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Dumbell BSS FTW!

Man I loved those...These videos remind me of the old good times...you know, when I actually had two knees LOL!

I commented about how "close" your stance looked to me the first time I saw you doing barbell bss, but if you're more comfortable that way I guess it's fine

^^ esav had a diesel BSS.

thought this deserved its own thread.. dno find it pretty cool, i can't remember ever seeing a 'dunk video' like that.. meaning people just out dunking with their fam/kids having a good time.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxdmyg75E2E" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxdmyg75E2E</a>

You might be coming from another plant. Admit it, that's a strong possibility.

hm? what you mean?

btw i first read plant=planet, so i was like  but now im like ??

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not sure, even with an insane running jump, my SVJ is still going to be WAAAAAAY lower.. picture stefan holm's SLRVJ vs his SVJ, really huge difference.. my SVJ would definitely be better than his 24, shit it already is lmao, but i don't see it improving to 35+" simply by getting those stats we mentioned.. i'd have to practice SVJ's a ton, which I hate... though, once i get to that level, i might suck it up and do that just so I can try to "master SVJ".


peace man!

true, i hate SVJ, just feels so akward. But ya man go get that 140. Do you have anytime time frame goal as to when you want to be down to that weight?

nah no time frame, the sooner the better.. even though my "genetics" prefer me to be very skinny/light, getting down to 140 is going to be hard from a diet sense (because i'm not putting in the type of cardio that has gotten me that low before, ie boxing/running/jump rope training).. I definitely have the fat to lose, which sounds insane but it's the truth haha, so diet is the #1 issue.. so far, cleaning up my diet the last few days and need to make a push to 145, that'll take about 4 weeks if I don't wimp out.

ya when I go to do an SVJ, I feel "empty", I just don't want to even do that style of jump.. people who don't mind SVJ'n or enjoy it, never understand what i'm talking about.. but ya it just feels very awkward and there's really no motivation for me to jump in that style.

I was watching you 11" jump video and I saw that when you jumped you did a butt kick then forced your legs back down. I watched a football player on YouTube jump to grab money of the ceiling a he did it twice in the air does that get you even more air. I tried practicing that. It doesn't come natural to me, but it looks like it helps a lot.

no!!!!

try not to think about that stuff.. if you watch elite dunkers/jumpers, they all have different jump/plant styles etc.. air up there for example, jumps nearly stiff legged as he's in the air (on his max jumps).. it definitely won't get you "more air", it just adds to the "illusion" of more air.. but if you think about stuff like that during maximal effort movements, it'll cause too much "interference" and cause your jumps to suffer.. so I wouldn't force it, that's for sure..

Quote from: Girljordan on March 03, 2011, 11:10:04 am

I was watching you 11" jump video and I saw that when you jumped you did a butt kick then forced your legs back down. I watched a football player on YouTube jump to grab money of the ceiling a he did it twice in the air does that get you even more air. I tried practicing that. It doesn't come natural to me, but it looks like it helps a lot.

Cool observation...imma keep that in mind next time I jump off 2 legs.

good observation yes, useful no :F

we've had talks on this forum about it before, don't let stuff like that get in your head.. the only reason you would do that would be to make dunks "look better" etc...... from a stylistic standpoint.






I went grocery shopping and had some food, my legs feel so light right now it's ridiculous... they feel crazy strong.. only problem is the ham tendon very slight strain, that could cause me to push friday's dunk session to saturday, whack... hoping after i sleep though, that it'll be 100x better, stuff like that usually happens with me.

pC folks.

By the guy holding the raw DL WR.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DchUE6Wy67s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DchUE6Wy67s</a>

damn nice, he's the next chris hickson

ok so here's my first blog entry:

i've been doing the stretches for 3 days now.
my flexibilty really went up but my muscles are kind of sore (i think thats also because i hit the weights damn hard on tuesday). i feel kinda loose and agile when i walk around.

but when i step on the court.. i feel like im less explosive than before. im slower in defense, my first step is slower and what bothers me most is: my VJ has decreased!!!!!!!

i dont exactly know why that is so, but i think it's because my body is not used to having loose muscles yet. so it doesnt know what to do with them and how to effectively do athletic movements with them.

but i'm not even thinking about aborting the programm now. ill keep doing it and see how it changes my VJ over time. because i cant really see any reason why being flexible should make you run slower or jump less high. because all of the top 100m sprinters, long jumpers, triple jumpers etc. are flexible as shit!!! and it doesnt look like it makes them less explosive lol.

peace

well, as long as you're lifting hard, those yoga poses/stretching won't cause any problems, in fact it can help.. right now your body could be having problems understanding the "new length-tension relationships" you are causing, based on your new flexibility/mobility routine.. it might take a little more than a week to feel explosive again. I have no doubt that, if you lifted hard in addition to those exercises, your vert would not suffer.. if you however place more emphasis on those exercises than lifting hard/jumping hard/sprinting hard, then yes, your vert/power will suffer greatly.

I wouldn't abort 3 days in, go at least 2 weeks If you do happen to lose some vert because of the daily flexibility/mobility work in those 2 weeks, you need to understand that whatever vert you "lose" you will easily gain back by ceasing to perform that mobility 'program'.

all of the top 100m sprinters/high jumpers etc are NOT flexible as shit.. some are extremely "tight".. whatever your "natural flexibility is", you want to improve it slightly, you don't want to go overboard by trying to become a contorsionist is not going to help one bit, it'll definitely hurt.. make sure you are doing those stretches/mobility work LIGHTLY, don't force anything to extreme ROMS.... i have a feeling this is why you are so sore, you are stretching TOO hard.. a slight stretch is still a stretch, it's much less intense on the fascia surrounding the muscle, which can easily experience very small tears due to TOO much intensity during the stretch (too much intensity = too much stretch).

as always, progress SLOWLY... do not overstretch.. by overstretching you are definitely confusing your CNS, i have a feeling this is what you are doing.. when CNS gets confused, all of your "motor programs" need retuning based on the new level of flexibility you have, and this is why your jumps can turn to crap immediately.. but if you stick with it everything should come back, picture it as you are "reprogramming a computer" somewhat... it's going to take a few weeks, as long as you're lifting heavy, you should be alright and experience either:
- no gains
or
- gains

peace man

Damn man i wonder why you cant get any sleep, seeing how you only got 3 hours of sleep youd imagine youd be knocked out once your head hits the pillows.

ya i was, but, then i woke up and im feeling kind of fresh.. wtf

Any weird changes in diet?

ya, i was thinking it could be the diet changes.. i've been eating more eggs and less carbs... perhaps it's having an influence right now.. usually when i go low carb i get alot more aggressive, but this sleep issue is something different.

it's very confusing, i feel like im on meth and i don't know what being on meth feels like, but i could only imagine... HEH

Nice squats though, i like the idea of pin squats, im deffinetly going to give them a try when i start training again after AAU.

ya man they are amazing i've always loved them.. using them now is a great way to mix it up so i don't get as stale constantly free squatting.. plus coming off pin's keeps my depth in check.

If you got down to 140 with a 405 half squat you would be flying like crazy man, head at rim no doubt,

ya man, that is fact.. gotta do it, it's within my grasp for sure.

probably a 2 hand grab off a standing jump if you were that light and had that kind of power i imagine. go get it man!

not sure, even with an insane running jump, my SVJ is still going to be WAAAAAAY lower.. picture stefan holm's SLRVJ vs his SVJ, really huge difference.. my SVJ would definitely be better than his 24, shit it already is lmao, but i don't see it improving to 35+" simply by getting those stats we mentioned.. i'd have to practice SVJ's a ton, which I hate... though, once i get to that level, i might suck it up and do that just so I can try to "master SVJ".


peace man!

sick even though he missed it, got up nasty.