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Article & Video Discussion / Re: 1.5hr session of Jacob Hiller’s jump technique webinar
« on: May 12, 2014, 04:57:50 am »
So if my one-leg jump has a knee bend of ~20 degrees, I should only train with 1/8 squats?! Great!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: May 12, 2014, 04:57:21 am »
So if my one-leg jump has a knee bend of ~20 degrees, I should only train with 1/8 squats?! Great!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: May 12, 2014, 04:54:52 am »
Not really, no. My point was to do a more power oriented jump squatting approach instead of using 8 reps during which, at the end, they will probably suck. The thing with the 1 minute rest periods was just to keep THIS 3x5 or 5x3 a bit shorter than what the same 3x5 or 5x3 would take if you were to pause as much as in your 2x8 (2 or 4 breaks in between sets instead of 1 break).
But whatever.
But whatever.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: May 12, 2014, 03:45:29 am »
Wouldn't it be smarter if you did 3x5 or even 5x3 in the jump squats, maybe with less pause in between sets (1 minute tops, just to keep the workout shorter)?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: May 12, 2014, 03:44:08 am »
So these are actual reps, no singles?
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: I just added three more songs to my karaoke playlist
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Revisiting the Lance/Adarqui/Rippetoe half squat debate
« on: May 11, 2014, 06:30:45 am »
Maybe. Maybe that increased TUT in the half squat allows enough time for the lesser explosive guys to actually turn on and recruit muscle fibers better. So I guess the transition towards more specificity from the general full squat COULD be applied with half squats while at the same time getting some additional specificity bonuses.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: May 10, 2014, 09:23:38 pm »
Well... do it easily and either on grass or on track... on nothing else 
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Revisiting the Lance/Adarqui/Rippetoe half squat debate
« on: May 10, 2014, 09:01:56 pm »
Because you can only get better at so many things, and because you'd be better served to do something else with your time (either strength or speed related, or should we say, general or specific). I think this is a good reason.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Revisiting the Lance/Adarqui/Rippetoe half squat debate
« on: May 10, 2014, 06:50:53 pm »
I don't know about that... I can't think of a single instance when I thought "damn, this guy has such poor glute flexibility!" because, frankly... I have no idea "how that looks". In fact, considering how much we as a society sit down on a daily basis and stretch our glutes, I find that VERY difficult to find/believe.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Dorsiflexion and ankle mobility seminar
« on: May 10, 2014, 05:28:17 pm »1902
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: May 10, 2014, 04:14:20 pm »
What about easy barefoot running? Does that affect it?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: May 10, 2014, 03:46:58 pm »
Yeah this is a fun time. If anything, make sure you finish fresh your workouts. If not, then the weights are too heavy.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: May 10, 2014, 03:37:01 pm »
Cool man. Try some deep squats holds (bodyweight only) every day, rocking back and forth easily on the left and right ankles in that full squat position (holding to something in front of you or with a band around your butt). Hopefully that would make the ankle dorsiflexion better (but again - you know better than me what kind of injury you have and if that's a good idea or not).
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Revisiting the Lance/Adarqui/Rippetoe half squat debate
« on: May 10, 2014, 03:34:31 pm »
Well yeah but it depends on what you understand by "strength" in the strength-speed spectrum? What is strength? The ability to generate tension? The ability to maintain tension? Shouldn't that be GPP and muscle building (through a complete ROM etc)?
I mean, the jump is a quick snap of "strength" or tension generation and then there's relaxation to allow the movement to take place. So, if that is the case - then you'd be better saved with a general muscle building exercise (full squat) and a very specific jumping exercise (depth jump for overload, or jumps to rim for maximum specificity).
I mean, the jump is a quick snap of "strength" or tension generation and then there's relaxation to allow the movement to take place. So, if that is the case - then you'd be better saved with a general muscle building exercise (full squat) and a very specific jumping exercise (depth jump for overload, or jumps to rim for maximum specificity).