Accidentally slept after work yesterday so I missed out on the gym. Again.
Haven't squatted since saturday. Havent lifted since sunday. It's now thursday.
My squat and deadlift will undoubtedly drop because its been too long of a hiatus... but my jumps will probably be high as hell today, with what little movement efficiency i have.
Gym was closed yesterday due to the storm. I maxed out 3 days ago. So i've been inactive and recovered.
I'll test out my vertical today and see what I'll be jumping... cant do running jumps tho, its volleyball day at the gym. they take up the whole court.
I didnt expect the fuck yes when i watched the vid lol. That was the guy recording.
Ill be working on some SVJ's soon. Probably more seriously when I get to a 2.25x bodyweights squat. Im just chasing relative strength for now.
I barely ever jump (maybe once a month) but i can hang on the rim from a stand still right now. Yesterday i threw down a few two handers pretty easily. I can definitely tomahawl after 2-3 weeks of basketball. I feel very uncoordinated right now.
Summer time i should be hitting all-time PR's in my jump... For the first time in 5 years
oh, fair enough. nah, your dorsiflexion is great. don't worry about it.
I do vaguely remember reading somewhere that stretching the front of your ankle will help loosen up that tissue or something and allow even greater dorsiflexion than before.
wrong analogy, dreyth. ankle isn't like your elbow, it's like your wrist. dorsiflexion can definitely be limited by stiffness on the back side of your leg, and while your foot gets in the way of extreme end-ROM, the limiting factor for most people is soft tissue. the classic illustration of this is people from places where chairs are not common, who spend their whole lives moving in and out of deep squats and are capable of a lot of dorsiflexion with minimal effort. e.g., this guy
similarly, wrist dorsiflexion can be limited (and often is) by forearm muscle/tendon tightness and immobility.
I was talking about my own ankles. The back sides of my legs arent stiff. I can "stretch" my calves on the edge of a block and go as far as possible and not feel a stretch like I used to.
Whats limiting me there? What are the ways to continue increasing my dorsiflexion at this point?
Did you always had that much available dorsiflexion or...? That's pretty crazy.
I'm pretty sure I did. When I used to squat parallel and/or with a wider stance and toes pointed out more, i didnt dorsiflex as much. Thats because mechanically it wasnt necessary. but i COULD have had the same dorsiflexion had i went atg and narrow.
my dorsiflexion isnt limited by my calf flexibility at all. its limited by.... my foot? analogy: how much can you flex your elbow? why cant you go any further, is it because the tricep is tight? no, its because your bicep is in the way.
same thing with my ankles. i cant dorsiflex more than i already do unless i change the structure of my feet and ankles.
ATG Squat 135 x 8 135 x 8 135 x 5 185 x 5 185 x 3 225 x 3 275 x 2 315 x 1 345 x 1 375 x 1 405 x 20sec unrack 455 x 20sec unrack 405 x 1 PR
Bench Press 45 x 15 >> 2min rests. 95 x 8 >> Was too dead after squatting. Don't care much that I dopped; it's expected. 135 x 5 155 x 3 195 x 2 235 x 1 200 x 10 200 x 6 200 x 5
So let me explain. I get to the gym and I'm in a pretty good mood. Then I start squatting, and the weights feel pretty light. Reps are explosive. I think to myself, "today might be the day." The 345 was harder than expected. I said whatever, I'll push through. The 375 was pretty tough. I was doubting myself, but then I realized with music and getting hyped up, I can definitely get 405lbs.
I listened to music and got EXTREMELY hyped up. In fact, I had an adrenaline rush. After unracking the bar, I stood for like 15 seconds straight (the vid doesn't show it all). My legs were shaking from the adrenaline. Pretty crazy. I felt a little unstable. I knew that I had the strength to lift 405, however, I didn't feel stable enough to do it. I was about to back out. I didn't want to get injured.
Then, as I'm standing there, the bar literally starts to feel lighter on my back, mid set. That has never happened to me before in my life! It was pretty damn cool to ACTUALLY FEEL the effects of adrenaline AS it's happening! So the weight feels light and then I get my confidence to squat even though my legs feel very shaky.
Personally I felt like I could have gotten an inch lower and really mash my hams to my calves like I usually do, but whatever. It' still ATG. I also feel like I could have hit 425lbs to be honest. I'll take the 405 though.
Last workout I squatted 360x3. So knowing that, my max is 405. That's a 45lb difference. I'll use my 3RM to gauge my max from now on. eg, 385x3 will give me a 435lb max. Actually a little more than that, but I like to take conservative figures for maxes. Not that it matters anyway; I'm not competing. I don't have to TEST my max. I just need to GET STRONGER so i can jump higher. But it's just cool to know my max.
true that but its usually 12-16 hr shifts, 100 degree temps so quickly ill probably lose some weight but my body will hopefully adjust, but ill only do it until i get to the academy
oh damn. gonna be tough to will yourself through the workouts and have an apetite to eat.
Made it to the hiring pool for Nucor which is a steel mill near me. With it my gainz might drop when they decide to hire me but even with the lowest paying job there at 10 an hr, with the weekly profit shares on a bad week turns into about 20 an hr. It'll be good to have until I get to the academy but my weight definitely drop
your body will adjust to the increased work load. your gains will drop only temporarily...
...provided you eat enough! if you dont lose weight theres no reason to keep losing strength.
^^ I dont get a pump from them. And if they caused my ab veins to come out, I would have noticed by now, especially from direct ab exercises! My bicep veins were coming out a lot too. Has something to do with hydration and blood vessel dilation... and low bodyfat too.
Here's me at 190:
That was on November 10th, 2013. My old log actually. Not this one.
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