- ALWAYS WARMUP PROPERLY
- DO NOT OVERSTRETCH
- GET ENOUGH SLEEP

weird:
- CREATE IMAGINARY RUNNING FRIENDS & RUN WITH THEM

how come?
- HOW COME I CAN'T ADD ~20m A WEEK TO MY ~13+ MPH PACE?? :f

pre-run meals:
-
theories:
- Think "run beautiful" not "run hard"
-- ^^ has alot to do with how I strike the ground, breathe, don't tighten up, etc
- Really big gulping inhalations through the mouth, prior to a run, could help to get the lungs to wake up.
- Static (short-holds - 5-10s) stretching before running to help me relax, feel loose
- Less (good) fat / More carb = winning

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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 21, 2016, 01:12:27 pm »
wtf?


10311
Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 21, 2016, 01:12:06 pm »
nico is flying on this miss


10312
Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 21, 2016, 12:20:38 pm »
Maybe the best Kilganon mix ive seen so far.  Whats amazing is...on a lot of these, he lands so easily. Barely any knee and ankle flexion. Like his body is capable of so much more.  :uhcomeon:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOBa-c3RjB8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOBa-c3RjB8</a>

man.... that range of dunks he can do is absolutely astonishing.

his creativity + skill/athleticism makes him a damn dunk super hero. he's just on a whole different level.

 :ibjumping:

10313
Olympic Weightlifting / Re: Mohamed Ehab
« on: October 20, 2016, 03:51:35 pm »
man his instagram has so much crazy stuff.. dude is a beast.











 :strong: :wowthatwasnutswtf:

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http://www.adarq.org/progress-journals-experimental-routines/adarq's-journal/msg126101/#msg126101

finally got two consecutive sub-6 miles!! really good sign.  :personal-record:

Just a few weeks ago I was still unable to get under 12 minutes for 2 .. now I just got under 12 by 27 seconds.. really cool. I want sub-11 so bad....... :f going to be hard but, leggo.

run: 2.02 mi in 11:45
- 2 consecutive sub 6 miles: :personal-record: :personal-record: :personal-record:
- 2-miles: 11:37 (-3s) :personal-record:
- splits: 5:46, 5:52 :personal-record:
- sprinted (for a few seconds) out of every turn .. makes a huge difference :headbang:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: October 20, 2016, 01:11:37 pm »
10/20/2016

Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: 7 hours
last night fell asleep: ~11 PM
wakeup = 6 AM
bw = 149 lb.
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = calves barely
aches = right hamstring tendon slightly
injuries = 2 toenails turning black, right heel small 'bump' (i might have stepped on glass - stings), bottom of right big-toe "burning" (calleous, from jump rope i think)
standing desk (when on computer): not much
feel = decent
water = alot
mosquito bites: 0




Food

6 AM

- banana
- english muffin
- water



Session: Stretching

6:30 AM

- some quad stretching



Session: Morning

7 AM
- saucony shay xc4's

warmup:
- took a long time to warmup, but had decent power
- legs didn't want to move initially .. calves/legs dead

run: 2.02 mi in 11:45
- strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/750451403
- 2 consecutive sub 6 miles: :personal-record: :personal-record: :personal-record:
- 2-miles: 11:37 (-3s) :personal-record:
- splits: 5:46, 5:52 :personal-record:
- sprinted (for a few seconds) out of every turn .. makes a huge difference :headbang:




speed finisher: progressively more intense ~97m with light jog back recovery
- 5x
- felt great
- max speed: 16.0 mph
1. 25.2s (7:46 min/mi)
2. 18.2s (5:33 min/mi)
3. 16.4s (5:01 min/mi)
4. 14.8s (4:31 min/mi)
5. 13.8s (4:31 min/mi) - (max 3:46 min/mi, 16 mph)






Food

8 AM

- 2% milk
- banana



Food

12 PM

- spinach salad with lemon, olive oil, asiago cheese, avacado
- 6 x eggs + english muffin + asiago cheese
- green tea
- 2 x banana



Bio:

1 PM

soreness: calves alot
aches: right hamstring tendon slightly



Food

5 PM

- big quarter watermelon
-- so good



Bio:

7 PM

- soreness: calves, right shin
- aches: bottom of left foot - odd, low back slightly



Session: Evening

7 PM
- nb 5000v2

warmup: felt very fast

speed: 6 x ~420m with light jog back recovery
- strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/751028207
- wanted all 6 under 5 min/mi .. got the first 3 out of 6
- really pushed the pace, felt great.. <3 pushing speed

1. 1:16.2 (4:49 min/mi)
2. 1:17.2 (4:51 min/mi)
3. 1:19.0 (4:58 min/mi)
4. 1:18.8 (5:00 min/mi)
5. 1:20.4 (5:06 min/mi)
6. 1:19.6 (5:04 min/mi)





:ibrunning:


cooldown:
- boop




Food

8 PM

- 2% milk
- banana



Food

9 PM

- 4 x banana
- chicken taco
- small amount of tortilla chips + salsa
- small bowl of soup
- 2% milk




feel pretty beat up .. no morning session tomorrow. Probably going to try to PR my 1-mile in the evening... full rest saturday. race sunday. :F  :ibrunning:

so weird about the 'muscle pain' in the bottom of my left foot & my right heel.

the left foot happened as soon as i put on my running shoes (nb 5000v2's).. prior to that, no pain.. nothing all day. felt 100% fine. same with the right shin muscles. that's ODD.

the right heel "stinging" almost feels like I stepped on some glass.. maybe I did.









note to self:
- updating through the day.
- consistency consistency .. consistency.
- stop being a pussy.
- forget about what you did earlier, the day before, the week before, the year before .. focus only on the current session

goals:
- wakeup @ 5 AM
- improve:
-- 100m
-- 200m
-- 400m
-- 1 KM
-- 12 minute test
-- 5 KM
-- L-SLRVJ
-- half squat, half RDL, calf raises, BW upper

potential run protocols:
- always warmup great
- very light stretching before
- light stretching after
- paced runs: pick a pace and hold it 100%
- hold-on-for-dear-life: pick a pace, try and maintain pace for as long as possible -> measure distance maintained
- 12-minute test
- 200, 400m, 1km, 1 mile repeats
- from salazar workouts slide:
-- 6 x mile repeats with 400m jog recovery
-- 20 x 200m, with or without jog recovery
-- 8-12 x 400m, with x-second (~60s) standing recovery

training:
- finish 5k sessions with some ~150-200m max sprints

5k:
- make miles 1 & 2 the same, instead of 2 & 3
- maximally sprint (~160m) at the end of every 5k (from 3.0 to 3.1) -> need to teach myself to always tap into every last MU

markers:
- repeatable 1m:15s 400m's with ~1 minute rest in between
- max 400 under 60s

future contests:
- 10/09/2016: would need to run ~18:30 5k to win
- 11/24/2016: would need to run ~16:30 5k to win
- 12/14/2016: would need to run ~4:40 mile (holiday 1-mile race) to win

cues:
- POSTURE! RUN TALL!
- SHORT GCT
- WHEN TIRED, SHORT GCT + GET STRIDE FREQ BACK ON TRACK
- HOLD HANDS PROPERLY - RELAXED
- STAY RELAXED

warning:
- ALWAYS WARMUP PROPERLY
- DO NOT OVERSTRETCH
- GET ENOUGH SLEEP

weird:
- CREATE IMAGINARY RUNNING FRIENDS & RUN WITH THEM

how come?
- HOW COME I CAN'T ADD ~20m A WEEK TO MY ~13+ MPH PACE?? :f

pre-run meals:
-
theories:
- Think "run beautiful" not "run hard"
-- ^^ has alot to do with how I strike the ground, breathe, don't tighten up, etc
- Really big gulping inhalations through the mouth, prior to a run, could help to get the lungs to wake up.
- Static (short-holds - 5-10s) stretching before running to help me relax, feel loose
- Less (good) fat / More carb = winning

10316
Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 19, 2016, 05:04:37 pm »
hahaahahah


10317
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: October 19, 2016, 03:04:50 pm »
10/19/2016

Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: 9 hours
last night fell asleep: ~10 PM
- yay!
wakeup = 7 AM.
- eek!
bw = 149 lb.
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = calves slightly
aches = none
injuries = 2 toenails turning black
standing desk (when on computer): not much
feel = tired
water = alot
mosquito bites: 2




Food

7 AM

- banana
- english muffin
- water



Session: Stretching

7:30 AM

- some quad stretching



Session: Morning

8 AM
- nb 5000v2's

warmup:
- tired but decent power

run: 2.02 mi in 12:03
- 2 consecutive sub 6 miles: almost PR
- 2-miles: 11:56
- splits: 5:53, 6:02 :raging: :raging: :raging:
- i probably could have gotten it .. but i actually wrecked myself right out of the start: I went really hard the first 200-300m, and since I felt like crap, it made me want to quit.. so by ~300m I was contemplating quitting.. then i snapped out of it.
- also ............. SPRINTING OUT OF EVERY TURN = WINNING .. even if it's only for a few seconds.
- I HAVE TO ADOPT that strategy every run.. that's what helped snap me back into a decent pace, every time I came out of a turn slower.



look at that massive drop in the beginning....  :o

:ibrunning:


speed finisher: progressively more intense ~97m with light jog back recovery
- 6x
- dead but had lots of power.
- max speed: 16.7 mph .. nice
1. 24.6s (7:50 min/mi)
2. 18.6s (5:46 min/mi)
3. 16.2s (5:05 min/mi)
4. 15.2s (4:41 min/mi)
5. 14.6s (4:41 min/mi)??
6. 13.6s (4:12 min/mi) - (max 3:24 min/mi, 16.7 mph)








Food

9 AM

- 2% milk
- banana



Food

12 PM

- spinach salad with lemon, olive oil, stacys pita chips, asiago cheese
- 6 x eggs + english muffin + asiago cheese
- green tea



Food

5 PM

- chicken taco
- tortilla chips + salsa



Session: Evening

7 PM

warmup: jump rope

jump rope run: 2.62 mi in 39:19
- pace: 15:00 min/mi (-2:05 min/mi compared to last session)
- way faster than last time
- was going to do another lap, but calves were a little tight at the end so..

when i got home my right heel was stinging .. after i took off my shoes. odd.. when i jump-rope-run, my heel never hits the ground hehe.




Food

8 PM

- 2% milk
- banana



Food

9 PM

- 1/2 ham & cheese sandwich
- 2 x banana
- 2% milk
- almond joy



Food

10 PM

- 2% milk









note to self:
- updating through the day.
- consistency consistency .. consistency.
- stop being a pussy.
- forget about what you did earlier, the day before, the week before, the year before .. focus only on the current session

goals:
- wakeup @ 5 AM
- improve:
-- 100m
-- 200m
-- 400m
-- 1 KM
-- 12 minute test
-- 5 KM
-- L-SLRVJ
-- half squat, half RDL, calf raises, BW upper

potential run protocols:
- always warmup great
- very light stretching before
- light stretching after
- paced runs: pick a pace and hold it 100%
- hold-on-for-dear-life: pick a pace, try and maintain pace for as long as possible -> measure distance maintained
- 12-minute test
- 200, 400m, 1km, 1 mile repeats
- from salazar workouts slide:
-- 6 x mile repeats with 400m jog recovery
-- 20 x 200m, with or without jog recovery
-- 8-12 x 400m, with x-second (~60s) standing recovery

training:
- finish 5k sessions with some ~150-200m max sprints

5k:
- make miles 1 & 2 the same, instead of 2 & 3
- maximally sprint (~160m) at the end of every 5k (from 3.0 to 3.1) -> need to teach myself to always tap into every last MU

markers:
- repeatable 1m:15s 400m's with ~1 minute rest in between
- max 400 under 60s

future contests:
- 10/09/2016: would need to run ~18:30 5k to win
- 11/24/2016: would need to run ~16:30 5k to win
- 12/14/2016: would need to run ~4:40 mile (holiday 1-mile race) to win

cues:
- POSTURE! RUN TALL!
- SHORT GCT
- WHEN TIRED, SHORT GCT + GET STRIDE FREQ BACK ON TRACK
- HOLD HANDS PROPERLY - RELAXED
- STAY RELAXED

warning:
- ALWAYS WARMUP PROPERLY
- DO NOT OVERSTRETCH
- GET ENOUGH SLEEP

weird:
- CREATE IMAGINARY RUNNING FRIENDS & RUN WITH THEM

how come?
- HOW COME I CAN'T ADD ~20m A WEEK TO MY ~13+ MPH PACE?? :f

pre-run meals:
-
theories:
- Think "run beautiful" not "run hard"
-- ^^ has alot to do with how I strike the ground, breathe, don't tighten up, etc
- Really big gulping inhalations through the mouth, prior to a run, could help to get the lungs to wake up.
- Static (short-holds - 5-10s) stretching before running to help me relax, feel loose
- Less (good) fat / More carb = winning

10318
Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 19, 2016, 02:36:01 pm »
damn. I was reading the comments on the michael hawkins video, life sentence for murder. wow
whether its true or not, i'm not sure.

it's true. what may or may not be true, is if that's his "baby mama" actually leaving those comments about their kid reading that stuff.

pC!

10319
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: October 19, 2016, 07:54:57 am »
re: leg press

fwiw, I don't think we should hate it (i know you were kindof kidding). It seems like it could be a useful assistance tool - but i'd personally choose something involving barbell assistance. So ya it's definitely not useless, it is activating muscle fibers ;f

If you add it in, curious to see what you think of it after utilizing it for a while.

pc!

10320
Good luck to this! Much admire you ( and slightly envy you ) for respecting and fulfilling that inner drive request.

well said. x2!

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