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I know I know... of course... it's just that for some reason (and hate me as much as you want) - when I see an american complaining about killing I just... I just am not impressed.

Why? Because you guys stand as the pinnacle of freedom in the world and yet you resort in the same terrorist tactics (albeit it with less risk - radio guided drones so that the pilot is not in any danger - he just presses a button).

Is that the fault of the american people? Of course it isn't. But for me, I just... you know what I mean. It's like blaming germans for what Hitler did.

The reality is that Hitler got in that position and the leadership of the USA is doing all these things PARTLY because they have been allowed to do it by their country as a whole.

Not to mention the USA is the only country in the world to actually use a nuclear weapon, and then pretend that nobody else should have it. There's a lot of stuff going on with hypocrisy.

2087
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 18, 2014, 04:39:32 pm »
Yeah you can see Larry Nance here, his quads sucked:


2088
At least it wasn't a signature strike by an american drone, followed by a second strike to kill the first responders - the people that are trying to help.

2089
This is not about being rational, it's about not being able to cope with all that.

2090
I don't get how people fly... I couldn't stay in that flying cage a few minutes, let alone hours over the ocean...

Does it go into turbulences etc? I'd freak out at these and at the take off were it accelerates. Just thinking about it makes me freak out.

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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,

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Wearing 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.

2093
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.

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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.

2097
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 13, 2014, 12:44:57 pm »
Damn, you're going so strong lately.

2098
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>

2099
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.

2100
That's great, and exactly what you need (other than the obvious focus on jumping).

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