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love this..

The relative size and strength of the psoas in black people is significantly greater than whites.

interesting, you've read studies on that or what? curious

pc

I don't doubt the zoom waffle racers at all. I have been training in a pair of Adidas Fluid trainers. Probably not quite as light as the Waffle racers  but pretty light, very comfortable, nice flexible soul - basically awesome.

They look good with jeans too.

JW

nice!

so in BBall shoes with somewht fresh legs, i got 2 inches lower than in my waffles which i tested today, and my legs are dead as fuck now, so itll be interesting to see how i do with fresh legs in them.

pros- no weight at all
         comfortable
         takes no time to break in
         cool laces

cons- at first it felt like my heel was gonna come out the back but that went away

ill make a video on saturday

nice man!!

also, for the record bball2020 also said they are 'amazing' ..

Wow, that's crazy man. They should really try to do something to fix that.

wazzup babeh, i told u 2 pm me not hit up teh forum.

call me up.

pc

Patrick Willis - runs like a cheetah, hits like a super pissed runner

"Secret Muscles"

Take them tubes off and put them up to your ear. Hear that sound? That's the sound of your muscles getting big!

"Suck it physics"

lol!@$

You know I was half tempted to import a pair of APL shoes to do a few Myotest tests on with a few athletes I train who are all about the same size but in the end I knew it was going to be a waste fo $300 plus postage. However after seeing the Kenny Powers K-Swiss ads, I am so getting some K-Swiss tubes. I want "secret muscles".

JW

PS I love Kenny Powers.

bro, spend $29 on nike zoom waffle racers, then do that myotest experiment.. I wouldn't go full RVJ unless they've been wearing them for a good while.. SVJ or drop-step VJ would be good tests in them.

NZWR's outperform APL's, i guarantee it.. i really do.. i told some dude on youtube, who tested APL's, to test NZWR's haha.

pc

Hey guys,
my name is Basiel and I'm from Belgium. I'm 17 years old and i've been playing basketball for 6 years now. I train 3-4 times a week and play competition games in the weekend. My height is 189 cm (6'2.5") and I weigh about 70 kg (154 lbs), so obviously I'm pretty skinny. I've always been fascinated by jumping and dunking and I would like to jump a little higher. My current vertical leap is about 28 inches and I'm a one footed jumper.

welcome to the forum man!

Last year I completed a plyometric program, but my results were very disappointing. I only gained one inch or so  , so I guess plyometrics aren't good for me.

they aren't good for you AT THE MOMENT, because I imagine you are just too weak.. primary focus should be getting stronger.. fill out that "free coaching" questionnaire and drop it in the progress journals section.. check the START-HERE tab on the menu bar at the top, that'll give you the info.. the thing is, to give you better guidance, i'd need to know alot more things about you & your injury history/training history/diet/sleep schedule etc, but I'd be willing to be your biggest issue is strength, pretty much can guarantee it.

I don't really have any experience in weight lifting, squatting, etc.

I have no clue which exercices I should do in order to improve my vertical, but I guess I should work on my strength base. Also, my legs look out of proportion. I have very muscular calves but rather skinny quads. I don't know why, it's pretty weird.

if you fill out that questionnaire and start a journal, we can help you out for sure.. You'd need to go on a very basic/beginner strength program, emphasizing form and slow progression for at least 12 weeks, that doesn't mean you won't see gains in vert though, in fact you'd probably make some nice gains in vert.. Squatting, lunging, calf raises & general upper body strength will most likely work wonders for you..

Jumping higher requires being able to produce more force into the ground than you currently can, strength training is VERY effective at improving that ability.

I heard stretching is also good for adding inches, is that true?

stretching is mostly for injury prevention.. strength training/athletic training can cause you to get tight, for example in the quads/calfs/hamstrings.. if you are OVERLY tight, then yes, stretching can improve vert by returning your muscles back to a "more effective resting length", ie, they have the ability to produce more force because they aren't already in a hypertonic (partially contracted) state..

stretching your lats & chest can add inches to your reach, but that doesn't add inches to your true vertical, it can however make you touch higher on the rim given your current vertical.. if lats/chest are tight from too much upper body training, for example, you can lose a good 2" on reach.

other than that, no, stretching isn't going to add inches..

That's about all I have to say, I hope you can give me some good advice.

BCole

peace man!

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diet = protein shake + 2 tspn instant coffee, dunks/jumps + protein shake, protein shake, cheeseburger + kidney beans, squatting + protein shake, protein shake, ramen + turkey & cheese sandwhich

Damn... 5 protein shakes a day wtf!! Get some normal food in weirdo!  

too expensive, or i would

Nice job on those squats though... 10x10 after ramping up to heavy sets of 5 is just flat out crazy! Wouldn't have the balls to do that.. I would pussy out in set 5 or 6!  305x5@154lbs is some nasty relative strength!

thanks man! ya i questioned my own strength-of-will when i was 4 sets in, but i was like F it, lets get it done.. turned out being a great workout.

Now you just need to get these feet/ankles recovered and you'll drop some insane jumping/dunking footage!!

thankfully left ankle feels alot better after waking up.. last night i could barely walk on it.. hope it continues to get better, was kinda scary.

;d

lol!!!

:F

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workout #2: squat
half squat: 45 @ 15, 12, 10, 10,     135 @ 5,      185 @ 5,     235 @ 5,       255 @ 5,         275 @ 5,       295 @ 5,     305 @ 5
half squat supervolume: 225 @ 10x10 ..... exactly 3min rest between sets, really fast bar speed, finishing each set of ten in under 20seconds.

Your at the point where Women conceive children when you step into that squat rack... really almost 30,000lbs of volzummeee for work sets

hahahahah yez.... which reminds me, i need to get some hot-freak chix in my vids in the future.

no soreness mang, 0% sore.. lol

pc