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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: amazing natural glute ham raise
« on: July 26, 2010, 10:02:37 am »It's not hilarious... it's a good use for the Bosu ball.
It's a Carrot Top lookalike, dude.
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It's a Carrot Top lookalike, dude.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Pullups
« on: July 26, 2010, 07:31:49 am »32 pullups @ 193 bw.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxJcRceNzo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxJcRceNzo</a>
Awesome form.
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: Some piano stuff for you guys
« on: July 25, 2010, 08:25:04 pm »Maybe you are just a very analytical person.
Yup.
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: Some piano stuff for you guys
« on: July 25, 2010, 07:50:52 pm »I do not understand music. The sounds (as in, not the lyrics) elicit no emotional response in me. Merely the lyrics suffice to do that. My tone sensitivity is not very great, so often I struggle to make out the lyrics.
I do, however, respect the genius required for the most high level of creation of any kind, music is no exception.
Is it that way with all music for you?
I am not a very huge listener anymore, but when I am in the mood I can listen to music all day and do nothing else really. Unfortunately I rarely have the time to do so anymore.
If I may give advise to you: Enjoying music is something that can be learned just like enjoying other forms of art. And learning to enjoy it can be a very rewarding thing to do!
I can enjoy music, but it is in a merely analytical way, much in the same way I enjoy the visual arts. I do find some sounds, tastes, smells, textures and visuals pleasant or unpleasant, but beyond that, rarely is a strong emotional response evoked. I examine, analyse in order to enjoy. Left-brain, right-brain.
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: Some piano stuff for you guys
« on: July 25, 2010, 06:37:00 pm »
I do not understand music. The sounds (as in, not the lyrics) elicit no emotional response in me. Merely the lyrics suffice to do that. My tone sensitivity is not very great, so often I struggle to make out the lyrics.
I do, however, respect the genius required for the most high level of creation of any kind, music is no exception.
I do, however, respect the genius required for the most high level of creation of any kind, music is no exception.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: squat form
« on: July 25, 2010, 02:22:12 pm »Quoteya, though, with my close stance + feet neutral + half squat, i get tons of hamstring.. people with shorter legs might have problems getting alot of hamstring in that style of squat, but then they'd be able to squat oly style with good form alot easier.. even so, I get most of my hamstring work from lunges and now pmghr's.. I always took that approach for the people I trained too, that's why i'm so big on unilaterals.. I never could understand how someone could neglect unilaterals anyway, they are so beneficial..
So ya, my formula would be, if you can't engage hamstrings too well in squat, with squat form being "pretty nice", I would:
- hit unilaterals hard
- hit ghr/hamstring isolation hard
- sprint hard
eventually they will become more active in squat regardless of form (to a point) simply from getting stronger.
peace!
Yeah that'll definitely work. I definitely didn't wanna make that sound like I think squats are all one needs for hamstrings. I consider some forms of glute hams or hip extensions a must. I'm not sure of the hamstsring activation in the unilaterals though based on a book I have by bompa his EMG research doesn't rank them very high:
Biceps femoris (hamstring)
Standing leg curls --------------------------82%
Lying leg curls -----------------------------71
Seated leg curls ----------------------------58
Modified hamstring deads --------------------56
Semitendinosus (inner hamstring)
Seated leg curls ----------------------------88
Standing leg curls --------------------------79
Lying leg curls -----------------------------70
Modified hamstring deads --------------------63
So, based on that chart, training knee flexion will improve hip extension power? I am making this deduction based on the assumption that the hamstring deads are a hip extension dominant movement, and that, therefore, the knee flexion and hip extension exercises both activate the same muscles in the hamstring.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: July 25, 2010, 06:50:24 am »Heavier lunges next time?
ya im pretty sure i should just keep progressing until i cant hit 400 each leg with whatever weight.. or until that soreness becomes very extreme..
surprisingly my quads are not sore at all after those lunges sessions.. hamstrings are usuall less sore than glutes.. so that's a good sign you know? i should really push the intensity and maintain the volume until im taxing my strength/recovery capacity fully, imo.
peace man
Sounds like a cool plan. My quads are never spre from lunges. Always only hams and glutes.
they (quads) were extremely sore the first few times i did 400.. but they adapted pretty well.. i'd expect some soreness honestly, i'm surprised there is none after 10lb db's, which is 20 lb total BW.. who knows maybe 40 lb total BW will hit them, dno though, doubt it.
ps: im glad i dont have any quad soreness, don't want any either.. I want only one day soreness from these sessions, mostly glute & ham.. so it should be interesting as I progress the weights, to see how much soreness I get.
Whats the idea of these though? Indestructible hamstrings?
to somehow build legs that thor would be jealous of.
i figure i've spent 25 years of my life not stimulating my glutes/hamstrings, so i have alot of work to do.. walking lunges allow me to recover between reps as i alternate legs, yet still really hit the musculature very hard each session.. my legs have been growing pretty good since i've been doing them with just bodyweight, so using weight will help me really put some significant mass on my glutes/hams, and even quads even though they aren't experiencing DOMS etc.. beyond that, it also is a great conditioning workout, i mean my fitness/work capacity has increased a ton in the last few months.. my unilateral strength feels ridiculously high.
so ya just overall conditioning/strength/mass.. the number seems high, i agree, but the results are exactly what i'm after, a combo of conditioning + strength + mass all in one..
peace man
Sounds great.Could this be used to loose weight? Like instead of jogging or riding a bike?
well a session definitely could be used to burn a ton of kcal ya, but you just couldn't really do it every day.. i wouldn't advice that, could be too much for the hips/knees, even tho mine feel fine, every day could become problematic.
yo im out!
gn folks!
Quote pyramid.
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Basketball / Re: this dunk is ridiculous, never seen it before
« on: July 25, 2010, 06:47:24 am »
That was fucking nasty!
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: amazing natural glute ham raise
« on: July 24, 2010, 10:14:26 pm »agreed, the best ive seen. besides this one....
http://vimeo.com/5117175
archuleta is holding a weight while he does it... (see video at 2:45)
Crazy powerful. It looks like he pushes a bit though. I cannot tell for sure, though.
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Track & Field / Re: World Record Videos
« on: July 24, 2010, 09:51:03 pm »Ive tried longjump. Ive jumped 5,96m.
so if you mean 5.96meters that is 19.55feet am i right? pretty far man
we have 2 guys jumping 21feet on my team..well did before 1 graduated...there is no way i get that far in my jump
Guy at my school jumped 22 feet last year. Going to Stanford for track this year.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Calorie Expenditure Links, Tables, etc.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / 1008lb Squat
« on: July 24, 2010, 07:20:40 pm »Not what you expected, aye?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: July 24, 2010, 06:33:08 pm »
Christian Thibaudeau from t-nation has written a similar thing to what lanceSTS said in that blog post. It is definitely the right way to workout. (Not because Thibs says it, it just makes sense).