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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 15, 2014, 11:58:24 am »
Then I have no idea. Maybe the presence of the belt distracts your attention and makes you lose form?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 15, 2014, 04:55:11 am »Yes exactly what i'm saying. Based on this article,QuoteWearing a belt allows you to lift more weight, and even with the same training weights it increases muscle activation in the quads and hamstrings without decreasing abdominal activation.
So it seems to me my quads are getting overwhelmed whem using a belt. Too much force to absorb. Or the hamstrings are overpowering quads. Either could be happening i guess
The reason why you have worse form with a belt is because you use heavier weights because you feel stable enough to use them due to the increased abdominal tension (because of the belt). The CNS translates that into "this is safe(r) enough for this heavier weight" so then the leg muscles are being overloaded (since they aren't used to that heavy weight) and you start to use your back more etc to compensate.
If you want to see what the belt does or doesn't, compare a squat that you're able to do without a belt with the same squat done with a belt.
So say 140 kg beltless with 140 kg with a belt.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 15, 2014, 04:50:08 am »Back in the day I used to sprint and then actively decelerate as fast as I could. So go all out in the sprint and then try to stop in as shorter distance as possible.
I remember some coaches asking why I do that etc. and annoying the heck out of me.
Those coaches probably didn't realize that your were so lucky to be blessed with an extreme slothlike quality that made that training possible without risking serious injury. If a sprinter actually goes to max velocity and tries to stop in as short a distance as possible he will do exactly one rep and get carried off the track. Sometimes you have to excuse coaches who assume a basic level of ability and apply basic training safety for that level of ability.
It's not like I was doing that in spikes. And it's still took a ton of distance to stop. My biggest problem was always the ability to decelerate (which is extremely important in one leg jumping because "decelerate" equates to "changing direction from horizontal to vertical") - so that's what I was training.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: January 15, 2014, 04:41:25 am »
I think 100% recruitment starts from 80% of 1RM or so...
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 14, 2014, 02:55:06 pm »
Back in the day I used to sprint and then actively decelerate as fast as I could. So go all out in the sprint and then try to stop in as shorter distance as possible.
I remember some coaches asking why I do that etc. and annoying the heck out of me.
I remember some coaches asking why I do that etc. and annoying the heck out of me.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: January 14, 2014, 01:58:36 pm »
It's scooby... he doesn't have a cure.
4x8-10 at 85%? Can't be possible.
4x8-10 at 85%? Can't be possible.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 13, 2014, 12:44:57 pm »
Damn, you're going so strong lately.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: January 11, 2014, 03:43:29 pm »
A MMA/boxing commentator from Romania:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcGpFo-PZf8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcGpFo-PZf8</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: January 10, 2014, 02:03:25 pm »
Well yeah but how do you translate the need for someone to plantar flex everytime they jump?
For example when I try to do consecutive vertical jumps of any kind (to the rim, backboard, over hurdles), I suck so bad at them because I ALWAYS land in a plantar flexed foot position after my first jump and I NEVER recover back. So I basically jump, land in a plantar flexed position, have to stop and reset, jump, land in a plantar flexed position, reset etc.
And it's terrible.
For example when I try to do consecutive vertical jumps of any kind (to the rim, backboard, over hurdles), I suck so bad at them because I ALWAYS land in a plantar flexed foot position after my first jump and I NEVER recover back. So I basically jump, land in a plantar flexed position, have to stop and reset, jump, land in a plantar flexed position, reset etc.
And it's terrible.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 09, 2014, 10:13:46 am »
That's great, and exactly what you need (other than the obvious focus on jumping).
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: January 09, 2014, 07:11:25 am »2037
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: January 08, 2014, 02:40:42 pm »
Yeah I don't know why people "naturally" do that... maybe it's a sign of quad dominance of some sort and when exposed to a hip dominant movement we look like idiots or something?
I've also wondered on the reason why we need to keep the foot dorsiflexed when doing plyo movements (say in high hurdle consecutive jumps).
Basically keeping the foot dorsiflexed takes away the calf's ability to really absorb force excentrically because you don't have that excentric range of motion through which the calf can act to decelerate (help in that particular landing motion). Instead, with a dorsiflexed foot I guess maybe it's more the Achilles and quads that load up?
That's one thing I'd really like to understand.
I've also wondered on the reason why we need to keep the foot dorsiflexed when doing plyo movements (say in high hurdle consecutive jumps).
Basically keeping the foot dorsiflexed takes away the calf's ability to really absorb force excentrically because you don't have that excentric range of motion through which the calf can act to decelerate (help in that particular landing motion). Instead, with a dorsiflexed foot I guess maybe it's more the Achilles and quads that load up?
That's one thing I'd really like to understand.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 07, 2014, 09:26:16 am »
You should film your approach again because I think you still have a ways to go until you can say you're good at the run-up plant thing.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: January 07, 2014, 04:21:14 am »
Same here ^^^
I wonder from a strength standpoint, what is the limiting factor? Calf strength, quad strength, glute strenght? Just overall leg strength?
I guess the calves load a ton on these.
I wonder from a strength standpoint, what is the limiting factor? Calf strength, quad strength, glute strenght? Just overall leg strength?
I guess the calves load a ton on these.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: January 07, 2014, 01:05:06 am »
I know... that's so terrible it's just crazy. But I just can't understand the movement. And because I've always jumped off my left leg 32059358958 times in always the same pattern, and never off my right... I just can't understand the movement. I don't know what to do with the arms either. If I use the double arm swing I overload my knee every single time (same in a one-leg vert to the rim). It's like a dance, basically, for me. I just don't get the movement itself.
Remember the specialization thing we talked about? This ^^^ displays it perfectly.
Remember the specialization thing we talked about? This ^^^ displays it perfectly.