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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 20, 2016, 11:34:01 pm »
Quote from: T0ddday on August 19, 2016, 05:08:45 am
I agree with Coges that planning to never dunk is unfortunate because there is nothing like an in-game dunk...

However...  you are on to something...

You clearly have learned some tricks as far as dunking and bodyweight and stimulation... As you are stating the mindset of "peak jumping" and "peak basketball skill" do not go together.  Not at all. 

You are calling it submax which I don't agree with - consider it sub optimal.  If you want to be the best basketball player you can be you have to get used to the fact that you are going to have to settle into a suboptimal amount of vertical that you play basketball with...

An in-game dunk would be amazing. But it's not happening any time now. My legs are just not quick enough. Ive accumulated enough fatigue that my reaction time is long and there is no way i can get a game dunk. Too slow. If you guys remember last month i described getting like 5-10 dunk atttempts in a pickup game ... i can get back there -- it was bc i was focusing mainly on bball and my reaction time was low from not being too fatigued. So I dont mind passing up the opportunity because it's not realistic to dunk. A few times in the last few weeks ive found myself thinking if i was fresher right now, i'd be trying to dunk. Instead i find by the time i gather and collect myself the defender is in my face and the dunk window closed. It's a milliseconds thing .. diff btw being able to dunk in-game and having the defender swarm you before you can even start the dunk.

What i was talking about was dunking during warmups. Usually you try to get yourself 'going' by dunking just  before hte game.. throwing down some before tipoff. That's what im avoiding. First off all, it's so dumb when you cant play well after setting yourself up apart by being able to dunk. So that's one of the reasons im going to stop. I'd rather get underestimated and play well than overestimated and play like shit. Dont care about winning or losing the mind game, i only care about how i perform relatively to my ability and getting too wired up hurts my game more than it helps. Being calm goes a long way. But you can still play well .. just being patient and calm waiting for the defender to commit to the shot before going for the block .. or boxing out the dangerous man etc. Making good sound decisions is more important than being overstimulated and not thinking (is this related to flight or fight?).

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 20, 2016, 11:24:24 pm »
Quote from: Coges on August 18, 2016, 09:57:17 pm
Quote from: maxent on August 18, 2016, 11:22:11 am
Had a revealation today.  Went to ball calm and unaroused. Normally im walking wired up and jacked up on stimulants and dunking energy. Diid not do try any dunk attempts. I know that just gets me more and more wiired up. It's so bad that when im in that state ii cant even do fine motor stuff like shoot a jumpshot. If i shoot one then i will overcompensate and airball or miss the top of the backboard lol. Basketball is a game i shud play completely sedatively  (spell check says nah but this shud be a word) .. ive lways this problem.. before a big game like a final or a comp i will be so wired up i cant sleep etc. it's just bad news.

noticed some track olympians being completely relaxed before their races.. which was suprising considering they sometimes have athletes getting popped for doing stims priior. i guess ii know what i have to do now. leave dunking for either after the game or another day. game day shud be about playing well, dunks unless submax take away from skill

Find whatever works for you. More often than not I have a red bull before a game. Caffeine doesn't really affect me that much but it's become part of my routine and doesn't affect me negatively. I also get into my zone/zen state/flow when I'm slightly pissed at the other team and play much better as a result.

If being calm works for you then do it. I disagree on the dunking thing though. I think the main benefit of dunking when we play is the intimidation factor for the other team. I don't see too many guys here in Aus outside of the real high levels dunking before or during games and it certainly puts the thought in the other teams mind that you are better than the average player. Whether or not that is actually true, perception becomes reality.

I *think* you shud be able to switch it on and off. If there is an aggressive switch, you dont wanna go to it 100% of the time during a game. Can you be aggressive on defense going for a block? Or rebound? Yes! But will you be aggressive when you catch the ball going into a jumpshot? Probably not. Being able to switch on and switch off is prob the most useful ability. Also being able to switch off after the game is important. Good athletes can go from alert and switched on and off at will and into parasympathetic mode after the game. Is this a trainable quality? I believe in one's ability to control the mind with discipline and dedication over a prolonged period of working at it. Def need to explore this more.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 20, 2016, 06:49:26 am »
Started doing sprints proper .. not that interval stuff but all out ME sprints with plenty of recovery inbetween. I like it. First imrpessions are that i run out of juice in the last 5-10m? That's prob a fitness thing but otherwise i was surprised i could manage even that. Last wk i did 6x100 but wiith 25s rest and that was tough to get under 20s times. My best time was prob better today, the rep before the 13:80, but i pressed the wrong button on the gymboss. Next time i'll remmeber to take a stopwatch.
questions ...

what shud i aim for in terms of a goal for summer for measurable improvements? What can i hope for?

and im doing sprints to build reactivity, right? lifting weights to build strength/mass ... and practicing dunking/jumping to build movement efficiency/skill .. is this correct?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 20, 2016, 04:11:49 am »
BS 6x110, 4x117.5, 6x110, 6x107.5, 6x105

Sprints 100m x 5 (best time was 13:80; PR new exercise)
OHP 5x55, 4x55, 3-4Fx55, 6x50
Weighted Chinup 3x6x91.5(LPR)
Lat Pull Down 3x8
Cable Row 3x12

BW: 78.6kg

Notes:
Ded. Stood under the bar for like 5 minutes contemplating doing a 5th set with 102.5kg but i couldnt unrack it.. just too daunting. Thought to 'save' it for sprinting or something but im not sure if im gna do that anyway .. the weather is good though.
Anyway why the fuck cant i beat 4x117.5 .. the 4th rep is decidedly ugly that i decide against trying 5th but maybe i shud just do the ugliest make i can to progress. idk.

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Sports Discussion / Re: 2016 Rio Olympics - open thread
« on: August 18, 2016, 09:46:17 pm »
Those times were kinda disappointing but im glad Bolt won .. oh well

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 18, 2016, 08:33:16 pm »
I woke up thinking I need to start doing TKEs .. whenever ive done them in the past they've made my legs look more impressive. Not sure if it's cause or effect though. Probably what happens is when my knees start to feel sore and buggy i start doing TKEs and the reason my knees felt sore and buggy is cos im doing volume with heavier weight which is what made my legs bigger. But anyways, im goiing with my subconscious on this ..

Also need stronger feet. Last 2 times i played basketball i sprained my Left ankle and Right ankle respectiively.  Part of me beliievs this is due to the extra training iive been doing ... dead legs from squats and sprints and stuff not being as fresh but also my feet not recovering as quickly (yet) .. so need to figure out a game plan on this .. hate buggy ankles .. miss having perfect health just before sunday :(

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 18, 2016, 08:15:44 pm »
Did a refeed last night, ate like 4 bread rolls on top of dinner. Wasn't planned but at least it was clean..

anyway next mornining..

BW: 78.3kg

which is pretty promising .. if i shed a kilo of water weight .. and if i dont, it means ive got work to do yet .. at least dieting off another 1.3kg so yeah.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 18, 2016, 11:22:11 am »
Damn that was a really good game. Close one. We just lost it in the end. I played well but a few fouls i shudnt haev commited. Wonder if that cost us the game. Maybe it did. Doesn't matter. It's so hard to play with dead legs ... but i know that when i come off this squat volume i'll beast so iit's fine, patience for now.

 Had a revealation today.  Went to ball calm and unaroused. Normally im walking wired up and jacked up on stimulants and dunking energy. Diid not do try any dunk attempts. I know that just gets me more and more wiired up. It's so bad that when im in that state ii cant even do fine motor stuff like shoot a jumpshot. If i shoot one then i will overcompensate and airball or miss the top of the backboard lol. Basketball is a game i shud play completely sedatively  (spell check says nah but this shud be a word) .. ive lways this problem.. before a big game like a final or a comp i will be so wired up i cant sleep etc. it's just bad news.

noticed some track olympians being completely relaxed before their races.. which was suprising considering they sometimes have athletes getting popped for doing stims priior. i guess ii know what i have to do now. leave dunking for either after the game or another day. game day shud be about playing well, dunks unless submax take away from skill

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 17, 2016, 10:11:29 pm »
BW: 77.8kg / 171.5lb (LPR)

Some scale change finally .. cannot wait to finish this cycle.. i want to maintain <77kg once i come off it.
Training + bball game tonight..
BS 6x110, 3x120(LPR), 1x124.5(LPR)
Partial BS 6x140(PR), 6x150(PR),  6x170(PR)

Push Press 6x50, 5Fx60, 2Fx62.5, 2x6x57.5
JS 8x75(LPR), 8x57.5

Notes:
Struggln with squatn .. 110x6 is NOT a warmup right now it's a legit 6RM. Fk. I useda do these paused warmups .. how far i've fallen. Progressing my partial squats, i think 6s make sense .. though im willing to hear why 8-10 might be better? i guess i'll master it for 6s and then revisit, no point trying too many variables.

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Sports Discussion / Re: 2016 Rio Olympics - open thread
« on: August 17, 2016, 12:54:49 am »
Quote from: LBSS on August 15, 2016, 01:52:46 pm
not rio specific, but someone shared this on fb, cool story: http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/the-white-man-in-that-photo/

i love this story so much. only regret is i didnt know about it before ..stopped there for bbq and didnt know bout the statue

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 16, 2016, 10:27:42 pm »
BW: 78.4kg

holding a stable bodyweight despite my efforts...

suprisingly not sore today. my body has responded and adjusted to volume .. it can handle a lot more than this and im glad my work capacity has improved a lot this week. ankle feels better. hoping i can play and dunk tomorrow.

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Sports Discussion / Re: 2016 Rio Olympics - open thread
« on: August 16, 2016, 12:19:24 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=areBUihbfTs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=areBUihbfTs</a>


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Sports Discussion / Re: 2016 Rio Olympics - open thread
« on: August 16, 2016, 12:14:45 pm »
I think it's more likely AI could take hits well considering he was tiny in the NBA and he got bodied up and banged up all the time but yet his resilience allowed him to play through numerous injuries. I remember seeing a graphic in the playoffs where he was playing with a whole host of injuries and still beasting. I think it was the finals series against Lakers. Will try to find it.

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Sports Discussion / Re: 2016 Rio Olympics - open thread
« on: August 16, 2016, 12:10:09 pm »
Women's Discus final was dope. The winner Sandra Perković went 1/5 on her attempts and the one make she had, she crushed the field by throwing 69.21m when everyone else was 60-65m. I think i have a new crush haha.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: August 16, 2016, 12:07:12 pm »
Did a pretty good job beating up my legs the last few workouts ... hoping im fresh enough to smash some quarter squats on thursday though. If my ankle feels better im going to play a game in the evening and may try some dunks or play it safe and leave dunks for sunday. That way i can get more healing in and prob do a refeed saturday so i'll be heavier sunday and it can be a weighted dunk workout. The problem with this plan of course is that i intend to do 6x6 squats on saturday and sprints (ankle willing) so legs wont be fresh .. will see how it goes. I will tape my ankle tonight as well, seems to have helped heal so far!

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