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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: June 17, 2014, 01:02:54 am »
Quote from: acole14 on June 17, 2014, 12:09:17 am
Quote from: LBSS on June 16, 2014, 10:24:13 am
multiple sclerosis?

Yep.

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on June 16, 2014, 07:53:28 pm
Quote from: acole14 on June 16, 2014, 05:48:11 am
Quote from: Mutumbo000 on June 16, 2014, 12:02:07 am
Congrats on the PhD.
What are you studying it on?

Thanks mate, I started it ages ago now but I realised I hadn't even mentioned it. I'm in MS research.

Quote from: Raptor on June 16, 2014, 05:14:00 am
Ankle weights? Why not a weight vest?

They eventually use them. I think the lightest the coach has is 3kg.

Nice. You're going to be busy for the next 4 years haha.
They're building this massive medical research and science centre in Adelaide so there's definitely going to be a lot of work in the future for your field.

Your clubs started pre-season fairly early. We start mid-July.

Thanks, I'm hoping to get it done in 3 years. I have a bit of a head start because it's all stuff I was doing last year as a research asst. Hopefully some of that new $20b fund comes my way at some point in the future!

Yeah we basically had a week break between summer ending and winter beginning. It's mostly because the coach is retired and basically his whole life is athletics. He doesn't have a wife or kids so he just throws everything into training us. He used to coach the Australian team and even though we're just amateurs he just does the same training he did with them, so its pretty much around the clock all year. For me the winter stuff has been harder than summer training for sure.

Your coach sounds awesome.
My coach is kind of like that but he's really dedicated to the 'professional' scene since he won the Bay Sheffield. Basically his son sprints (and also won the Bay Sheff) so he's there to coach his son. But because he's soo into the 'professional' scene he wanted to start a squad so he's happy to train pretty much anyone as long as they train at the same time as his son.
I didn't really appreciate the coaching until I went to Sydney. Training with a group and with having a coach that knows their stuff is heaps motivational. Since your coach used to train the Australian team I'd say he'd definitely know his stuff better than most.

Oh yeah I forgot you were already doing post grad study ages ago. Have you got your masters now?


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 17, 2014, 12:54:12 am »
Quote from: Coges on June 16, 2014, 08:26:34 pm
Quote from: T0ddday on June 16, 2014, 11:28:11 am
I have no idea if this will work in Australia but you might have more success if you keep exploring some different tracks for training.  At least in LA the best tracks are in wealthier black neighborhoods and the environment at these tracks is pretty serious and if you are interested in getting more athletic an environment like this would help astronomically.   I honestly believe we could fix your bounds in about 3-5 sessions if you had our group with you to compare against vs the months it might take you to iron it out yourself.

The difference, and the problem, within Australia is the lack of high school/college sporting programs in general. We don't have anywhere near the same sporting infrastructure as the US or Europe. For most kids touching weights or doing track work in high school is a rarity even if you're playing high level sport.

Absolutely agree 100%.

In Adelaide there's 1 million people and we only have 1 track, which is probably why the fastest time in our state this year for the 100m was 10.62.
Same as basketball in Adelaide. The last time an indoor court was built was 11 years ago and that was only because the old stadium got torched in an arson attack. Most of our district clubs are playing on courts that are 30-50 years old.

In Australia unless it's Aussie rules, Rugby Union/Leage, or Cricket nobody wants to invest anything. Soccer is up and coming now but most of its growth is at the junior levels and the infrastructure in relation to the participation rate is still pretty low.

I've never been to America so most of what I see is just judged off movies and media but I've heard people get paid to coach high school football teams and people get paid to be strenth and conditioning coaches etc. at college or be track coaches. In Australia all of those positions are done by volunteers. If you want a strength and conditioning coach you'll need to hire a personal trainer haha.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: June 16, 2014, 07:53:28 pm »
Quote from: acole14 on June 16, 2014, 05:48:11 am
Quote from: Mutumbo000 on June 16, 2014, 12:02:07 am
Congrats on the PhD.
What are you studying it on?

Thanks mate, I started it ages ago now but I realised I hadn't even mentioned it. I'm in MS research.

Quote from: Raptor on June 16, 2014, 05:14:00 am
Ankle weights? Why not a weight vest?

They eventually use them. I think the lightest the coach has is 3kg.

Nice. You're going to be busy for the next 4 years haha.
They're building this massive medical research and science centre in Adelaide so there's definitely going to be a lot of work in the future for your field.

Your clubs started pre-season fairly early. We start mid-July.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: June 16, 2014, 12:02:07 am »
Congrats on the PhD.
What are you studying it on?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 14, 2014, 10:11:14 pm »
Quote from: entropy on June 14, 2014, 06:44:59 am
Quote from: Mutumbo000 on June 12, 2014, 07:43:09 pm
Quote from: entropy on June 12, 2014, 12:27:14 pm
And im doing most of my running on the treadmill, so if there is any advice for that, in terms of what a good workout shud b, im all ears. I do it mainly for fitness but since i dont usually do anything else athletic it's better than nothing since it still involves doing something athletic..

I used to use the treadmill for cardio at my old gym. The max speed on the treadmill at my old gym was 24km/h so I'd try and built up the amount of time I could last at that speed for. E.g start of at that speed for 30 seconds than 35 seconds than 40 than 43 and try and work my way up to lasting for 2 minutes. The treadmill is also good for endurance just picking a moderate speed like 12km/h and jogging for 10 minutes or even just walking on the treadmill is good.

How's winter in Melbourne this year?

Hey Mutombo000 welcome back. Good info.  Did you mess around with the incline setting? I was wondering if it can be used to emulate hill sprints, not for any particular reason, just to see if you can do sprints without destroying legs too much for lifting, which is the main thing holding me back from sprinting regularly again. Btw maybe our treadmills are different, but i find anything over 7.5kph is challenging, lol, maybe i'm just being a pussy though and shud work up to a better speed. Winter is aite, only thing i dislike about it is that our country men can't handle a little bit of cold and resort to burning wood for heat throughout winter. Makes it unpleasant to go outside or leave a window open for fresh air. That's the only thing i hate about winter here.

Yeah sometimes I used the incline but not for running just for walking. I tended not to use the incline setting very much because it always seemed to make my calves flare up.
Melbourne winter seems pretty similar to our winter so far. Just cold and wet but not many people have chimney's around my area.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 12, 2014, 07:43:09 pm »
Quote from: entropy on June 12, 2014, 12:27:14 pm
And im doing most of my running on the treadmill, so if there is any advice for that, in terms of what a good workout shud b, im all ears. I do it mainly for fitness but since i dont usually do anything else athletic it's better than nothing since it still involves doing something athletic..

I used to use the treadmill for cardio at my old gym. The max speed on the treadmill at my old gym was 24km/h so I'd try and built up the amount of time I could last at that speed for. E.g start of at that speed for 30 seconds than 35 seconds than 40 than 43 and try and work my way up to lasting for 2 minutes. The treadmill is also good for endurance just picking a moderate speed like 12km/h and jogging for 10 minutes or even just walking on the treadmill is good.

How's winter in Melbourne this year?

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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: June 08, 2014, 08:15:35 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFT1rGfCT5E" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFT1rGfCT5E</a>

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: April 01, 2014, 06:24:55 pm »
Bad luck with the race but it's good that you're out competing again and props for getting a video.

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400m Sprinting or Shorter / Re: Sprint Videos
« on: March 17, 2014, 08:37:32 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BIcstNfNks" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BIcstNfNks</a>

U20 sprinter Josh Clarke ran a PB of 10.34 to comfortably qualify for World Juniors.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: March 05, 2014, 01:18:27 am »
When you've hit 7/7 from beyond the arc why not do this as a heat check
http://fat.gfycat.com/ObviousAngelicBinturong.mp4
Lebron scored 61 points!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 24, 2014, 12:31:58 am »
Back pain is awful it's 1 of the most stubborn injuries.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: February 24, 2014, 12:29:48 am »
What are you aiming for with 100m by the end of the season?


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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: January 28, 2014, 11:59:43 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9MWE6ziwWg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9MWE6ziwWg</a>

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: December 24, 2013, 01:32:53 am »
I think we've already had this discussion before but the best way of getting good at just about any sport is by practicing that sport. No amount of stuff you do in the gym is going to make you a better basketball player. It might help your vertical and acceleration but if you don't have good handles than you're not even optimizing that acceleration anyway.
Just play as much organised basketball as you can and when you're not playing organised basketball try and play pick up games (I know there's not that much pick up basketball in your town though since it's small). 

Edit- Take myself for example. This year I've made absolutely no increases in my squat, bench or deadlift. Yet my 100m time has improved by 0.47 seconds and my 200m time has improved by 0.80 seconds. Now obviously if I trained better and actually did make weight room gains than I probably would've been faster, however, because I've actually been training my sport I've still managed to make gains.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: December 24, 2013, 12:22:01 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIMGNtwuX58" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIMGNtwuX58</a>

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