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feeling more sick today than yesterday.. but staph lumps went down a bit.. so that's a good sign.. coughing more AFTER squatting, increasing breathing/HR seems to get me coughing more so.. hopefully i wake up feeling better fml.. would love to dunk wednesday.

completely lost my voice too, sucks.




02/13/2011

bw = 150.8
soreness = none
aches/injuries = left nut, left lower back a little after squatting

diet = vit-C-drink + probiotic + 2 bananas + 3-4 chocolate covered cherries (real small but mad good), pot roast (wuth carrots/potatos etc) + small spinach salad + 3 chocolates, 1 banana, training + vit-C-drink, protein/water-drink + vit-C-drink + 1 banana, 3 bananas + PB burrito + protein/water-drink + vit-C-drink + probiotic

fatigue = high



workout: strength
- half squat: 45 @ 4 x 10, 135 x 10, 185 x 10, 235 x 5, 255 x 5, 275 @ 10, 10, 255 x 5 (dead)
- prone rev hyper: with waffles on @ 100, 100, 100,    
- glute bridge: 100 <- felt like a feather

glutes/legs felt CRAZY strong........................ like RIDICULOUS.... only problem though, training at 24 hour fitness has made training at my home gym feel messed, the bar feels uneven, really threw me off for those 275 x 10's.. i would have done more but it got in my head.. so bottom line, stay light on my home gym because it's uneven compared to 24hour fitness, very odd.. was extremely noticeable and it effected my sets... must have a leveling issue going on.

crazy how light glute bridges felt, those 45 deg hypers have my hams/glutes MUCH stronger right now.. good stuff



peace




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IMPORTANT REMINDERS
- DO NOT squat without heels elevated, used to heels elevated, too much sitting back aggravates back injury
- DO NOT deadlift aggravates back injury
- DO NOT overstretch quads, aggravates ankle injury <-- happens every time, STOP IT
- as of 1/15/2011, don't do 325 x 5, instead, hit MSEM singles at 325+, stay 305-315 x 5+
- cut out milk, water + protein shakes from now on, more vitamin C, at least 6 bananas per day, more chicken/eggs
- utilize pin squats more, pin 6 work up then transition into pin 7

CURRENT GOALS
01/11/2011: PROJECT SSR7, get down to 150 or less as soon as possible.. maintain 315 x 5 half squat strength + keep a set of 20 maintained (245-265), fix right ankle, more interval conditioning, don't neglect my necessary exercises

MAJOR PR'S/MILESTONES


DAILY PHYSICAL & MENTAL STATE

BODYWEIGHT (lbs)
01/11/2011: 159
01/12/2011: 158
01/13/2011: 156
01/14/2011: 156
01/15/2011: 155.4
01/16/2011: 154.4
01/17/2011: 154.0
01/18/2011: 153.6
01/19/2011: 154.4
01/20/2011: 153
01/21/2011: 153
01/23/2011: 153.6
01/24/2011: 154
01/25/2011: 152.8 (nopoop)
01/26/2011: 153.6
01/27/2011: 151.6
01/28/2011: 152.2
01/29/2011: 151.4
01/30/2011: 154
01/31/2011: 154
02/03/2011: 153
02/04/2011: 153
02/05/2011: 152
02/06/2011: 154
02/07/2011: 155
02/08/2011: 155
02/09/2011: 153
02/10/2011: 152.8
02/11/2011: 153.0
02/12/2011: 152.6
02/13/2011: 150.8

DIET
01/11/2011: protein shake, jumps/dunks + protein shake, protein shake, philly cheese steaks + fries, 2 cookies, training, protein shake
01/12/2011: southwestern chicken sandwhich (mcdonalds), protein shake, cheeseburger, training, protein shake, protein shake + turkey & cheese sandwhich
01/13/2011: protein shake, southern chicken sandwhich, 4 slices pizza + piece of cake (FML), southern chicken sandwhich (had another one ready + 2 bananas
01/14/2011: smaller protein shake + 1 teaspoon coffee, smaller protein shake + 1 teaspoon coffee, dunking + protein shake, egg & cheese sandwhich (2 eggs, multi grain bread), reactive session, protein shake, protein shake + turkey and cheese sandwhich
01/15/2011: protein shake, cheeseburger, protein shake, training + protein shake, protein shake, turkey & cheese sandwhich
01/16/2011: protein shake, greek salad (feta/olives/peppers/dressing/lettuce) with grilled chicken (epic), cheeseburger (ground beef) on multigrain bread, light-training, protein shake + banana
01/17/2011:  protein shake + 2 teaspoon coffee, driving around looking for a court for 1.5 hours, cheeseburger on multigrain bread + banana, 7 mile walk, small protein shake, squatting, protein shake, turkey & cheese + banana + protein shake
01/18/2011: protein shake + banana, egg sandwhich with cheese + banana + protein shake, protein shake + 2 bananas, turkey & cheese sandwich
01/19/2011: protein shake + 2 teaspoon coffee, dunking + monster energy + protein shake, protein shake, cheeseburger, training + payday chocolate bar (stopped at CVS), protein shake, protein shake + turkey & cheese sandwich
01/20/2011: SICK: prot shake, cheeseburger, prot shake, prot shake + turkey & cheese
01/21/2011: SICK: chocolate covered almonds, philly cheesesteak + fries, 2 cookies, chocolate covered almonds.. tons of liquid, bad idea, mucous bigtime after that
01/22/2011: SICK: 3 bags of chocolate covered almonds, thats it
01/23/2011: SICK: 3 bananas, beef stew + 2 cookies, 3 bananas + some fig newtons + protein drink (no milk just protein)
01/24/2011: SICK: chicken soup + milkLESS protein shake, milkLESS protein shake + a few fig newtons, walking + light sprinting, squatting, milkLESS protein shake + banana, milkLESS protein shake + turkey & cheese sandwhich + tea + gatorade drink
01/25/2011: SICK: chicken soup + milkLESS protein shake, milkLESS protein shake + 2 bananas, cheeseburger + 2 bananas, milkLESS protein shake
01/26/2011: SICK: double chicken tariyaki stir fry, 1cupmilk protein shake + 1 banana, training, 1cupmilk protein shake + 1 banana, 1cupmilk protein shake + 1 banana
01/27/2011: SICK: 1cupMilk protein shake + 1 banana, 4 slices of pizza + 1cupMilk protein shake + 2 cookies, trainingA, milkLESS protein shake, trainingB, 1cup milk protein shake + cookie, glass of gatoraid, 1cupMilk protein shake
01/28/2011: chicken soup + 1cupMilk protein shake, 1cupMilk protein shake + cookie + banana, workout #1, 1cupmilk protein shake, workout #2, 1cupmilk protein, 1cupmilk protein shake + turkey and cheese sandwhich + 1 banana
01/29/2011: protein shake, 2 ibuprofen + gatorade, cheeseburger + almonds + 1 banana, 2 ibuprofen + gatorade + 2 bananas, protein shake + 2 bananas + 2 ibuprofen + gatorade
01/30/2011: gatorade + 2 ibuprofen + protein shake + 2 bananas, gatorade + 2 ibuprofen, greek salad + grilled chicken, 5 granola bars + 1 cookie, training, gatorade + 3 ibuprofen + 1 banana + protein shake, almonds
01/31/2011: gatorade + 2 ibuprofen + protein shake + 1 banana, gumbo soup (chunky) + almonds, gatorade + 2 ibuprofen, gatorade + 2 ibuprofen + protein shake + 3 bananas + turkey & cheese sandwich
02/03/2011: gatorade + 2 ibuprofen + protein shake, 2 spicy chicken sandwiches from wendy's & some fries, training + protein shake, protein shake + gatorade + 2 ibuprofen, turkey & cheese sandwhich + gatorade + 2 ibuprofen
02/04/2011: protein shake + gatorade + 2 ibuprofen, egg and cheese sandwhich on multigrain bread, bag of chocolate almonds, training + protein shake, protein shake + gatorade + 2 ibuprofen, turkey & cheese sandwich + gatorade + small amount of trail mix (so good)
02/05/2011: protein shake + gatorade + 2 ibuprofen, egg and cheese sandwhich on multigrain bread + banana + trail mix, training + protein shake, protein shake + gatorade + 2 ibuprofen, peanutbutter sandwich + banana
02/06/2011: protein shake + gatorade + 2 ibuprofen + chocolate almonds, philly cheesesteak + fries + 2 cookies, banana + gatorade + 2 ibuprofen + some chocolates
02/07/2011: protein shake + gatorade, chocolates + egg & cheese sandwhich + gatorade, training + protein shake, protein shake + gatorade, PB sandwhich + 2 bananas + protein shake + gatorade
02/08/2011: protein shake + gatorade, 2 slices pizza + reeces m&m's (whole bag) + green tea, training + protein shake, protein shake, gatorade + 2 bananas + 3 ibuprofen, gatorade + protein shake + 2 bananas
02/09/2011: SICK: water/protein drink + banana, walk + popcorn chicken (big size , multi vitamin + vitamin C drink + banana, vitamin C drink + banana + water/protein drink, training + vitamin C drink + water/protein drink, vitamin C drink + water/protein drink + 2 bananas + some peanuts, 2 bananas + pb burrito + 3 ibuprofen
02/10/2011: SICK: diet = protein/water drink + vitamin C drink + 2 bananas, popcorn chicken + vitamin C drink + 2 bananas, beef/veggie chunky soup + vitamin C drink + 2 bananas, vitamin C drink + 3 ibuprofen + some peanutbutter (2-3tblspn) + 1 banana
02/11/2011: SICK: pollo tropical quarter chicken white, probiotic + vit C drink, 3 eggs + 3 pieces of cheese + 2 bananas + green tea, training + protein/water-drink + vit-C-drink, protein/water-drink + vit-C-drink + 2 bananas, vit-C-drink + chicken & sausage gumbo chunky soup + 2 bananas
02/12/2011: SICK: vit-C-drink + probiotic + 2 bananas, 3 eggs + 2 pieces of cheese + 2 bananas + 5 pieces of chocolate, water/protein-drink + vitamin-C-drink + 2 bananans + 5 chocolates, chunky soup + vit-C-drink + probiotic + 1 banana + water/protein-drink
02/13/2011: SICK: vit-C-drink + probiotic + 2 bananas + 3-4 chocolate covered cherries (real small but mad good), pot roast (wuth carrots/potatos etc) + small spinach salad + 3 chocolates, 1 banana, training + vit-C-drink, protein/water-drink + vit-C-drink + 1 banana, 3 bananas + PB burrito + protein/water-drink + vit-C-drink + probiotic

SORENESS
01/11/2011: hamstrings a little
01/12/2011: none
01/13/2011: calfs a little
01/14/2011: none
01/15/2011: calfs
01/16/2011: none
01/17/2011: none
01/18/2011: none
01/19/2011: none
01/20/2011: calfs
01/21/2011: none
01/23/2011: none
01/24/2011: none
01/25/2011: hamstrings
01/26/2011: hamstrings (a ton), glutes a little
01/27/2011: hamstrings (a lot)
01/28/2011: hamstrings still
01/29/2011: hamstrings, quads FATIGUED (quarter squats ftw)
01/30/2011: hamstrings a little, quads fatigued
01/31/2011: calfs a little
02/03/2011: hamstrings, quads
02/04/2011: hamstrings, glutes, quads
02/05/2011: very sore, hamstrings (mostly), glutes, quads
02/06/2011: extremely sore in hamstrings & quads, glutes sore
02/07/2011: extremely sore in quads (vmo mostly) and hamstrings
02/08/2011: hamstrings a little, calfs a little, quads a little (fatigued)
02/09/2011: calfs/hams/quads
02/10/2011: none really (calfs a little actually)
02/11/2011: none
02/12/2011: hamstrings, calfs
02/13/2011: none

ACHES/INJURIES
01/11/2011: right ankle (need to ice it more)
01/12/2011: right ankle, left lower back/glute at night (weird), bottom of feet a little
01/13/2011: right ankle a little, left glute/lower back a little
01/14/2011: right ankle VERY slightly, felt good pretty much all day even during dunk session
01/15/2011: right ankle a little, big toes sore/strained from all the jump rope
01/16/2011: left big toe/ball of foot = turf toe, pretty painful
01/17/2011: left big toe (turf toe) , felt better initially today, even when thinking i'd be able to dunk, calf raises aggravated it throughout the day
01/18/2011: ok here we go, both big toes (left is worse), left knee a little, hm that's it ok nevermind
01/19/2011: left toe felt a little weird waking up, felt fine during dunk session amazingly, feels horrible AFTER my 14 mile walk + interval jogs
01/20/2011: left bigtoe VERY BAD..
01/21/2011: left big toe, a little better than 1/20/2011, positive sign
01/23/2011: none early on, big toe during/after calf raises
01/24/2011: left big toe a little, left knee a little (odd about the knee)
01/25/2011: left knee still wtf, very odd.. came out of nowhere, didn't do anything to tweak it that I know of
01/26/2011: left hamstring tendon a little, turf toe a little - much worse after i stretched it after walking + light interval sprints
01/27/2011: left big toe
01/28/2011: TOE/FOOT.. ok, it felt "ok" all day, after training, it feels so painful it's ridiculous.. definitely a stress fracture in there + turf toe.
01/29/2011: gout toe, very bad during the day, could barely walk, then ibuprofen + water + bananas + ice + lymph drain helped
01/30/2011: gout-toe AFTER training, felt good prior
01/31/2011: none
02/03/2011: big toe slightly after squatting
02/04/2011: bumped right knee in the car - hurt sooooo bad haha, got a lump/cut it open a bit.. then i hit it again, same spot, on some wooden thing.. iced it before going to workout, felt fine during training, more of a flesh wound.
02/05/2011: bump under right knee from yesterday
02/06/2011: left heel (achilles tendonitis ish slightly), left big toe slightly
02/07/2011: left big toe slightly
02/08/2011: right ankle a little (from stretching quads), left toe a little (no ibuprofen???)
02/09/2011: SICK: right elbow + right rotator cuff (shower knob is messed up, took 10min at max force the last two days to shut it off, wrecked my shit), right ankle a little
02/10/2011: SICK: shoulder a little, have to turn the water off to the entire house to turn the shower off, plumber soon hahah
02/11/2011: SICK: where do i start, staph infection is back, feel sick, left nut hurting during bball warmup, left achilles tweaky only a few times throughout the day, slight headache.. legs felt good though, so did shoulder.. left knee bugged out a little during squatting.
02/12/2011: SICK: left nut/groin, left achilles a little, right ankle slightly,  EDIT: left forearm strained from dunk session last night
02/13/2011: SICK: left nut, left lower back a little after squatting

FATIGUE
01/11/2011: high
01/12/2011: low
01/13/2011: high
01/14/2011: moderate
01/15/2011: low
01/16/2011: low
01/17/2011: low
01/18/2011: moderate
01/19/2011: moderate
01/20/2011: sick
01/21/2011: sick
01/23/2011: sick
01/24/2011: sick, extremely high fatigue
01/25/2011: sick, high
01/26/2011: sick, high
01/27/2011: sick, moderate
01/28/2011: moderate
01/29/2011: low
01/30/2011: low
01/31/2011: low
02/03/2011: high
02/04/2011: moderate
02/05/2011: high
02/06/2011: very high
02/07/2011: very high
02/08/2011: high
02/09/2011: extremely high
02/10/2011: high
02/11/2011: moderate
02/12/2011: high
02/13/2011: high

SLEEP SCHEDULE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT
01/11/2011: 6 hours (6:30am to 12:30pm)
01/12/2011: 9 hours sleep
01/13/2011: 9 hours sleep
01/14/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/15/2011: 10 hours sleep
01/16/2011: 9 hours sleep
01/17/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/18/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/19/2011: 5 hours sleep
01/20/2011: 5 hours sleep
01/20/2011: 5 hours sleep
01/23/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/24/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/25/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/26/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/27/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/28/2011: 10 hours sleep
01/28/2011: 9 hours sleep
01/30/2011: 8 hours sleep
01/31/2011: 10 hours sleep
02/03/2011: 10 hours sleep
02/04/2011: 10 hours sleep
02/05/2011: 7 hours + 3 hours
02/06/2011: 8 hours sleep
02/07/2011: 8 hours sleep
02/08/2011: 9 hours sleep
02/09/2011: 8 hours sleep, same dream over and over (walking in mall and out of mall to my car), happens everytime i get sick (same dream 3-5 times during night)
02/10/2011: 10 hours sleep
02/11/2011: 8 hours sleep
02/11/2011: 10 hours sleep
02/12/2011: 8 hours sleep
02/13/2011: 10 hours sleep

ANTI INFLAMMATORY METHODS (ICING, NSAIDS, ETC)
01/11/2011: iced right ankle for 20 minutes
01/12/2011: iced ankle twice, need to use colder ice, massaged it hard, felt good temporarily but made it ache more later
01/13/2011: iced right ankle once, felt pretty nice after, used the REALLY cold gel ice pack direct application
01/14/2011: iced ankle before bed
01/15/2011: iced ankle once during day, wanted too before bed but was doing calf raises
01/16/2011: iced left big toe twice
01/17/2011: iced left big toe for 20min
01/18/2011: iced both big toes 3 times each, to complete numbness, brutal
01/19/2011: iced big toe (left) after long walk session
01/20/2011: iced toe
01/21/2011: iced toe
01/24/2011: iced toe after training
01/27/2011: iced toe after training, twice
01/28/2011: iced the hell out of my foot/toe, tons
01/29/2011: iced the hell out of my foot/toe + 6 total ibuprofen
01/30/2011: iced the hell out of my foot/toe + 7 total ibuprofen
01/31/2011: iced toe 3 times, 6 total ibuprofen
02/03/2011: iced toe twice, 6 total ibuprofen
02/04/2011: iced toe twice, 4 total ibuprofen
02/05/2011: iced toe twice, 4 total ibuprofen
02/06/2011: iced toe once, 4 total ibuprofen
02/07/2011: iced toe twice, 0 total ibuprofen
02/08/2011: iced toe twice, 3 total ibuprofen (after training)
02/09/2011: iced toe once, 3 total ibuprofen (before bed)
02/10/2011: iced toe once, 6 total ibuprofen (3 ibu 2x/day)
02/11/2011: nothing & ran out of ibuprofen, need to get some tomorrow

STRETCHING AND MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
01/11/2011: hamstrings very good, calfs lightly, stretching quads tomorrow
01/12/2011: hamstrings and low back very good, stretching quads reinjures my ankle.. stretched lower back too much to fix this annoying tweak and now my ham tendon injury is bugging a little
01/13/2011: nothing really, occasionally some back stretches to loosen it up a little, nothing focused though
02/04/2011: light hamstring/glute/adductor stretching
02/05/2011: light hamstring/glute/adductor stretching
02/07/2011: intense hamstring/quad stretching
02/08/2011: stretched adductors good
02/11/2011: stretched adductors good, hamstrings
02/12/2011: stretch groin/adductors, calfs

EXERCISES & SESSIONS

JUMPS/DUNK SESSIONS
01/11/2011: horrible, very fatigued
01/14/2011: felt good, didn't really get amped up but still landed some nice dunks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6IaftbFD0U
01/19/2011: felt very good, amp'd, turf toe didn't bug me too much but i worried about it flaring, best i've jumped indoor link-to-vid
02/03/2011: felt crappy, 34-35" on max jump, L-SLRVJ on layups got maybe 28
02/04/2011: felt better, 34-35" on max jump again but better consistency, L-SLRVJ layup jumps were much better overall (rim touch every time)
02/05/2011: landed a dunk off lob @ around 45min, close on some dribble ups, lots of layups
02/07/2011: just dribble up attempts, quads dead
02/08/2011: dribble ups and lobs, quads feeling a bit better
02/11/2011: SICK: dribble ups were hard but misses, felt good jumping astonishingly, hit some good jumps/dunks..

SQUATTING
01/12/2011: half squat 315 x 5 @ 157, dropping down for 245 x 20 but because of diet only hit 10 and called it quit
01/15/2011: half squat 325 x 5 @ 154, dropping down for 275 x 10+, hit 10 or 11, just toast from 325 ::: link-to-vid
01/17/2011: half squat 315 x 5, 325 x 1, 335 x 1, 345 x 1 (too high), 275 x 10,10,15 (153 lb at time of squat)
01/24/2011: half squat, 45 @ 3 x 10, 135 x 8, 185 x 10, 225 x 10, 245 x 10, 265 x 10, 285 x 8, 305 x 5, (152 at time of squat)
01/28/2011: workout #2: squat @ 151 lb   half SQ: 45 @ 295 x 5, 315 x 6 (7=pinned), knees shift quarter squat: 335 x 5, 355 x 5, 375 x 3, half squat: 275 x 10 (dead)
02/03/2011: half squat: 45 @ 3 x 10, 135 x 8, 185 x 8, 225 x 5, 245 x 5, 265 x 5, 285 x 5, 305 x 3 (4=fail) (heels elevated too much)
02/04/2011: half squat: 45 @ 3 x 10, 135 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 5, 245 x 1,1,1, 265 x 1,1,1 285 x 1,1 305 x 1,1 315 x 1,1
02/05/2011: half squat: 245 @ 5 x 10, 3min rest +++ half squat "MEBM": 225 x 18 ... closer stance, more vmo
02/08/2011: half squat: 295 x 5 good depth, 315 x 4 a little high
02/09/2011: (3-5 sec pause every set) pin 6 squat: 275 x 5,  pin 7 squat: 295 x 5, 315 x 1,1, 325 x 1,1 335 x 1,1
02/11/2011: SICK: half squat: 295 x 5 <- a bit of fatigue from dunk session
02/13/2011: SICK: half squat: 45 @ 4 x 10, 135 x 10, 185 x 10, 235 x 5, 255 x 5, 275 @ 10, 10, 255 x 5 (dead)


BODYWEIGHT UPPER
01/11/2011: neutral grip pullups, done towards the end of a jump rope workout, 2 x 10, 2 x 8
01/12/2011: chinups BW @ 4x10
01/14/2011: a bunch of neutral grip pullups in my reactive workout, sets of 8 and one set of 10
01/16/2011: 4-5 pushup sets x 20, submax
01/17/2011: some pushups throughout the day, sets of 20, sore in chest
01/23/2011: PU = 125, 8 sets of 15-20 light
01/25/2011: few sets of single leg pushups
01/26/2011: pushups in 30 minutes, PU: 40, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 20, 30,
01/27/2011: neutral grip pullups: BW @ 10, 10, 10, 10, 8, 8, 8,
01/29/2011: neutral grip pullups: 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11,  +  pushups: 45, 35, 35, 40, 30,
01/31/2011: neutral grip pullup: BW @ 15, 13, 14, 12, 12, 7   &&  pushups: BW @ 46, 50, 45, 40,
02/03/2011: S1: neutral grip pullups: BW @ 10, 10, 10, 8, 8, 8
02/04/2011: 5 dips, 30 pushups lol
02/05/2011: 45 lb plate swing @ 3 x 6
02/07/2011: S1: db swing: 40 lb @ 5 x 8
02/08/2011: neutral grip pullups: BW @ 10
02/11/2011: S1: stiff arm plate swings: 45 lb @ 10, 10, 10,


DB BENCH PRESS
02/04/2011: DB bench: 40 lb @ 2 x 10, 50 lb x 10 (last rep = pause ~20s then press)
02/07/2011: flat DB bench: 50 @ 3 x 10, 55 x 5, 60 x 8
02/09/2011: db bench: 60 lb @ 3 x 8, pause on last rep of each set (5s)



DB ONE ARM ROW
02/05/2011: 60 lb @ 3 x 8
02/08/2011: 65 lb @ 3 x 8
02/11/2011: 1-arm db row: 65 lb x 10 <-- one set hah


GLUTE BRIDGES
01/11/2011: bodyweight: 70, 100, 100, 100
01/13/2011: total prone reverse hyper reps: 910
01/14/2011: 3 x 100
01/16/2011: 4-5 x 100, plus a ton of prone reverse hypers: 750 total
01/17/2011: CR-70, PU-20, GB-100, CR-70, PU-20, GB-120, PU-20, CR-80, GB-150, CR-70, GB-100, CR-60,
01/18/2011: PRH @ 50 + 60 + 60 + 60 + 60 + 60 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 = 1000 !!
01/23/2011: GB total = 800, 8x100
01/25/2011: GB-220, GB-130+70+100+100+100+100
01/29/2011: glute bridges: 150, 120, 120, 150, 210,  (short rest)
01/31/2011: prone rev hyper: 100, 100, 100,
02/03/2011: S1: 45deg hyper: BW x 40, BW + 25 lb x 20, 20, 20, BW x 40
02/04/2011: 45deg hyper: 45, 45, 35, 35, 30 <- hams/glutes toast
02/07/2011: S1: 45deg hyper: BW @ 50, BW + 35 lb @ 20, 20, 23, BW @ 50, 60, 80
02/09/2011: S1: 45 deg hyper: 55, 50, 50,
02/11/2011: S1: 45deg hyper: BW + 25 lb @ 30, 30, 30
02/13/2011: prone rev hyper: with waffles on @ 100, 100, 100,    ++++++ glute bridge: 100 <- felt like a feather
 
CALF RAISES
01/11/2011: bodyweight: 40, 50, 50, 50
01/12/2011: BW x 50, 50, 50, 50
01/14/2011: 35 lb total + BW @ 50, 60, 50
01/15/2011: 60, 60, 60, 50, 50, 50, 50    
01/17/2011: CR-70, PU-20, GB-100, CR-70, PU-20, GB-120, PU-20, CR-80, GB-150, CR-70, GB-100, CR-60, AND 35 lb total @ 60,50,50
01/23/2011: CR = 445 total, highest set = 100
01/25/2011: CR-100, CR-100, CR-100,
01/30/2011: BW + 35 lb total @ 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50,
02/05/2011: BW + 60 lb total @ 5 x 25
02/09/2011: - S1: db calf raise: BW + 60 lb total @ 30, 30, 40


WALKING LUNGES


REACTIVE WORK: SPRINTS, HALF TUCKS, POGOS, ETC
01/11/2011: barbell low squat ankle hops (worked up to ~4 sets of 95 lb x 50) + barbell mini pogos (45 lb, sets of 100)
01/14/2011: barbell low squat ankle hops (worked up to ~4 sets of 115 lb x 40), tons of jump rope
01/15/2011: interval sprints mixed in with 6 mile walk @ 20 x 6 or so, 8 x 5 for MR half tucks
01/19/2011: light interval sprints mixed in with 12-14 mile walk (in 2.5 hours), very bouncy, didn't lose bounce at all, stopped by cops twice in 2 diff cities
01/27/2011: 7 miles traveled, bunch of nice 20-30 yard sprints, felt good, acceleration suffering cause of sore hamstrings, then a bunch of MR halftucks, and sets of 30, 30, 20, 20
01/30/2011: max effort sprints (20's and a few 40's), MR halftucks: 5 x 30, 5 x 15

CONDITIONING
01/11/2011: 5500 total jump rope reps, felt great, mostly sets of 200-300 turns, one set of 400 turns in 3min
01/12/2011: 2200 total jump rope turns
01/14/2011: 4430 total turns, mostly sets of 300
02/03/2011: basketball work/dribbling/shooting
02/04/2011: basketball work/dribbling/shooting
02/05/2011: basketball work/dribbling/shooting
02/07/2011: basketball work/dribbling/shooting
02/08/2011: basketball work/dribbling/shooting
02/09/2011: basketball work/dribbling/shooting (very light, sick)

RECOVERY
01/15/2011: 6 mile walk with interval sprints/reactive work mixed in
01/17/2011: 7 mile walk with light interval jogs mixed in, felt so explosive/bouncy
01/19/2011: 12-14 mile walk with light interval sprints mixed in, very bouncy, didn't lose bounce at all, stopped by cops in 2 cities
01/24/2011: 6 miles walking + light interval sprints
01/26/2011: 7 miles walking + light jogs
01/27/2011: 7 miles walk + sprints & MR halftucks
01/28/2011: 8 miles walked + light jogs mixed in
01/30/2011: 6 miles walked + max effort sprints (20's and a few 40's) + mr halftucks (5 x 30, 5 x 15)
02/06/2011: lymph drain 30min
02/07/2011: lymph drain 30min


CORE
02/05/2011: hanging knee raises: 3 x 18-20


REST
02/10/2011: REST!!!!
02/12/2011: REST!!!!

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Beast son!!!!!! you made 355 your bitch.

I like the adarq/dreyth compro. thats flying!

lol ya cool right, i found it interesting.. similar obsession for vert, so we take head height pics, somewhat similar angle just closer cam for him.

cool shit

pc

this is pretty interesting actually, because i've been wondering how i could get completely shredded while keeping my lower back fat unscathed... i just love me some lower back fat.

i don't really see the point of the article to be honest, if you're going to get a very athletic body composition for sprinting/jumping, fat won't be an issue.. there will be really nothing to spot reduce, it'll be low regardless.

Fasted morning cardio is the ideal time to use these spot-reducing tricks. As one Oxford study notes: "In adipose tissue, the flow of fatty acids across a cell membrane is bidirectional. It's outward in times of net fat mobilization, such as fasting and exercise and inward during the postprandial (just fed) period." (Frayne, 1998) Of course, most of the day we bodybuilders are in a fed state.

wut the god damn frick..




i dno i have a hard time reading articles anymore or caring about minutia, i don't even care what muscles exist in the human body anymore, or how anything actually works.. i see movements, force over time, visual changes to physique, how someone is feeling based on the hollistic approach, etc..

maybe im just ranting but i don't give the least of a shit anymore what happens at the cellular level..

purposefully trying to "forget" everything i was taught in exercise science @ FAU has truly made me a better athlete/coach.. without a doubt.

ok what was i talking about again, my rant was kind of 2-faced considering i do enjoy the peer-reviewed study subforum of this website.. lol

peace ;F

From personal experience I have never seen anyone gain inches by changing their technique and I have seen quite afew people try. IMO even if you have sub-par coordination, once you get past the total beginner stage your body will automatically take in consideration your strengths/weaknesses and in return make you perform the best possible jump to maximize your strengths.

yup, well said, finding weaknesses from their plant/runup is the most important aspect of analyzing technique.. the most someone is going to improve on a double or single leg jump, if they've already been jumping their whole life, is 1-2" from some form changes.. you could improve your high jump by like 8-12" with form techniques though, but that's not on actual vert ;d

The only real use I see in over analyzing someones jump technique is to find out their weaknesses (ie. posture, flexibility, inhibited muscles, and more commonly strength/reactive ability) so they can go out and work on it (ie. stretching, mobility work, lifting, plyometrics).

oh i responded to that above ^

right for example, if you come in slow, quads = weak.. if you collapse really hard onto your heel, ankles = weak.. if you come in completely straight and try to jump very linear with the hoop, chances are you're pretty strength dominant and need alot of work in the reactive department.. if your depth is very low, again, strength dominant.. if your depth is very high, could be a problem, sometimes it isn't, most of the time it is, usually need more glute work or to consciously think about getting deeper.. if the runup has a stutter, your jump technique sucks, that's your weakness.. if you take a huge penult step, doesn't matter, short penult step, doesn't matter.. if your heels barely touch the ground, chances are you are very reactive, very good sign, usually need more strength.

stuff like that.

Although he does give some decent information in the videos some of what Linkenauger is saying is complete garbage. There is a reason why someone is slowing down before takeoff. There is a reason why someone is collapsing during takeoff. There is a reason why someone is barely accelerating in their approach. There is a reason why someones GCT is too high, etc etc. In most cases try to "fix" this and perform it the "right" way and someone will be jumping even lower.

yup great point, that's why im a fan of improving max strength, improving reactive strength, improving explosive strength, improving body composition, and getting those jump reps in.. if you do all of that, form will automatically change and fall into place..

for example, when i squat with frequency and barely jump, no reactive work, i become more of a strength dominant jumper, my heel collapses in the plant, i'm more of a "linear jumper" (squared to basket jump), my runup usually sucks.. once i phase in tons of reactive work, say a ton of MR halftucks (getting to the point where i can hit 10 x 30-50), i stay off my heels, runup improves a ton (much faster) and i plant with more of a rotation, digging myself into the ground sideways..

none of that is conscious, it just happens based on what im strengthening... that's how it is for everyone, not just me.

The only credit I give him is for being able to analyze the videos and point out what could be better, thats it. To turn around and say "oh your approach is too slow, go faster", "your knee collapses, dont collapse", "you are sinking your hips too low, less bend" and then follow it up by (real example from one of his videos) "If you dont decelerate before takeoff Im sure you will gain ~4 inches" its complete scammer talk. The jumpers problems and his analysis are obvious as hell, I mean what he does after and the promises he makes are complete bullshit.

ya he's full of shit, he's always trying to find an 'edge'.

"omg im so happy with all of the feedback ive been getting from the form jumping videos" = lmao.

What has happened in all cases I have seen ie. someone approaches too slow, if they increase their approach speed to "optimal" levels they are not strong enough to handle the force which will lead to increased GCT or horizontal jumping, and so on and so forth.

yup

Best thing you can do is to have a great workout plan, do all the right things in the weightroom/kitchen/court and your body will know what to do better then what anyone could tell you online in a couple of sentences.

yup

Also one of his biggest bullshit stories that probably gets a ton of people is that "day" where he woke up with the right technique and added ~7 inches or whatever to his high jump. Technique is much more important in high jumping and needs to be taught. High jumping, especially for beginners which is what he was, is obviously not all about how high you jump. He kind of puts on as if he gained 7 inches on his vertical... His vertical could have easily stayed exactly the same as Im sure it did, and he still could have gained 7 inches on his high jump by improving his technique (which Im sure 95% of everyone here or his customers couldnt care less about).

Anyways those are just my opinions, take them with a grain of salt.

EXACTLY........................................... 8 instant on a high jump, possibly, with high jump coaching, but 8" on actual vert?

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bottom line, epic post by joner.

very nice progress markus, form looked good.

how much weight loss he down to now?

pC

48.0  

long legs!

Always knew my legs were long. I squat low bar, athletic stance always past paralell. I have to shoot my knees forward though. If I try to PL squat (static knees) I end up folded like a briefcase and lifting with my back  

ya i definitely see how that would happen from the video

My squat is very much like what Mark Ripptoe prescribes. I lift on a wedge board too (too cheap to buy oly shoes)

Below link to a vid of 150kg x 1. Made 160kg recently but no vid.

I've tried oly squats but I just can't get all my junk (legs) out of the way without putting the knees out in the next postcode. Gets dodgy over 110kg and upsets my patellar tendonitis  

http://www.youtube.com/user/Chopperdog1982#p/a/u/1/g7wkVCbtCq0

i checked side angle, didn't look bad, your hip mobility really kicks in as you hit depth, even with those long legs.. i personally don't recommend rippetoe style squats but people have made great progress on them, such as steven-miller etc..

my recommendation is always, hit "your own unique depth" allowing some knee shift forward + keep a more upright torso, this could be atg, slightly below parallel, or slightly above parallel.. everyone is different, you'd probably have pretty good form on it with slightly above parallel.

if you ever decide to play with it, remember you can use a few squatting styles.. you could:
1. alternate styles per session
2. work up using a deeper depth, then transition into a half depth
3. hit a block of deep then transition into a block of half, block = 4 weeks perhaps

stuff like that.. bottom line, with an SHR of 48, perhaps squatting above parallel would feel really good...

one VERY nice way to squat half, is to pin squat.. pin squats shit all over box squats.. set the pins to your half depth, unrack, lower, pause, reset a bit if you need too, explode up.. pin squats are very useful.

anyway man, good stuff, your chan is very nice you're putting in work.. that quarter squat crap you did was tuff, lockout hold, then pin squat quarter, haha..

pc!

i found this cool





fu*king jump addicts.. haha