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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: December 05, 2013, 11:31:30 pm »He gets up a little.
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He gets up a little.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: December 05, 2013, 09:23:54 pm »
That's part of it, but the quality always takes a hit when I move it off my cell. So much so that I'd given up on using it for longer captures because it compresses it and lowers quality. Bah. Oh well. Hopefully the Sony is still operational, it'd be cool to vid whole games/workouts.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: December 05, 2013, 05:18:46 pm »
Oh and the fiance found an older Sony Handycam while cleaning out a closet so (if it works) I should have some vids soon! Need to pick up a memory stick or whatever it uses because filming on my phone is just a hassle.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: December 05, 2013, 05:16:54 pm »
Played 2 hours of pickup ball after an hour of skill work yesterday. Between that and a handful of dunk attempts between every game my legs were fried yesterday so lifted this morning instead of taking the day off. 
Thursday Dec 5 2013
BW is hovering in the low 170s again. 171 this morning. Had decent energy when I woke up. Once in the gym it picked up even more so good stuff.
Warmups+ a few jumps (low volume since I've been hooping a lot)
Deadlifts
(warmup) 225x3 275x1 315x1 345x1
(worksets) 315x3 x3 x3 225x8.
BSS
80lbs 6 rep sets on each leg x3. Figured I'd try these again as an assistance lift, good glute burn. May add weight next time but don't want to burn myself out.
Ham curls
120lbs x10, x10, x10.
60lbs SL x12.
Busted out some SL box jumps at the end for some fun and hit a lightweight chest/tri workout along with my usual ab work. Not bad. Probably lift again Sat.
Thursday Dec 5 2013
BW is hovering in the low 170s again. 171 this morning. Had decent energy when I woke up. Once in the gym it picked up even more so good stuff.
Warmups+ a few jumps (low volume since I've been hooping a lot)
Deadlifts
(warmup) 225x3 275x1 315x1 345x1
(worksets) 315x3 x3 x3 225x8.
BSS
80lbs 6 rep sets on each leg x3. Figured I'd try these again as an assistance lift, good glute burn. May add weight next time but don't want to burn myself out.
Ham curls
120lbs x10, x10, x10.
60lbs SL x12.
Busted out some SL box jumps at the end for some fun and hit a lightweight chest/tri workout along with my usual ab work. Not bad. Probably lift again Sat.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: December 04, 2013, 12:33:55 am »
Few things...
First I really like what Toddday said, that's a very sound way to make sure you aren't wasting energy being inefficient.
Second, thanks LBSS but I don't think I'm overly gifted at all.
And lastly I don't think agility has a direct correlation to 'springiness' or 'bounce'. It can certainly help if you're naturally like that as it points to some positive structural/neural tendencies that with training would help your vert but I know lots of guys that can stop on a dime or change direction instantly that can't fly. Tony Parker comes to mind or the professor or hot sauce. My friend I'm training with as well, he changes directions in an instant but his vert is 10-12" lower than mine.
Maybe that bouncy look is what you get from doing it (jumping) all the time. Ex: most NBA guys appear bouncier than a NFL guy but a quick glance at combine numbers shows that the vert for skill position football players blows away a ton of NBA guys verts. The basketball guys just have a more esthetically pleasing jump. Just my observatiosns of course.
First I really like what Toddday said, that's a very sound way to make sure you aren't wasting energy being inefficient.
Second, thanks LBSS but I don't think I'm overly gifted at all.
And lastly I don't think agility has a direct correlation to 'springiness' or 'bounce'. It can certainly help if you're naturally like that as it points to some positive structural/neural tendencies that with training would help your vert but I know lots of guys that can stop on a dime or change direction instantly that can't fly. Tony Parker comes to mind or the professor or hot sauce. My friend I'm training with as well, he changes directions in an instant but his vert is 10-12" lower than mine.
Maybe that bouncy look is what you get from doing it (jumping) all the time. Ex: most NBA guys appear bouncier than a NFL guy but a quick glance at combine numbers shows that the vert for skill position football players blows away a ton of NBA guys verts. The basketball guys just have a more esthetically pleasing jump. Just my observatiosns of course.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: December 02, 2013, 05:59:07 pm »
Ah, still badass.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: December 02, 2013, 03:56:19 pm »
just finished up an hour and a half long ball handling and shooting workout. Handles were ON POINT today. Haven't felt like that in awhile. Hit a nasty right left crossover into a hesitation stepback that had Blake like "damn". In short the workouts are working
Did a few dunks but my body just didn't feel like jumping. Happens occasionally so no worries. Weights later tonight after some ice and recovery.
Did a few dunks but my body just didn't feel like jumping. Happens occasionally so no worries. Weights later tonight after some ice and recovery.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: December 02, 2013, 03:50:58 pm »
But that beard....epic sir, epic.
I'm going to have to agree with Raptor and LBSS, just imagine how much higher you'll be jumping with a proper run up and low BF though!
I'm going to have to agree with Raptor and LBSS, just imagine how much higher you'll be jumping with a proper run up and low BF though!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: December 01, 2013, 10:20:20 pm »
Ughh. Had another workout Sat morning with my buddy (Blake) and we got after it hard for an hour and a half. against our better judgement we played a pickup game afterward and I may or may not have a mild concussion lol! He decided to toss me an off glass oop for game point and a rather large guy managed to forearm/elbow my face as I was going up. After a few rounds of ice I can manage to chew solid food again but x-rays were negative on the broken jaw so dodged one there. Needless to say I skipped Saturday nights weights session due to a throbbing face/head area
Ball tomorrow morning and weights after. Hoping I don't do anything dumb lol
Ball tomorrow morning and weights after. Hoping I don't do anything dumb lol
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: November 28, 2013, 02:59:06 pm »
FINALLY got back in the weight room. Going to cut back a little from what i was doing and get more skill training in for basketball. I've been working a buddy out the last few weeks since he got an invite to an open run in next years BallUp tour (he has stupid handles, very very quick). We've been working on his jumper and counters for ~2 hours a day for the last few weeks and his improvement has been ridiculous. Anyway we'll be in Atlanta next spring with Troy McCray (Rudeboi from old TFB) trying to get him on tour. Very cool.
Wed Nov 27th 2013
3 hours of pickup ball in the morning
Night
BW at 169-171lbs (whaaaa??)
Energy was down a little but very happy to be back in the weight room!
Warmups+jumps
Squat:
(warmups) 225x3 275x1 315x1 365x1 385x1
(sets/banded) 315x3 x3 x3 225x8 Notes: I'm very weak but my vert hasn't suffered. hmmm.
Lunges:
80lbs x4 each leg 3 sets.
Hypers:
x12, x12, x12, x12
Paused calf raises:
640lbs x8, x8, x8. Definite struggle.
225lbs x15 single leg. Burn. lol
Did a back/bicep circuit with some ab work as well. Went to go shoot a few hoops outside...net was frozen solid and wouldn't let the ball drop through lol! (It was 25* and snowing a little last night) After 3 FTs I said the hell with this and came home. Good session overall. I'm definitely weaker than I was a few weeks ago but I guess the constant running/jumping during workouts and pickup games and mini dunk sessions in between have kept my vert up. good stuff.
Wed Nov 27th 2013
3 hours of pickup ball in the morning
Night
BW at 169-171lbs (whaaaa??)
Energy was down a little but very happy to be back in the weight room!
Warmups+jumps
Squat:
(warmups) 225x3 275x1 315x1 365x1 385x1
(sets/banded) 315x3 x3 x3 225x8 Notes: I'm very weak but my vert hasn't suffered. hmmm.
Lunges:
80lbs x4 each leg 3 sets.
Hypers:
x12, x12, x12, x12
Paused calf raises:
640lbs x8, x8, x8. Definite struggle.
225lbs x15 single leg. Burn. lol
Did a back/bicep circuit with some ab work as well. Went to go shoot a few hoops outside...net was frozen solid and wouldn't let the ball drop through lol! (It was 25* and snowing a little last night) After 3 FTs I said the hell with this and came home. Good session overall. I'm definitely weaker than I was a few weeks ago but I guess the constant running/jumping during workouts and pickup games and mini dunk sessions in between have kept my vert up. good stuff.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Derrick Rose's injury
« on: November 25, 2013, 09:45:32 pm »
Really sucks. I liked watching him play.
I think gukl's right though, its all psychological. Some people don't heal mentally even if physically they are fine. I'm sadly positive Rose is in that group given last years debacle. I understand him not feeling like coming back and playing 38+mins per and maybe upsetting the chemistry of the team up but he could have come off the bench for 10-15mins and gotten his legs and mind right.
I think gukl's right though, its all psychological. Some people don't heal mentally even if physically they are fine. I'm sadly positive Rose is in that group given last years debacle. I understand him not feeling like coming back and playing 38+mins per and maybe upsetting the chemistry of the team up but he could have come off the bench for 10-15mins and gotten his legs and mind right.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: November 22, 2013, 04:20:54 pm »
Haven't been able to lift lately but have been hooping a little. Played a few hours of pickup today with some pretty good guys. Lit it up from 3, had 6 in one game. Stroke was very pure. Missed two dunks, lost the handle on one mid air and was able to get it off glass and then back ironed a 2 hand put back attempt over some big guys lol! Had a few pull up jumpers and a nasty cross step back that broke a guy but not much else. They were.clogging the lane so I just kept shooting.
Thinking of cutting lifting back from 4x a week to 3x and play more often. Lift tomorrow if I don't tonight.
Thinking of cutting lifting back from 4x a week to 3x and play more often. Lift tomorrow if I don't tonight.
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: November 21, 2013, 12:26:28 pm »
Seems like every day around here another guy with crazy vert pops up!!! What's funny is I can name about 3 or 4 other guys within 30 mins of Knoxville (East TN) that can fly liike that lol
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Eccentric Strength Training on Increasing Strength, RFD, and Power
« on: November 17, 2013, 09:42:04 pm »
There are many schools of thought but in reality its all dependent on the athlete, some athletes need to get stronger some need to work on their reactivity/RFD. The bag of tools each coach/athlete has is the same just the implementation changes. Be balanced, switch up training when you stall and always practice jumping.
Are you quad or p-chain dominant? Are you a 'power' athlete or a reactive athlete? Those answers will help you focus your training.
Are you quad or p-chain dominant? Are you a 'power' athlete or a reactive athlete? Those answers will help you focus your training.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: November 17, 2013, 07:01:14 pm »
2 hour shooting/conditioning workout today. Kills my calves and hamstrings. Was going to try a few dunks but was too drained.to.even think about it lol!