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Quote from: maxent on August 29, 2016, 10:36:59 pm

I'm actually pretty happy with my Kobe's they're not heavy at all and lowtop, comparable to my running shoes .. the only problem is, and this is a deal breaker ... is that they're not flexible on the top so i dont get much dorsiflexion (?). if i can find a pair of shoes that have that as well i'll be super happy for a dunking shoe (and general basketball).

i've never had kobe's.. and i'm still tempted. I think I need to get a stronger shoe for MAX EFFORT slrvj... i can submax in my flats but, max effort, might be risking it a bit.. I just don't want to F up my heel.

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Neither, it's my first pair and i normally wudnt get a name shoe, just dont care about that stuff. KDs stuff looked good to me but i cant be bothered paying the premium for a name. Anyway about the Kobes, i didn't get the highend pair Kobe 12 or whatever they're up to now. But i do wanna know if theyre better in the regard of flexibility up top. Lemme know if you find a good pair - i think Kobe's are close if only for the inflexibilty up top.

Quote from: maxent on August 30, 2016, 10:28:01 pm

Quote from: Coges on August 29, 2016, 08:35:32 am

It's worthwhile mentioning that when squatting with a belt tonight I felt my legs way more than I usually would. Not sure if this is normal though. Felt good.

Yeah that's the beauty of using a belt. And it purportedly makes your abs bigger too. It's a panacea for some. I have an article on the training board about a study showing the use of a belt allows you to train your legs better!

Yeah not sure about the abs thing but I am feeling my quads like never before. My leg soreness following squats is normally hgh in the upper quad region. After using the belt it has been evenly spread over the entire quad including decent amounts of VMO soreness.

this gives me a great idea .. haha. I cant use a belt cos it messes up my form out of the bottom of a squat .. but i hvent tried using one for quarter squats.. might work amazing there. Will explore sometime down the track. THanks!

http://strengtheory.com/the-belt-bible/
^src for the leg theory

It's worthwhile mentioning that when squatting with a belt tonight I felt my legs way more than I usually would. Not sure if this is normal though. Felt good.

Yeah that's the beauty of using a belt. And it purportedly makes your abs bigger too. It's a panacea for some. I have an article on the training board about a study showing the use of a belt allows you to train your legs better!

BS 6x112.5, 4Fx120(LPR), 5x2x120(LPR)
BP 6x80(LPR), 6x79.5, 6x77.5, 6x75

RDL 8x137.5(LPR), 6x142.5(LPR), 10x152.5(LPR; hook)
BHT 8x150, 6x170(LPR)

BW: 78.0 / 172

Notes:
Didnt have a 6x6 in me today, not enough rest since saturday 6x6 and sunday bball .. lol. but it's ok, i can do them once a week and do something else tuesdays, like heavy 6x2x120kg today .. will work that up to um .. 6x2x127.5? something like that i guess.

BW: 78kg / 172lb

Seems im maintaining this bodyweight but getting leaner so whatevs. But i do need to see the scale read 77kg EVENTUALLY and sooner rather than later.. cos then i can stop this riduculous fasting on off days (see prvious post for a sample of an off day's eating.. i'll fast alll day and have a shake at 5pm).

Trainin today. I really really wanna add anothe sprint session per week. i feel like i shud be doing either shorter sprints (60m?) or intervals, maybe even 3 different sessions  of 60m, 100m and ~100m intervals. Will figure it out, have to remember better to improve everything simultaneously than over-specialise in any one thing .. for now, it's all GPP.

Need more dunking as well but im working on fixing that too..

 Yep he was just sat there playing on his phone listening to music and i aksed him and he obliged. Worked out well that way. I felt more bouncy earlier when i dunked .. was my hand in the rim pretty deep but that clip was taken after playing about 5 pickup games so fatigue had accumulated a little. Still fun though. I am a lot fitter now .. wud not be able to touch the rim after doing 6x6 squats thhe previous day.

first one is on a high rim (> 10ft)


2nd one is on a normal rim (10ft). the 2nd vid is taken at rim level btw


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