^ thats how i visualize the concentric of the squats. i concentrate on really "feeling" and having solid contact with the ground (on the eccentric) and then pushing my feet against it.
* still doing the SVJ 2 hand dunks for explosive / speed work after the squats. if there is no pick up game to get me warmed up for the jumps, i find it best to do short sprints + backpedaling. feels good and i get my best jumps even with a few minutes of these drills. i can still dunk cold but after the sprints/backpedaling, i get 2-3" more for some really powerful throwdowns * will continue with the daily squat routine. 410-420 is just routine now. week 5 seems to be my strongest. wet BW is 170-172. ive seen a dry 168 at one point this week. if i cannot get 445-455 with this daily ramping singles, il change it up a bit after week 8.
* max 430, money 420, recovery 410. i bent my back and crawled with the 430x1 1/2 way up. the 445x1 did its damage. i should be a lot stronger tmrw. need to do high rep backextensions to get blood flowing nicely on back muscles. need to recover good. i'm weak right now.
* max 440, money 430, recovery 410-420 * damn i was close to getting the 445x1. mid-upper back caved in and it was downhill from there. will now ramp up with 410, 430, 435-440 repeatedly on a strong day to build up for another 445x1 attempt. if nothing good happens in the next 1-3 week, then il change things up. the 445 did not feel heavy at all at my back. too close to getting the rep, but not yet.
* 430-440 max, 425-430 money, 410 recovery. got 4.5hrs of sleep after night shift work and did my lift early to have more time before my monday pm lifts. * skipped the explosive / speed drills again to allow more/faster recovery. i should supercompensate nicely tmrw. will up the ramping singles to 370,410. will make repeatable 410s to push near max singles higher. something like 410,430,445-455 in the next few weeks. still not burning out / plateauing so will continue what im doing right now.
* max 415-420, money 410, recovery 400. * i bent my mid-upperback on the 420x1. i crawled the rep starting at 1/2 up. legs didn't really feel tired. the lack of complete sleep is starting to show. 2 days of 5-6hr sleep without any mid day 3-4hr naps. saturday night is my last night of work - recovery will start to ramp back up after i get back all the missing hrs of sleep on sunday-monday. * didn't do any explosive drills. no energy and just not interested right now.
* lift effort: max 430-435, money 425, recovery 420. planned to stop at 420x1 but changed my mind. hit 430x1 without bending torso. technical error from fatigue on right leg - leg is tired, weight shifted a bit on the left leg and i felt more effort coming from left leg to get the rep. will really have to go 420x1 max tmrw if i want to lift better on my days off.
* lift effort: max 440, money 430-435, recovery 420-425. 440x1 mid-upperback bent 1/2 way up. crawled and completed the rep. the 430x1 was not hard so i decided to go at 440x1 again. recovery needs to catch up now. 2-3 days of recovery lifts and il go at it again next monday. * SVJ 2 hand dunks getting consistent and easy now. BW staying at 170-172lbs. other daily lifts - calf isolation on 45 deg sled, pullups, chins, weighted back extension+situps on GHR. all in mid-high reps with light moderate resistance with 1-2sets
* lift effort: max 450-455, money 445-450, recovery 420-430. did 2 heavy singles today - 430/440. even the 440 didn't feel that heavy. this is the strongest i've lifted a paused 440x1. should have taken vid. didn't really know why i was a lot stronger today. i just came from a monday 440x1. after i repped 430x1 like it was just another 410-420, i knew il blast thru the 440. didn't really want to get three heavy reps today and risk burning out tmrw so i stopped there. tmrw il try to use 430 as recovery singles. * my SVJs are also higher. on the dunks, the ball hit the ground first before my feet, without me grabbing rim.. i was really pushing it down fast.
Jumps - SVJ 2 hand rim grabs - paused full start / no arm swing
* lift effort: max 430-435, money 425-430, recovery 410-420. wore compression tights for 1st time at the gym. felt good. been using my bike compression tights for recovery. * i feel strong today coming from a 440x1 yesterday. if i feel this strong again tmrw, i will do 440x1.
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