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Go 36ers!!!
I was thinking of getting new balance xc900 v2, if not then mach brooks 17 or saucony shay xc4

Why did you stop with the high rep squats and RDL's again?
seems like i got bored of lifting again.. :/
lifting was a tool for vert/dunking ... but for running, it's not nearly as important (at least right now).. so i don't enjoy lifting JUST TO LIFT.
I was enjoying calisthenics by itself.. but that severe elbow tendonitis scared me away. Every time I think about doing some dips/L-sits/calisthenics I start thinking about my elbow.
I'm kind of back into my "boxing mode" -> keep it very simple. When I boxed, I did tons of running, jump rope, heavy bag, shadow boxing, occasional pullups etc.. I barely did anything else and I just kept improving and got into insane shape.
I still have to be careful (hamstrings, calves, achilles) with my current training .. But it seems I can train harder with less issues by simply sticking to running/sprinting/jumping. Adding in lifting causes more soreness and fatigue (mental) and just makes me feel less relaxed.
so dno..
pc!!
Makes sense! I mean I'm in a similar situation. I tried to incorporate jumps and med ball throws into my routine but at the moment it's just too much on top of the technique work, olylifts and strength work I'm doing. Adding jumps/throws before every workout makes these workouts just drag out too long and it seems that my knees also don't really appreciate the extra pounding.
ya.. for jumps at least: one thing you can do is complex/superset things, during your actual lifts/work ups, or even just during warmups.
ie:
snatch warmup superset with {box jumps or tuck jumps or pogos or squat jumps)
something like that - it doesn't need to be crazy.. Just getting in a few explosive tuck jumps (like sprinters do) is better than NOTHING.. it'll also help wake your CNS up a bit more. For oly lifting & just having a strong lower body, I would still try to get some jumps in. Even these big beefy westside barbell guys keep their box jumps in, for example. As for med ball throws, could probably cut those out for now.
Also ya, it sucks about the knee achyness. Do you think that would happen if you were box jumping?
pc!
Yeah that would actually be a very good idea. Get a few sets of jumps in between my warmup sets on the olylifts. Box jumps would be optimal but there aren't any boxes in the university gym I'm currently training at most of the time. Will try and do some SVJ and dropstep jumps and see how my knees react. Thanks Man!
there are so many shoe size conversion I don't know which one is the right size conversion from US to UK.
is it UK:7.5 => US:9.5
UK:7.5 => US 8.5
UK: 7.5 => US 8
eastbay uses second one on the new balance shoes it says the third one.
I am size 7.5 and some you need half size bigger so do I need size 10, 9, 8.5
damn no idea :/
for saucony shay xc4's for example.. they run a 1/2 size too small (from my experience).. so I entered 7.5 on the calculator and eastbay recommends 8.5's for men... so, I IMAGINE that would mean you need 9's.. because of the 1/2 size too small issue.
if a shoe runs "normal", i'd get whatever the conversion says.. but some of these flats run small it seems.
My new balance flats run normal .. I order 12's and I get what feels like a 12. For my saucony's, I ordered 12's and I got what feels like an 11.5. That's why I order 12.5's.
NB seems to run "true to size"
pc!!
Thanks makes sense and most of the shoes in eastbay size conversion matches that of the shoe company size chart. So new balance conversion size would be a size 8.5 using new balance's conversion.
there are so many shoe size conversion I don't know which one is the right size conversion from US to UK.
is it UK:7.5 => US:9.5
UK:7.5 => US 8.5
UK: 7.5 => US 8
eastbay uses second one on the new balance shoes it says the third one.
I am size 7.5 and some you need half size bigger so do I need size 10, 9, 8.5
damn no idea :/
Why did you stop with the high rep squats and RDL's again?
seems like i got bored of lifting again.. :/
lifting was a tool for vert/dunking ... but for running, it's not nearly as important (at least right now).. so i don't enjoy lifting JUST TO LIFT.
I was enjoying calisthenics by itself.. but that severe elbow tendonitis scared me away. Every time I think about doing some dips/L-sits/calisthenics I start thinking about my elbow.
I'm kind of back into my "boxing mode" -> keep it very simple. When I boxed, I did tons of running, jump rope, heavy bag, shadow boxing, occasional pullups etc.. I barely did anything else and I just kept improving and got into insane shape.
I still have to be careful (hamstrings, calves, achilles) with my current training .. But it seems I can train harder with less issues by simply sticking to running/sprinting/jumping. Adding in lifting causes more soreness and fatigue (mental) and just makes me feel less relaxed.
so dno..
pc!!
Makes sense! I mean I'm in a similar situation. I tried to incorporate jumps and med ball throws into my routine but at the moment it's just too much on top of the technique work, olylifts and strength work I'm doing. Adding jumps/throws before every workout makes these workouts just drag out too long and it seems that my knees also don't really appreciate the extra pounding.

there are so many shoe size conversion I don't know which one is the right size conversion from US to UK.
is it UK:7.5 => US:9.5
UK:7.5 => US 8.5
UK: 7.5 => US 8
eastbay uses second one on the new balance shoes it says the third one.
I am size 7.5 and some you need half size bigger so do I need size 10, 9, 8.5
Why did you stop with the high rep squats and RDL's again?
Man I see so many fat runners around it's not funny, mainly women. They pound the gels like they're going out of business even on a 5 or 10k. No wonder the're putting on weight.
^^ from LBSS's reply & maxent's reply to his reply, everything is cool.trying to compare yourself to entropy is a fool's errand.
It is indeed depressing to anyone who respects your truly exceptional talents to see you of late apparently spending a great deal of time on shallow, negative polemics that contribute almost nothing in the way of real knowledge or deep truths to the subject matter they deal with. Instead of utilizing your major talents in the difficult business of discovering new viewpoints, and new understanding and techniques, you make a spectacle of yourself indulging your minor talent for innuendo and derogation. There are occasions on which it is desirable for a person with an outstanding reputation to devote some effort to pointing ·out the flaws ina significant proposal. But it is fatuous to waste time attacking one so weak that it can be demolished by high school debating tactics that avoid serious consideration of fundamental issues and deal only in hostile innuendoes, unsubstantiated arrogant opinions, and trivial nitpicking.
but wow god damn what a post. I feel like saving that and using it in case I want to make someone feel bad about a post on a forum/facebook etc. scathe factor 9001.
that's definitely overboard when you look at it from the perspective that LBSS does respect you, your consistency, your hard work etc.. (as you basically mentioned in your last reply to him). when I read his comment I personally didn't perceive it as an insult - seemed more directed towards your tendency to flip the script, go off on tangents, focus on things that many perceive to be insignificant (certain bodyweight goals etc).. stuff like that.
FYI, it's from a 1970s exchange between John Backus and Edsger Dijkstra about some high level programming shit, which is probably why it seems really out of context:
https://medium.com/@acidflask/this-guys-arrogance-takes-your-breath-away-5b903624ca5f#.lw8wqxtdx
lol, thanks for the link!

Becki Ledford in April 2013 (left) and April 2016. Ledford gained about 25 pounds over the course of a few years, because she'd drink more sugary beverages and eat carb-heavy meals while training for races.