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i really found it interesting that at some point just max strength squatting will make you slower if you don't incorporate any explosive work or jumps

yup, regardless of explosive work, excessive strength work can still cause decreases in RFD, especially when the weights get very big. If one is allowed to move heavy weight slowly, then those gains in strength won't translate well to improving explosive strength, at all, in fact it will hurt it.. for example, say you squat 2xBW in 2s, well, if you become squat-obsessed and end up squatting 2.5xBW in 5-6 seconds, those gains in maximal strength past 2x probably won't transfer well to explosive movements.. an emphasis on bar speed has to be there, otherwise you're just training slow like a power lifter.. oly lifters with huge squats, usually do them very fast.. check the 69kg lifter thread in the oly lifting subforum, boevsky 3.6xBW squat, very fast.. then check his oly lifting performance.. just clean's the bar like it's nothing.. so ya that power translates, but obviously, if he had a 3.6xBW PL squat that takes 5+ seconds, that power definitely wouldn't be there in his oly's/explosive movements.

pc

Fuckin' A+, should be in the BEAST topic imo

good point.. i agree

going to get pizza (olive/mushroom )

will bb later tonight.

pc

god we need a thread on how people play 21 in every state /country.. hah

http://athletesunited.net/Articles/TrainingforVert.htm i really liked this article!

very nice article, quick overview & nice comparison charts.. very useful.

peace!

Quote from: adarqui on November 28, 2010, 02:15:09 am

Quote from: cowed77 on November 28, 2010, 01:58:54 am

oh? so 21 is not a game of 3 on 3?
its like everyone is in a race to 21?

ya exactly! hah

everyone is trying to score separately, to reach 21.. you have to hit 21 exactly or you go back to 14.. so if you have 18 points and score, u have to make the three (which is 1 point), or you go back to 14.. sometimes the games can get long because of that.

pc

niceee, we play something similar in here, we call it "american 21", it has more rules like if you dont hit exactly 21, you have to go to 31 and so on. Also when you hit a double or triple you go to the free thrwon line and shoot from there until you miss (1 point each). The coolest thing is that if you miss and some1 put it back (rebound + shooting without touching the ground) you loose all your points. Also when the game ends the one who ends with the lower amount of points get a kick in the ass from everybody; how strong the kick is depends on you and raping kicks are not allowed (kicking with the point of the shoe).

sounds cool except for the kicks to the butt shit lol.

i hate that 'going back to 0' stuff, we call it 'tips' here..

pc

ah... been thinkin of gettin myself an ab wheel. i'll google russian twists in abit.

lemme know this week's work aight?
how do u reckon we should do things now?

@andy: thx for the compliment, tho thats hardly the case man haha. if u look at other journals here, there are so many other ppl here who are so much stronger. its the company gym at the place i work dude. and im a decade older than u, so u have so much potential to make a difference!

definitely take a week just easing back into lifting.. i can write it out tomorrow, bout to sleep, but in general, just two full body sessions would be good.. with light sprinting or light jumping before.. doubt you will be able to jump max this week :/

what days can you train?

Thanks!

So.... I donated blood yesterday.... that was interesting. I think my veins dilated a bit much before the needle was put in. Nurse stuck it in really fast. Hurt like hell, but she said if she hadn't done it that way it would have squirted blood on me. I felt fine throughout it, but when I was done I almost blacked out. My body went kinda cold and I felt all my extremities vibrate from the blood loss (not shiver, mind you, I was the only one that could feel it). I've never reacted so badly. My arm's never hurt so bad afterward either. Later in the night, when I took the bandages off, I noticed I was really sore and had some deep bruises or slight internal bleeding. I think some other blood vessels might have broken and that's why I reacted so bad when she took the needle out. Ironically, during the donation, when they were taking my blood, I was the most comfortable I've been. Regardless, normally I could jump up and down right after and feel fine... not yesterday. I'm gonna take it easy until Monday when my arm doesn't hurt and I feel a bit better.

i've never given blood, i'm a sissy, i'll admit it.. that sounds like a weird experience.

Leg soreness is almost entirely gone. Core/upper back/shoulders are still sore from from all the handstand work I was doing yesterday morning and all throughout the day before. Core especially. I'm gonna keep that stuff up, the balance and coordination required should transfer well into my hurdle form and consistency.