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Program Review / Re: Squat flex and jump manual or the gym?
« on: December 17, 2010, 04:58:10 am »
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Introduce Yourself / Re: my name is...
« on: December 17, 2010, 04:49:38 am »Hey there, for those who dont know me let me fill you in. I am a 25 year old ex basketball player who lives in Las Vegas. Around age 21 or so I started training for vert improvement. I scoured the net for info and ended up getting hosed by marketer after marketer. (thanks so much for the "Call em out" section, should be first result for vertical jump google searches) Now years later I have a pretty good jump to show for all of my efforts. (i did find one decent program finally) I am 5'11" approx 185 on most days. Recently I have been playing alot of basketball and sticking to a simple lifting template consisting of mainly the big lifts.
I am mainly here beacuse it seems to be a more active forum, and I really respect the opinions and efforts of trainers such as Adarq and LanceSTS. Their no bs, not in it for the quick buck, approach is refreshing and greatly needed.
running vert vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0VIe54iPVg&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
dunk vid (about a year ago) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSbazBBlG8
verts on a vertex (done without warm up) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlU5QkZz1YQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
hey man, welcome! long time no see (from tvs). loved that head on glass vid, epic, flying on that jump.
thanks for the kind words too, very much appreciated.
what are your lifts like currently?
peace man!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Loopie's Log
« on: December 17, 2010, 04:32:46 am »short sprints make you *human*get em` in ! intervaling them sub max helps with cardio too.. but max effort short sprints (10m-20m etc) just does wonders for your health.
peace man
Sprints feel good. I plan on hitting some thursday night. definately one of the missing links!
Comeback road is hard, but I feel a little better everyday.
nice man, sure is, but keep it up.
glad you're incorporating the sprints now.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: December 17, 2010, 04:26:41 am »Jim Wendler on how to suck at powercleans:<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqdy3sOan6w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqdy3sOan6w</a>
aahahha
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Squat PR (120x5, 130x3) and some 30 kg snatches
« on: December 17, 2010, 04:25:33 am »
whoa, raptor in a fitness gym.. wtf
nice skwats.
nice skwats.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 17, 2010, 02:43:20 am »you jumped at/almost at that little one's shoulders
thanks man, he's actually like 4ft tall too or something.
these might be 3 of my favorite stills of all time, looks real high off the ground.
hey bum, u drunk?
nah breh, im good.
some other ish:
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 16, 2010, 05:32:31 pm »
bout to go get a nice dinner, bbl tonight.
got up real good today on dunks i think, didnt check footage yet, only checked first 5 jumps..
pc
got up real good today on dunks i think, didnt check footage yet, only checked first 5 jumps..
pc
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 16, 2010, 05:35:53 am »
12/15/2010
bw = 154
soreness = calfs
aches/injuries = mid back tight as hell, low back slightly, fingertip torn up heh
fatigue = moderate
diet = prot shake, egg sandwhich + green beans + broccoli, crackers & cheese dips, prot shake + 2 bananas, prot shake + 2 bananas + some pretzels
no training today, resting, hope to get some nice dunks tomorrow..
stretched my back out alot today, shit is really tight.. mid back mostly.. gotta get this under control soon, seems like it's going on too long fml.
pc
bw = 154
soreness = calfs
aches/injuries = mid back tight as hell, low back slightly, fingertip torn up heh
fatigue = moderate
diet = prot shake, egg sandwhich + green beans + broccoli, crackers & cheese dips, prot shake + 2 bananas, prot shake + 2 bananas + some pretzels
no training today, resting, hope to get some nice dunks tomorrow..
stretched my back out alot today, shit is really tight.. mid back mostly.. gotta get this under control soon, seems like it's going on too long fml.
pc
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: BOX JUMPS ARE STUPID - STOP BRAGGING AND DO A REAL VERT, BITCHES
« on: December 16, 2010, 05:20:16 am »I thought this was an anti box jumping thread!
ya some are worth mentioning though, lol.. good box jumps are high landings
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 16, 2010, 02:55:08 am »
i gotta step my weapon-necklace game up
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: December 16, 2010, 12:05:02 am »took the ol' gf to the gym today.
warm up
foam roll
mobility
work
teach gf squat, dl, ohp and chin up
row x10 mins @easy pace
incline walk @14 incline x15 mins
cool down
stretch
hot. pics.
ya man make sure your mindset is solid when jumping, think about those aggressive runups and getting a little deeper into the plant, since that helps you.. FUCKING GET UP THERE THOUGH, BEFORE YOU JUMP, SMACK URSELF IN THE FACE AND IMAGINE IT'S ME SMACKING YOU.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scrawny to Brawny Journal
« on: December 15, 2010, 11:59:48 pm »Yep. I'll be fully updating my journal tomorrow night. Today I have another concert to play in... joy. At least I have 17 days off school to relax... and get some serious squatting and sprints in along with some upper body. Quick correction: First indoor track meet is January 15th. Any ideas on what to do over the break? Or just the same as my current program?
well definitely make sure you're getting in some sprints, somehow.. and ya, id just continue pretty much what you're doing, have to maintain your strength on squat/ghr/upper... but you have to find a way to get those sprints in, it's probably snowing, i got no idea, but i imagine it is..
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: vag's journal : Age vs Vertical
« on: December 15, 2010, 10:11:12 pm »Back to the log:
15 Dec 2010
BBall practice. 1,5 hours of full court 4-on-4 , exhausting!
Did very few jumps , got a 10'5'' dropstep touch and a 10'7'' 2-steps DLRVJ touch.
All upper body was really sore and tight from weights previous days , reach measured after practice at 7'10'' ( 1'' less than normal ). So that's a 31'' dropstep ( PR tie ) and 33'' RVJ ( Season Best ) , nice!
hey vag have you ever tried squatting?!?!!? lolol
awesome vag, that was on 10' indoor courts right?
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Basketball / Re: Check out this outdoor park in china + some nice "asian dunks"
« on: December 15, 2010, 09:57:46 pm »when i was in China i only only visited QuanZhou and ShengZhen both are huge industrial cities now (and quite dirty). my bro was working and i didn't get to go around and check out the any places by myself. in HK i did get a brief moment to check out Victoria Park and it had 4 full courts. didn't see any impressive ballers there. couple of ABC looking dudes were okay. as for park, the biggest one i've seen is actually here in Taipei. it's in the river bank and it has... at least 10 courts. let me try to find it on google maps.
indeed it has 10 courts. 25.063727,121.474348
oops, actually not sure what that court is. but just north west of it is the bball court. 10 courts. 25.070802,121.461655
hey, just found this. could be useful in the future! http://www.courtsoftheworld.com
10 full courts, sick..
ya i've seen that site, it's pretty cool, wish it was easier to find the pics uploaded of different courts though.. i just want to see a variety of pics of courts, not 'find them'.. cool site tho.