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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TM2AADNJhg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TM2AADNJhg</a>

check the 2nd to last jump at the end, it's crazy high.

this kid is getting up good

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi-MMRKzS_Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi-MMRKzS_Y</a>

i'll watch the fight later but damn those are some nice photos.. love action photos.. going to stick this thread for whenever I/we run across some other nice ones.

in the last month i've started to cut back hoop playing time and started lifting.  i love playing hoop so much and have enough skills, conditions, and bball iq to give anybody a good for for their money.  but the addiction to hoop itself is no help to my dunk dream.  slowly i'm forcing myself to rest more and play less.  i'm the kinda guy that shows up at any court and i'll play until there's nobody left or light it out.  need more self discipline if i'm to gain more.

definitely.. frequency of basketball training can actually be quite high while still making gains, BUT that is only possible if the sessions are short.. that "guy who gets there first and leaves last" mentality is definitely going to conflict with making power gains.

at first I started with FST-7 (more of a body builder program I guess?) since a friend was doing that and i did few sessions with him and i like how the program felt afterward.  good burns and after only 2 sessions it really toned up my triceps already.  signed on their board and have some questions for their guys but they kept on staying just stick to the beginners program listed.  but the thing is their information is scattered in various posts and the same beginner program was different in different posts and it was kinda PITA to gather all of them up.  so i ended up putting a workout based on my feel and add the 7x12 finishing sets they like to do in the end.  i was doing 12 reps on my sets a month ago but now i've cut them down to 8-10 reps for warm ups and 8 for the regular sets.

ah..

for now i'm just trying to build in the habit (or discipline) of hitting the gym consistently.  i'll probably look into a specific program like your intro block or Kelly's ultimate split in a few months.

cool man..

i'm going to try some depth jumps, never done them before.  should i do them on a day i'm not at the gym doing legs or just do them there?  just measured my wing span and reach today, i guess it's pretty normal.  now days i wish i have freakish long arms and extra large hands.  :-)

since you're just starting out with them, you should do them before your leg training, start off with a low box ~12", work your way to 18" over the course of a few weeks.. you really want to get the form/timing down, that becomes pretty important.. dorsiflexing the foot as you drop off the box, timing the arm swing as you land, exploding up while not looking down etc.. start off using ~3x5 or so.. you could spend quite a bit of time using 18" depth jumps and still make a ton of progress, no need to go crazy with 24-30" too soon.

peace

pimp.

sick underground vertec! damn!

thanks man! i'll probably use it again friday or saturday.

feels kind of weird out there bringing a vertec to a court, but i gotta do me so.. people driving by must think im insane.

;d

Quote from: adarqui on September 14, 2010, 04:53:44 pm

blend a bunch of bananas and inject that shit into it, bananas rule.

I have seen you like bananas the night before pecking vert as well, I worry about sugar/carb intake so I have yet to decide if bananas are for me lol.

here's why i like them... say i weigh 160 before sleep, i'll eat say 6 bananas, now i weight like 162 or 163 or something.. well, the next day i'll wakeup around 159 probably, then take about 6-7 ridiculous dumps and end up being like 156.. SORRY FOR THE GROSSNESS, but bananas empty you out and make you feel light as hell.. plus all the potassium/glycogen replenishment :d

I honestly think there's something interesting with taking a bunch of craps before vert/speed, because man, when i do, i always jump great/sprint my fastest.. hah

bananas the night before, caffeine day of, = win..

if i feel good tomorrow i might even drink two monster energy's.. man i'd be so wired, one gives me the shakes.. with two i'd be like that crack addict on chapelle show.

hahah

Quote from: adarqui on September 14, 2010, 05:08:28 am

Quote from: n00bEM on September 14, 2010, 05:02:14 am

That's a sweet fucken Vertec man. Jumps look higher than you said actually. Nice pop. Do you ever get much ache in your calves/ankles? and if so, do you still do lower body training on that day?

thanks man!

nah calfs are always fine.. it's usually my heel that bugs me, especially the lower left side.. has something to do with my LR plant.. it was bugging alot tonight actually, i think it's cause i didn't warm up too good, there was some rain clouds overhead so my warmup was really short.. thankfully it didn't rain but I really should never skip out on a warmup like that :/

if my calfs/heel is bugging i'll still squat/bodyweight etc.. if my ankle is bugging, in 'ligamentous' areas, then i won't squat.. i've hurt my 'deltoid ligament' pretty bad way back, and squatting made it worse.. so i'll avoid lower if that happens.

peace mang!

True, I think my I need to lean up to get rid of the aching I get from ADA's.  I know what you mean about the heel. Mine gets bruised when I'm carrying good speed into my DLRVJ's. Actually gets quite painful huh. I got a similar thing on the balls of my feet when I was doing a lot of SLRVJ's in very low soled shoes too actually. That which doesn't kill us... (only injures us in the future to be honest hahahah)

LOL truth..

ya man, I get heel bruising on DLRVJ and achilles "focus" on SLRVJ.. focus meaning, I can really feel it working the achilles hard, so not a great feeling.

the heel bruising really sucks too, does get pretty painful at times.. i was surprised how painful it was yesterday BEFORE jumping, considering i took the day off prior to that.. feels a little better today i think, tomorrow i jump though so hope it's alot better by then.. i just have to warmup like i usually do, skimping on warmups is not good, especially at my old age lulz.