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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: May 15, 2014, 05:31:46 pm »
I wonder how much Marco Rubio can bench.
I mean... I mean Ricky Rubio.
I mean... I mean Ricky Rubio.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: May 15, 2014, 12:36:27 pm »
Yeah I'm MUCH better at pulling. It was always easy for me. Pulling of any kind. Deadlift, pullups, chinups, rows (though I never do barbell rows) of all kinds. I can do narrow grip cable rows with 120 kg (the heaviest the machine can go) for like 8 reps. I have seen only one guy in my gym doing that, and he's ~40 kg heavier than me (~90 lbs heavier).
Same with jumping - "pulling" myself in the air as in a one-leg jump where I don't bend my knees to jump is easy, whereas "pushing" myself up is very difficult.
Same with jumping - "pulling" myself in the air as in a one-leg jump where I don't bend my knees to jump is easy, whereas "pushing" myself up is very difficult.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: May 15, 2014, 07:30:59 am »
Why is it that hard? That's just how I've always been. Why aren't you bench pressing 4x? Why aren't powerlifters bench pressing 10x? Why not 10423842958 x?
You're just saying stuff like we're all the same and have the same built, CNS, and another 2578934534753847 parameters. The fact that I've been training SPECIFICALLY for the squat in the last 6-7 years CONSISTENTLY and I still haven't reached 2x should tell you a thing or two about my body.
You're just saying stuff like we're all the same and have the same built, CNS, and another 2578934534753847 parameters. The fact that I've been training SPECIFICALLY for the squat in the last 6-7 years CONSISTENTLY and I still haven't reached 2x should tell you a thing or two about my body.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: May 15, 2014, 06:42:18 am »
Good luck with that. I've benched pretty consistently in the last 6 years, and my 8RM never exceeded 65 kg. Genetics, baby!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: May 15, 2014, 04:42:43 am »
Meh,at least you benched my max 14 times.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: May 14, 2014, 08:41:34 am »
Maybe a good idea is to keep rotating pullups-chinups-neutral grip pullups, like I do.
I do 3 sets of 3 of these... and then start with the 2nd exercise the next time and so on.
pullups-chinups-ngp
chinups-ngp-pullups
ngp-pullups-chinups
etc
I do 3 sets of 3 of these... and then start with the 2nd exercise the next time and so on.
pullups-chinups-ngp
chinups-ngp-pullups
ngp-pullups-chinups
etc
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: May 14, 2014, 03:45:43 am »
I don't think you're getting sick... I think you're sore from that tennis that you played
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: May 14, 2014, 03:34:04 am »
That picture with his hand twisted makes him look like a sissy 
On the other hand...
On the other hand...
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: 1.5 hrs of this jumping like this....
« on: May 14, 2014, 03:32:55 am »
I should work more towards the relaxation realm of athleticism if you're already that strong IMO... think bounds, jumps and sprints. NOT NECESSARILY depth jumps which are, by the way, calf and quad oriented exercises.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: 1.5 hrs of this jumping like this....
« on: May 13, 2014, 08:09:53 am »
Depth jumps are not made to be "endurance" exercises...
I don't even know what scooby's max strength levels are, and... ah fuck it, I know I would waste my time trying to write stuff so I'll just shut up.
I don't even know what scooby's max strength levels are, and... ah fuck it, I know I would waste my time trying to write stuff so I'll just shut up.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: 1.5 hrs of this jumping like this....
« on: May 13, 2014, 05:36:33 am »You could read a book in the time you're on the ground during those depth jumps. They need to be much faster. Everything needs to be faster really. Also, I feel sorry for your knees jumping on that hard surface. I guess you're wearing those patella straps because you're getting some inflammation there?
Thanks for the ground contact suggestion... i did feel slow.... and the 20 lbs ball is too heavy......
hard to find better surface where I am, I did hope that Adidas Boost sneaker is able to save me from the impact.
the knee strap is there for safety sake, I did have sore knee.. from training.. squat and jump etc... but nothing serious yet...
Scooby... really man... after all these years... you still go for shit like this?
By the way - have you ever used a kettlebell before?
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: May 12, 2014, 04:57:48 pm »1874
Article & Video Discussion / Re: 1.5hr session of Jacob Hiller’s jump technique webinar
« on: May 12, 2014, 06:25:55 am »
You could have properly trained during that time!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: May 12, 2014, 05:40:18 am »
I know, but crazy as it may sound, even 5 reps are "too much" in my books. I've found out over time that FOR ME, over 3 rep sets for power exercises are bad from a myriad of standpoints: I keep back on my max power exertion so that I can have the same intensity during the 5th rep; if I don't, then my 5th rep sucks; my form breaks down etc. You can argue that "well, OK, then maybe these 8 reps sets will "condition" you a bit and make you perform better when you go with less reps per set". I don't know about that.
But, again, I've found out that for power, sets of 3 reps are the best. Maybe even better than singles. Because it's still a "skill" to perform the jump squats or whatever exercise you do, you can tune it up, technically speaking, to make your 3rd rep the best in terms of both power and execution.
It's the same with the depth jumps - it's not your first reps or even sets that are the best, it's usually somewhere in the 3rd set rep 2 or whatever. That's why I personally prefer sets of 3.
But, again, I've found out that for power, sets of 3 reps are the best. Maybe even better than singles. Because it's still a "skill" to perform the jump squats or whatever exercise you do, you can tune it up, technically speaking, to make your 3rd rep the best in terms of both power and execution.
It's the same with the depth jumps - it's not your first reps or even sets that are the best, it's usually somewhere in the 3rd set rep 2 or whatever. That's why I personally prefer sets of 3.