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Was bored today so hit the gym with the guys. Did my leg day warm up and then some light box jump squats and paused hang cleans (3x5 at 135 each) and a handful of box and depth jumps. Still nervous about planting on jumps over 1 step but itll come. Felt good today. Back was much improved (prolly 85% right now). Looking good for Monday so far.

Ok yup, lower back (specifically spinal erectors) is fried. Not broken I believe just seriously fatigued and tight. Had to drop weight in todays bent over rows considerably and that was after dropping a few ibuprofen in my pre workout lol! Managed to get the work done tho without considerable pain just tender and sore. Skipped some of the more intensive core work in attempt to be healed up for Mondays squats. Im thinking ill spemd the rest of 2017 focusing on getting my strength up and doing a lot of unilateral assistance work on my legs then try some ME plyo and dunk work in early Jan.

Roller coaster continues lol! Went to shoot Tues after a back workout. Felt ok going, 70-75%, made a move and planted on it for a reverse layup...sharp pain. No good. Knee has fluid in it below the patella, and aoccasional quick, sharp pains on the back of it but has full ROM still. Felt ok thursday so i deadlifted. Late af at night so no energy but my jumps were bouncier, and no pain just a little swelling. 455 top single and 365 for a 4x8. BW down to 185lbs. Called ortho Friday and theyre going to worm me in next week for a re-eval amd see whats up. I just wanna be healthy again.

Side note: put the Christmas tree up and surprised my princess with her very own 2 ft tall tree for her armoire. She was so excited we had to make ornaments for it and leave a plate of cookies out TONIGHT. lol guess who got cookies! mmmm

Late night Sunday lift=empty gym=heaven!

Chest.and triceps work. Got 275 for 4 on bench really wanted 5 reps but with no spotter...meh. 4 is good lol! Hammered triceps for a couple sets then lots of stretching especially on the knee. Some days it feels back to normal others its tight still so im taking it day by day.

Knee felt ok this am soooo, Turkey Day deadlifts!

Warmups are feeling stronger, sprinkling in some more depth jumps with box jumps.

Deaifts: 135 x8, 225 x5, 315 x1, 405 x1, 455 x1, 405x3, 315 3x12. Surprised myself. Probably had 475 in me but wanted to be safe and hit some volume to get my stength back up.

Accessory work was kept very light and higher reps: BSS, calf raises, ham curls and glute kickbacks.

Thanks LBSS! Hit back pretty hard today and core and somehow weighed inat 185lbs? Ugh. Knee felt better so I went to put up a few shots tonight. Kumper and handle feel weird... may or may not have attempted a handful of dunks. Self bounce lob and off the dribble are still there, timing way off on backboard lobs and reg lobs. Just tried one of each and shut it doen before I did something too stupid. Definitely missing some explosiveness and power.

Knee felt a little better today overall. Much better through warmups. Box jumps felt stronger. Kept volume low overall on them and tried one depth jump which was surprisingly springy. I moved up weight on warmup squats in smaller increments and got to a 315 single. Had more but I didnt want to push it too hard. No belt/knee sleeve things. Dropped to 225 for a 3x8 and found out how little conditioning my quads have lol! First reps were smooth but legs on fire by the 6th-8th reps even tho I was moving the weight easily. Did a few light step ups and some calf raises as well. I wasnt sore after Thursdays leg day but I think i will be tomorrow lol!


Oh and Im over 1000 lbs now at 183lbs BW lol! 405 dead, 295 bench (Sunday) and the 315 back squat today. Not bad considering. Current total weight: 1,015lbs. Goal by 2018: 1,250 lbs total. We shall see.

I tried giving Lonzos shot mechanic a chance, but now that i think about it, it's really not helping him, cause he has to work a lot harder and calculate a lot more to square up on a shot, compared to someone like steph or klay who can square up much easier......

His shot mechanics are garbage. Everyone who said "yea but it goes in" has never played. His shot path negates his ability to pull up going right because he brings the ball up on the left so radically. His only offensive presence is to drive right, drive left and step back going left. Almost any NBA level guard should be able to force him right given his lacl of athleticism and quickness off the bounce which leaves only 1 option. That combined with his defensive issues is why i touted him as highly overrated.

Of course I called Fultz ovverrated too but the 6ers are screwing him so badly I'll withholf judgement for now. Dennis, Tatum, Jackson, Monk and Mitchell were the top prospects to me in the draft last year. Lauri Markahowever its spelled is showing flashes of a bright future quickly btw.