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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Suggestions needed! Weight 188 to 168lbs completed! Time to get serious!
« on: June 01, 2016, 12:41:48 am »
Quote from: Dreyth on May 31, 2016, 10:47:10 pm
I agree that without scientific basis, we should err on the side of other preferences, like tempo work making us recover better! Im pretty sure i'm the only guy on the board who walks 7+ miles while cutting lol. When i used to keep a calorie log on here, i would have many days of 10-13 miles walking. Well that's what happens when you dont want to pay crazy amounts for a gym membership and have very limited time to play ball anyway. I'm not a fan of running, i find it boring for me :(

if by only guy on the board you mean, including adarqui? :)



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i have found walking to be a great aid in weight loss and also leaning out by increasing caloric expenditure by up to 1,300 calories (but still maintaining a tight deficit). It also didnt cause me muscle soreness whatsoever and didnt get in the way of me hitting heavy PRs. However, i DID notice a better ability to perform high rep squats (8+) when i was regularly doing cardio (basketball) instead of just walking!

i've also found high volume walking to be a great method for leaning out, possible aerobic improvements, possible strength improvements (legs/hips/back), and a great way to do all of that while not taxing the CNS. my journal is littered with walking. I used it alot with dunking (walked ~6+ miles quite often, the day before important dunk/jump sessions) and i'm utilizing it a ton now with this running + walking experiment i'm doing.

though, really pushing the pace hard while walking will need recovery and you can experience soreness.. but that's when you really push the intensity on your pace, rather than staying comfortable. from what i've been seeing recently, walking FAST might be a great way to teach your body how to use your hips; in a manner which doesn't tire you to the point of failure.

if you stay comfortable, it's a great recovery workout & can definitely help lean you out, with no strain.

walking + studying/learning is also quite fun.. ie, reviewing your flash cards while getting in a long ~2 hour walk or so. I recommend it (but stay safe obviously).



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In the end, there are various methods that will work for us depending on personal preferences and immediate/long term goals. Scooby i dont suggest HIIT if it will get in the way of strength gains. On the other hand, some sprinting may benefit you. I think you need to find a happy medium and keep the sprinting to a bare minimum, but increase caloric expenditure in some other ways where your legs wont get as tired. Burpees, for example. Idn lol

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Operation Save 2 dollars on Clothes at Walmart
« on: May 31, 2016, 03:21:22 pm »
Quote from: John Stamos on May 31, 2016, 09:34:14 am
Warm upx10 mins at 5mph
4x400 with 400 recovery at 7.1mph
    -  I strung the first 2 together then after that I walked for .15 and jogget the last .1 into the next.  This sucked but it could've been worse and has felt worse.  I think I was a bitch with the recovery.
4x200
      - I felt tired by this and I tied my shoes too tight.  I walked yet again for the recovery portion because I felt sick.  Last one I did it at 9mph and the first 3 were 7.1

nice



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In a few weeks I plan on buying a bike so I can stay outside instead of having to go for a long run outside, drive to the gym and hop on the bike inside.

bike to gym and then bike inside? wtf. ;f

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 31, 2016, 03:07:18 pm »
Quote from: Dreyth on May 31, 2016, 10:12:25 am
197.2lbs this morning. overate this weekend but whatever that's okay. at least now I know my upper range of morning weight is under 198 instead of 200 like usual! I would like my upper range to be strictly 195.0 or less, so I'm kinda close.

enjoyed the memorial day extended weekend and my birthday. was supposed to lift yesterday but I didn't, that's okay though. will lift later today and update

ooo nice, getting closer to consistent 195.

weather was amazing yesterday here for memorial day.. today it's nonstop rain.

happy birthday man@!#

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: May 31, 2016, 02:14:05 pm »
lots of good discussion.

I just have something else to add..

What if Lebron can't improve his free throws, his left, his footwork, etc? I've watched people toss stuff like that around for a long time.. but at some point, maybe we just have to deal with the fact that he can't make any significant improvements to these areas of his game. It may sound crazy to some, but we also have to realize Lebron is a freak athlete with insane power/strength. I imagine he got away with ALOT, in terms of over-utilizing his athleticism while he was developing as a child, teen, and young adult (and even in the NBA). These are very important years that you can't get back. If you look at someone like Curry, well, he absolutely has to be much better than Lebron at shooting free-throws, 3-ptrs, ball handling, etc. If he wasn't, he wouldn't even be a starter.

So the possibility that Lebron has reached a ceiling skill-wise is definitely there. And with that, he's managed to help get his teams to 6 straight finals, 7 total, various awards/accolades, 2 championships, gold medals, stat sheet monster, among the greatest stat-wise in several departments in HISTORY, etc.

I'm fairly certain he knows he's not ice-cold from the free-throw line to close out games.. How can you practice that? You can't.. that's just something you acquire over the years, or you just don't have it. It's very possible that he just DOESN'T have it. But he makes up for it in so many other ways. That has to be acknowledged.

Look at someone like Rodman.. he figured out exactly who he is. He's considered an all-time great. I'm sure we could go on and on about all of the things he could have improved in his game, but didn't; shooting, ball handling, free throws, etc. I'm sure he tried for a while, then realized it might be better to just hone-in on who he is and contribute in different ways. People rarely criticize him because they've realized who he is, a monster rebounder/defender/leader.

That reason above, is why I just don't understand many of the Lebron criticisms.. He's not Kobe, MJ, Magic etc.. He has his faults, but somehow he keeps winning. I think that needs to be respected as a skill in itself. He's a dominant force when he's out there; rebounding, assisting, scoring, leadership etc. He can dominate in any form.

Finally, again i'll go back to his athleticism.. How many times have we seen freak athletes do absolutely nothing in the nba, or never even make it to the nba. I'm sure most of us who have played basketball on the streets have seen people who are just freaky athletic but never do anything. Lebron could have been "that guy". He's worked on his game HARD in order to not be, that guy. He could have easily have never developed a jumper at all, or the court vision he has. He could have been obsessed with dunking/power and that's about it.



edit: for those who don't know about his h.s. football background: http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5360552

In reality he's a two sport athlete.. He wisely chose basketball. People with his power don't usually have nearly the kind of finesse he has. He's a damn NFL Tight-end out there who can light it up from anywhere on the court.

Also, as far as his nickname.. I have no idea if he named himself "King James" or other people around him did.. It's fair to say it's just going to be his nickname, given it's one of the first things you think of when trying to create a nickname for someone with the last name "James", since for some reason we all know about a King named James.

And Kobe named himself the Black Mamba.... relax people.

I wouldn't say his ego is any bigger than MJ or Kobe.. MJ fought steve Kerr during a practice, got in numerous fights. Kobe got into several fights (chris childs lit him up), he was hated by many of his teammates and those around the league. How many fights has Lebron been in? Maybe that says alot about his personality (or how the NBA changed).. Maybe he just isn't as much of a KILLER as Kobe or MJ. I'd definitely say he isn't. He's this weird mix of scorer, assist-man, rebounder, freak athlete, great leader, etc.

Now if only Shaq had developed a Jumper and improved his free-throws...............  ;D

pc! ;f

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: May 31, 2016, 01:44:07 am »
05/30/2016

Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: ~11 hours
- wtf
last night fell asleep: ~2 AM
wakeup = 1 PM
bw = 149
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = none
aches = right calf
injuries = toenails slightly wrekt, right elbow tendonitis slightly (always)
standing desk (when on computer): none
feel = good
water = alot



Food

1:30 PM

- green tea
- greek yogurt



Session: Evening

5 PM
- shoes: nb 5000 v2's
- running with my glasses SUCKS, suffocates me and distorts vision
- ran while holding my kindle paperwhite too

walk + short runs + study:
- damn, a combo of everything
- study: WIWINLH, haskell notes

- 6.35 mi in 1h:34m:56s
- pace: 14:57 min/mi
- speed: 4 mph
- runs: 7
- basically did a run every time I got to a new mile

runs:
- did 7 runs
- goal was to run each of them (after my first 2 warmup runs) over 12 mph
- secondary goal was to minimize any slowing down, ie, whatever pace I start with, just focus on keeping that completely
- distances were 0.1 mi to 0.2x mi
- almost achieved the goal.. had no idea what I was running because I left my watch on to track the entire course.
- the last run, which was the longest, I was hoping was over 12 mph.. just under.
- felt really good running.. legs/lungs etc.. only issue was right calf tight, still. might have been able to PR mile today.



i wanted to see very consistent speed.. def achieved that.

top speed hit: 12.6 mph
- need to shift this up to being able to hold 12 mph for these distances

right hip flexor started bugging slightly after that last run.



Food

7 PM

- 2% milk
- almond joy



Food

9 PM

- enormous stir fry: grilled chicken, 2 x potato, 3 x carrot, zucchini, squash, garlic, kalamata olives, white onion, serrano pepper, jalapeno pepper, red chili pepper, olive oil, mixed nuts, salt/pepper, goat cheese at the end
- some brie and crackers
- hot mint tea
- biscotti



GSW!!!!!!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: May 31, 2016, 01:32:15 am »
definitely should have a rest day, IMHO.

if not for recovery, we should have at least one rest day to prove to ourselves that we can take 1 day off training and actually fall asleep/function normally without training.. ie, that we haven't become so addicted to the act of training that we've forgotten why we're doing it.

a rest day will make you stronger. if you find that you need 2 rest days, take two.

I can't recall you having this much frequency lately so definitely make sure you are listening to your body.. which you should be doing anyway but, worth reminding.

pc

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: May 31, 2016, 12:53:03 am »
Quote from: T0ddday on May 31, 2016, 12:49:24 am
Quote from: undoubtable on May 30, 2016, 10:38:28 pm
Damn great game again! I really like both squads but I'm feeling for OKC, they're working so hard and playing great team ball. Then GSW comes down the court and it's a flick of the wrist 3pt shot that just looks so easy. Just like that they take the lead despite not having played a great game.

Both teams are worthy of winning the series but I'd just feel bad seeing OKC lose when they've played the better basketball thoughout the series. Damn it's tough. Logically I'm thinking GSW will win with home court, the way they conserve energy, and curry being a better closer than Westbrook. Great stuff though.

Interesting that you think OKC played the better basketball.  I believe GS had more assists, fewer turnovers, higher shooting percentage, etc.  All the hallmarks of what I consider good basketball.

Russell Westbrook really is a force to be reckoned with.  Amazing.  But Kevin Durants reliance on free throws and the thunders attempts to draw shooting fouls on jumpers is really frustrating to watch imo... Also, the fact that they have so many possessions that start with a bad miss and a offensive rebound and put back by one of their garbage collectors is imo just bad basketball...

westbrook needs to chill with his atrocious flops after jumpers. that 3-ptr where he just imploded on igoudala was pathetic.. and it ended up really hurting OKC, because Klay caught fire directly after that.

and ya I think GSW plays the better basketball.. I think GSW struggled to play their 'beautiful style' vs OKC, definitely.. but what they did vs Portland for example, that absolutely ridiculous ball movement/getting everyone involved, they are a much more impressive team to watch from a basketball-purity standpoint, imho.

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: May 31, 2016, 12:50:12 am »
solid game.

but i must say, I was shocked at OKC for basically giving up in the last minute. That Ibaka foul on Curry was brutal but keep playing.. It was only a 7-pt game when they let Curry dribble around forever without fouling, then let him take a wide open 3-ptr to make it 10. They just gave up.

dno.. I can't respect that.

as for Thompson/Curry, man it's a straight up long distance aerial assault. some of those shots are just mind blowing. so much fun to watch.

CLE @ GSW on Thursday... i'm really glad this is the matchup because I want to see CLE get a chance to redeem themselves with their full squad. I'm almost indifferent as to who wins.. all I know is, if CLE is winning, i'll be rooting for GSW.. if GSW is winning, i'll be rooting for CLE. I love GSW's team, coaching, etc much more than CLE but i'm also a big LeBron fan. I'd be legitimately happy if Lebron won one for CLE.







if I had to make a prediction.. I just can't go against GSW. GSW in 7.

pc!

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: May 30, 2016, 01:35:28 pm »
Quote from: maxent on May 30, 2016, 04:34:37 am
I watched game 5 live at Oracle. One of my lifetime highlights highlights. First NBA game and it was amazing.  Really  tempted to go game 7 but I'm back in LA and it would be a mission to drive back north Cal. I'm routing for okc but i really  respect the Warriors as a team and fan base.  Can't wait!

whoa.. that's sick!

that arena must have been so amp'd up.. OKC and GSW stadiums/fans are impressive.

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: May 30, 2016, 01:34:20 pm »
Quote from: T0ddday on May 30, 2016, 01:51:29 am
Quote from: adarqui on May 29, 2016, 12:44:57 am
ya adams is so beast.

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

draymon posterized.

Seriously though, I love the DG was posterized too.  So much to love about that play.  I love the DG still had a bunch of blocks that game because he has no fear, he doesn't fear getting dunked on despite being undersized he keeps making an effort and can live with the fact that helping his team as one of the greatest 6'7" shot blockers of all time you will on occasion get completely posterized!

ya reminds me of alonzo mourning.. he's been dunked on so many times, but that's because he'd go up and challenge pretty much every dunk. I respect that alot more than moving out of the way.



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Also love that the underrated Adams got a chance to show out what a beast he is.  I thought about how the commentary blamed OKC about how they lost cause KD and RW were playing "hero ball" and realized that the reason they play such blatant hero ball is because they usually don't get punished for it because of their selfless supporting cast... I mean how many times does Roberson or Adams or somebody convert an airball or bad miss into a bucket or extra possession?  These guys are so good at cleaning up the glass that a bad miss is hardly disincentivised...  Nice to see the major improved Steven Adams get a chance to shine once in awhile!

adams is straight up rugged.

two bigs that emerged during this year's playoffs:
- steven adams & bismack biyombo

good point.. and I mean who else does OKC even have that is a consistent scorer? OKC is far better off if they get waiters/ibaka/adams involved more offensively but those guys aren't consistent enough to do that every game.

OKC pretty much had that game. The real "hero ball" issue, to me, is when WB/KD (mostly WB) have sloppy turnovers at the end.. they had a few major turnovers at the end of game 6 that just did them in.. for the most part, that was really just great defense by igoudala though.



video update, since the other got removed:

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

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: May 30, 2016, 01:35:59 am »
05/29/2016

Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: ~6.5 hours
last night fell asleep: ~4 AM
wakeup = 10:30 AM
bw = 152
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = calves slightly
aches = none
injuries = toenails slightly wrekt
standing desk (when on computer): none
feel = good
water = alot



Food

10:30 AM

- green tea
- 6 x eggs
- leftover lentil soup
- english muffin



Session: Evening

5 PM

walk + study:
- 9.17 mi in 2h:15m:08s
- pace: 14:44 min/mi
- speed: 4.1 mph
- walked nice and easy for most of it
- last mile was 13:14, pushed that one a bit



Food

7:15 PM

- 2% milk
- cherries



Food

11 PM

- big stir fry: grilled chicken, 2 x corn, carrots, green pepper, sweet potato, white onions, serrano pepper, jalapeno pepper, mixed nuts, garlic, kalamata olives, olive oil, salt, goat cheese added at the end
- some crackers

corn came out very solid.



tons of programming done today.. went good, got lots done. also lots of studying done. all-in-all, good day.

stuck on a CORS issue with my code though.. can't figure out how to get wai-cors middleware working with Yesod.. it compiles, but it doesn't seem to be working. so no idea yet.. need it to do cross origin iframe stuff for some experimental functionality i need.

pc

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: May 29, 2016, 04:30:52 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on May 29, 2016, 04:19:45 pm
I don't want to be an educated human being anymore. I want to be a blatantly stupid idiot, a savage retard, which should come naturally to me. No censorship whatsoever. Just pure stupidity and hatred. Yes, having hate is a problem because it means you still care about stuff, I have to find a way to undo this paradox. I will try to find a way towards that goal (unless having a goal means I still care about not caring... fuck... this is getting problematic).

Being nice doesn't matter. All the jerks out there are being appreciated, being nice is just "cute". Doesn't carry any weight whatsoever. At least saying disgraceful, hateful things generates some emotional response.

and you really just want someone to acknowledge you!! awe!!

harden up.



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Anyway, fuck off, people!

you're main issue is jealousy. figure that out first.

pc

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: May 29, 2016, 04:11:51 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on May 29, 2016, 03:20:51 pm
He doesn't have to do anything. I just have to not like him, that's enough. I don't care if that's harsh or ignorant, I'm going to say what I think about him. I don't give a shit anymore, man. I'm literally crazy. I don't give a fuck. For me, Draymond Green is a monkey, because he looks like a monkey and acts like a monkey, kicking people, yelling, "acting passionately" (an euphemism for "acting like a monkey") and fouling left and right, kicking Steven Adams in the balls twice (intentionally - don't bring me the "oh but it was by accident, he was trying to draw a foul" rhetoric) - so FOR ME, he's a piece of shit that makes me wanna turn off the game when I see him.

I don't give a fuck - I don't have a censoring mechanism anymore. Neg me all you want, I don't give a fuck. I will say what I really believe because, even when you're trying to be nice, educated, smart, all that - it doesn't matter. Nothing matters. People can fuck off.

you just keep getting weaker.

it's really hard for me to take anything you've said on politics, religion, science etc seriously when you're coming off as the antithesis of an educated human being. as you eluded to.. you were just "trying" to be nice, educated, etc? well sure, be who you are.. if being nice/educated really isn't you, then stop putting on the act. just pick one and stick with it.

you're not special; you do have a censoring mechanism. you also could express your distaste for green, more tastefully.

briefly, I don't believe you when you say "nothing matters". in your post, you mention several things that matter to you. you also have hundreds of things that matter to you & stress you out, depress you, etc. it's really easy to type "nothing matters" but if you really believed it, I imagine you would be so much happier. Small things like how much money people make, their jobs, women, politics, Draymond Green, etc wouldn't cause one ounce of anger within you... but that's not the case. so no need to put on the act.



anyway.. Draymond is solid. I love his energy/passion on the court. He just needs to make sure he tones it down a notch when he's on the verge of doing something dirty. And beyond that, I have no idea how he is in his "real life", not his "sports entertainment life". Fans need to remember to separate the two. I imagine he'd be a pretty cool guy in person. He's always smiling, laughing, positive, seems pretty up beat.

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: May 29, 2016, 02:59:01 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on May 29, 2016, 01:38:52 pm
I love that the monkey Green was posterized. I hate that piece of shit. Can't root for GSW while that monkey plays there.

monkey is a bit harsh + ignorant, no?

also.. why is he a piece of shit? maybe you don't like his style of play on the court but i'm not aware of anything he has done IRL to consider him a piece of shit? enlighten me of the various crimes/atrocities & such that Green has committed?

 :uhhhfacepalm:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: May 29, 2016, 01:20:58 pm »
yesterday:

05/28/2016

Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: ~9 hours
last night fell asleep: ~3 AM
wakeup = 12 PM
bw = 149
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = calves barely
aches = none
injuries = toenails slightly wrekt
standing desk (when on computer): none
feel = good
water = alot



Food

12 PM

- greek yogurt



Food

7 PM

- huge lentil soup: lentils, potatoes, carrots, kalamata olives, garlic, green pepper, salt/pepper/oregano, garlic, one red chili pepper, lemon juice, stewed tomatoes
- brie and crackers



Food

9 PM

- 1 pint java chip haagen dazs



Food

11 PM

- hot mint tea
- biscotti



Food

2 AM

- huge bowl of cheerios with honey & 2% milk
- orange juice

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