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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 20, 2016, 10:07:18 pm »
Ima eat a bit more til the next squat workout then i'm back to cutting, i shud be able to progress towards 135kg backsquat for reps without gaining weight or rather while losing it ... i think. Then i'll allow myself to go up a bit to rep 140kg. Just a passing thought, i know it's crazy to plan out things like this but im too fat too weak, too skinny to squat 140kg for reps without gaining some muscle..

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 20, 2016, 09:23:34 am »
so i dont know where that 120x5 LPR came from ... i found 70kg warmups felt heavy on my back cos it's been 10 days since i had a bar on my back. But i still forced an LPR even tho 110x6 was a ME effort as a warmup. FML. I wanted to triple 127.5kg, so you can imagine how that went..

anyway, big news, that kid i talked about .. ive got a basketball date with him tmr, we're shooting around. I dont know if will be 'fresh' enough but ive put down a double KFC burger with loads of chips, 2 drumsticks and im gonna have a shake too. will try get some dunks on tape ... shud be fun.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 20, 2016, 05:14:58 am »
BS 5x120(LPR), 1x127.5(LPR)
BP 6x70, 1x90(LPR), 1x80 (yikes), 8x60
CURL 5x50(LPR), 2x6x48.5(LPR)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 18, 2016, 11:17:36 pm »
Holy shit i'm so tired of telling people 'wait til i get in shape' and giving tenous ETAs '12 more weeks'. I want it NOW! Yes i'll jump higher, move quicker, last longer at full tilt and ball harder, it will happen, im just getting impatient now lol. I forgot to mention yesterday i got complimented for my effort to get open and cut for some easy baskets. I think the guards appreciate it when their forwards give a fuck and dont just camp at and wave for the ball at the elbow. It's more exciting when you're being proactive about things ... i love it. THe scary thing is im getting so good at finishing now even with contact, i still score, i know the fouls rarely get called when you're perceived to be a 'big' (nevermind im lighter than average on the court lol) but ive taken it on myself to finish even if somoene swipes hard at me.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 18, 2016, 08:19:47 am »
Yep! you got it coges, it's all in the mind, if you think you have enough time you can make it work, overthinking or mentally defeating before even trying is how you never dunk in trafffic. Speaking of, i know you need a good pass and a decent cut and window to make it happen but i do think if you put yourself in situations where it can happen, that it can be a reality. So today i had a game, i wont go into it too much but in the last few seconds of the game, big guy on my team was on a fast break, defender on him,1v1, he goes for a layup or dunk (i cant remember) and he misses, the defender getrs the rebound, game over. Motherfucker i was right there behind him, all he had to do was do the typical pass to the trailing player and i wud have thrown that down hard ... i prob even take on the defender and dunk on him cos he had his back to me .. and he was under the rim, omg .. i said to him bro i was right htere, and he said usually no one follows me on a fasta break .. so he didn't bother looking .. whatever, gutted i missed a chance to get my first game time dunk.

i got a nice alley oop and a pinpoint no llook pass into a player right under the rim, it was beautiful .. even the other team were in awe.. i played well. not many minutes but im happy for a day i didnt wanna ball at all

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 17, 2016, 11:06:47 pm »
recap of my current state. im not the leanest ive ever been (im practically obese). im not the strongest ive ever been (ive been weaker only when i weighed under 75kg and im at ~80kg right now. reminder im 6'3" barefoot...). im not the fittest ive ever been (was losing my breath in 1/4 court pickup games ffs). im not as balanced ive ever been, between running and jumping, not sprinting regularly (prob 3 weeks since i last sprinted) or dunking regularly (movement eff) or lifting regularly.. only just got my first legit tomahawk yesterday. in terms of lifetime peakineess this is pretty average. im also the oldest ive ever been. mental state isn't great either .. mood below average..

but yesterday i nevertheless made some decent PR level progress. and the only thing i can think of is that i layed off the squatting. only lifted once last wk, and it was tuesday. only balled once and it was thursday. rested friday and saturday and balled sunday. saturday was a shocking day in life terms .. so all things considering.. it was amazing that sunday i balled so well

from here on im thinking 3 days of HARD HIGH QUALITY sessions per week is the way to go. no more stupid submax shit in a fatigued state, it has to be quality .. not worth doing unless im kicking ass. this goes for basketball, sprinting, bounds, squatting, dunking whatever.

tues: lifting
thurs: bball skill workout OR if feel 100% fresh --  dunking workout / conditioning /play a competitive game
saturday: lift OR /
sunday: pickup bball (if i feel fresh from resting saturday)

and that's it, no more no less. but i gotta make sure i go haard TUES .. get squat or bench PRs, get some quality food in, grow some muscle, lose some fat. rest is important so i can keep performing at a high level when im not resting. and keep recomping. 77.5kg but with more muscle is a good measurable goal.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 17, 2016, 10:57:17 pm »
Everyyy single game dunk ive ever attempted (i mean competitive games) and theres only been a few 3 or 4 attempts total, i got rim checked hard AF. it never made sense why i cud dunk 100% and easily in practice or in rest times in games -- but i was missing dunks during games. WHy?? you'd think with teh adrelenenin i'd fly even higher etc. But like ive realised, it's cos im rushing the dunk once im in the air, i wasnt waiting to reach the apex of the leap before throwing down! it makes so much sense now but it never occured to me previously..

yes yesterday i got loads of attempts but it's pickup .. where the defense is much easier .. but that's ok, if im dunking easily in pickup games i can transfer that to one or two makes in teh right situation during competitive games.

and who cares about dunks in games? i do! it's like that saying where something doesnt matter unless you're not getting any then it's everything. when you've never got your first dunk then getting a dunk is everything. that might be your first dunk ever in the case of acole or lbbs or my first game dunk ever .. it's the same thing practically cos you've never done it and you know what it means to finally bridge the chasm ..

part 2 is where i describe what went right in terms of training and mindset to precicipate this progress

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 17, 2016, 10:35:59 pm »
Quote from: Coges on July 17, 2016, 07:42:22 pm
Great stuff. Good to see you getting some validation from your efforts.

Also, nice on the in game dunk too. Must have felt unbelievable.

I dunked with both hands and pulled myself up to make the moment last longer. Felt amazing.  I think now i figured out the reasons for the misses, i will get more makes next time. More attempts too, when om fresher im quicker, enough to setup for dunks. So exciting.  Longer post incoming when i find a keyboard.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 17, 2016, 06:28:28 am »
Forgot to mention when i was dunking between games i got up .. got a really sweet tomahawk felt so good ... wish i had it on video but also i dont care, prob wasnt as good as it felt lol

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 17, 2016, 06:15:16 am »
Well fuck. skipped lifting this weekend and after resting yesterday and eating loads, i went to ball today. And beasted. I had more dunk attempts in the pickup games i played today than game dunks tries my whole life combined before that. I missed some good dunks .. holy shit one was on a big guy and i almost dunked on him!!!! my wrist was in the rim and somehow the ball didnt go in but i almost dunked on someone!!!! then i landed my first one and it was so defiant .. everyone decided it was time to end the game, they said dont know what the score is but that's enough lol. The whole situation was so organic and natural .. everyone nodded in acceptance.

i realised what was different about the make from the misses.. in game time dunk situations you're trying to rush the dunk .. which is understandable .. however it's a FUCKING DUNK .. you have to allow yourself to reach peak height .. and trying to rush thru the move will result in misses... so paradoxically the secret to dunking in games .. for me at least .. is to take it slow ONCE IM IN THE AIR. but of course into the move you wanna do it as fast as possible. Im prob gonna get more dunk attempts in games now..

btw the only reason i was so fresh was rest and eatin .. so ya .. if i priotise basketball good things do happen .. not just a theory it's tested true. i think i had a total of 6 dunk attempts in game which is a workout in itself

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 17, 2016, 12:57:04 am »
BW: 79.6kg

went up a bit, binged this weekend .. but i shud be good for a good 12 week run now, all i have going on is writing code, lifting weights and  balling. No mo emo.  Lets go.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 15, 2016, 12:23:34 am »
79.3kg / 174.8lb  (LPR)

I'm starting to think something holding me back in life is my mind. Time to fake it til i make it

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 14, 2016, 09:29:04 am »
i missed everything even free throws.. lol. oh and to add insult to injury i lost my contact lense halfway thru the game .. to be honest that's probably a game i shud have predicted given how shitty i felt today in practice. all good, this makes me wanna work harder.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 14, 2016, 09:25:43 am »
well that was the worst game of basketball in recent memory. pretty sure i went scoreless. i had a better showing in a pickup game prior to the game but my mind and body did not want to play a competitive full court game today. i'm disappointed in myself.
side note, i took some good confident shots off the catch in the pickup game. didnt make them but they felt good. did not do that in the match..

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: July 14, 2016, 03:16:17 am »
^yup! :)

i went to shoot around at lunch time .. plan was to go for 50 3pt makes. only managed 25. I'm a disgrace lol. Will go back later before the game to get the remaining 25. I did notice when i switched to a roll the ball to myself thing, i got the makes easier. SO hopefully i can explore that to better quality solitary workouts from here...

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