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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 24, 2011, 11:02:32 pm »
Mon
Jan 24, 2011

Jump Squats - Wave Loaded - High Volume
[55,95,135 x 8-16reps]
- 55, 135 8x 8-20reps

Jumps
- 3step VJ x 4-6reps

* lowerback stiff from yesterdays bad squat form, but not sore enough for me to skip a workout. quads are surprisingly DOMd from a single 5x1 yesterday.
* still trying to find a comfortable rep range.. some sets of 55lb feel like im already not bouncy after the 8th rep, some go up to 20 reps. i cut the sets when the jumps are not as solid and bouncy. 135 max at 12reps.
* i can do 55lbs up to 20 reps with good bounce. i will play around with 55 / 135 for now. let me see how the soreness from these jumps go.
* i was able to get 1" above black foam today. goal is to get my wrist above it. SVJs are higher after i do multiple 3step VJs as warmup.
* work set volume - 8sets for the 55 (~110reps) and 8 also for the 135. (~80). just a guess. i really had no plan of logging all those numbers.  workout time is 4-7pm. took my time resting after the 135/55 combo.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 23, 2011, 06:27:21 pm »
Sun
Jan 23, 2011

Squats - Heavy
[185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405x1]
- 405 5x1, 1x1

* did not do the top 425x1 single because yesterday it hammered my back pretty good. also stopped the paused reps at 325x2. 365 and up were regular reps. legs were firing nicely. form was solid.
* 405x5 - i screwed the 3rd rep. bar shifted too much forward. tiptoed on the way up partially. shit. 4th rep is ok.. but the correction i did for ugly rep 3 probably burned more energy than needed. since i was still feeling strong.. i went for rep 5 and hopefully rep 6.
* rep 5 is a half goodmorning. legs were pushing good but the torso is just shot. this is fatigued induced form breakdown. not cool at all.
* it felt like i still have the strength for a 3x2-4sets after the first set. legs were still strong pushing out of the hole but the torso is beat already. rep 1 was hard for the spinal erectors.
* i was capable of 405 4-6 sets today. the single 405x5 with an ugly 3rd rep really drained me. 405 is not that heavy but still not light enough were i can correct form errors by muscling the rep. im calling it quits for now. i will not try to PR the 405. having a shot lower back is the signal for me to deload and let the body catch up. im doing more speed now with probably a 405x2-3reps as maintenance.
* it would have been a lot better if i got a 405x6 but without gaining more BW, it would take a near perfect 6 reps to pull it off.. not today. i was 192.5lb in the morning today.
* more high frequency jump squats, jump drills and squat maintenance.. while keeping BW in the 188-192 range.

405x5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWiOKP3MAa0



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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 22, 2011, 03:50:56 pm »
Sat
Jan 22, 2011

Squats - Light
[135,185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425 x1]

* no work set. up to 365x1 paused reps. 385 was heavy. 405 a little better. 425 was a half goodmorning. didn't bother doing 385x4. saved it for tmrw. sunday plan - 405 4x4-6 or a 405x6.. tmrw might be the day.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 18, 2011, 11:56:48 pm »
Tue
Jan 18, 2011

Squats - Heavy
[185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425 x1]
- 405 4x3, 3x1

* i was feeling very strong today. so strong that i messed up my plan. i did paused warmup singles on 385 and 405. the 405 paused rep probably took a lot from my lowerback. it was still easy but the first set of 405 work sets - i was aiming for 405x6.. 4th rep got hard. stopped there. 405 is not heavy anymore - but after 4 reps, it would still be a goodmorning looking squat. did not bother forcing reps 5-6 at this time.
* whenever i can do a paused rep for weight.. i usually can 6 rep it. im getting close to 405x6. will adjust jump squat loading to a single 135 set and just use the 55lb for now. those beat up my quads. forcing quick transitions on the knees (while keeping ankles tight) put DOMs on upper knee muscles. calves are fine.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 18, 2011, 02:42:48 pm »
Quote from: adarqui on January 18, 2011, 02:33:39 am
with those 135 lb pogo-jumpsquats, you were feeling lots of calf? i like going lighter and really focusing on more of an ankle rebound.
nice pics
pC


soreness after 2-3 workouts of jumps were mostly at the lower 1/3 of my quads.. some lowerback and very little on the calves. aiming for max jump height gets calves sore.. but with quick transitions.. the damage is usually towards the muscles on top of my knees. skipped squats yesterday because the soreness was still there. probably lift this afternoon

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 16, 2011, 06:21:48 pm »
Quote from: ghettoracer on January 16, 2011, 06:10:02 pm
by eating good do you mean getting enough more protein mainly?  my diets are overall pretty good.  hardly any vice.  also, for you did when you gain mass were you able to minimize fat gains or did both come at the same time and you worked the fat off later?

high protein,  good fat, water
moderate carbs (maintenance for me now at 194lb is 2.5-3 cups rice/day.. 3-4 when im trying to add mass)

dont worry about the fat gain. when you lower carbs and maintain a high enough tonnage... your body will burn calories easily.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 16, 2011, 06:00:29 pm »
Quote from: ghettoracer on January 16, 2011, 05:31:45 pm
awesome looking stills.  since you're about my frame/reach your stats are photos are highly motivation for me.  when 1 day i get closer to your squat numbers (hopefully in 1.5-2 years) i hope i will have 35+" standing too.  i hope to hit 1.5x atg squats before mid 2011.  :-)  do you remember typically how fast your squats numbers go up and your training frequency then?  or, what method/schedule seem to have been the more efficient gains...

thanks.

IIRC, i was aiming for an 8x4 2x a week before i add another 10lb. if i get 225 8reps of 4 complete, the next workout is a 235 6x4-6.. then grind it out again until i get all 8x4. i still follow the same lifting pattern. only difference is the recovery times are a lot longer. stay in the 6-8reps. those will add mass to you legs.

goodluck on your training and eat well. all the squat workout is nothing if you dont eat good.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 16, 2011, 04:48:04 pm »
Sun
Jan 16, 2011

Jump Squats - Wave Loaded - Light
[55,95 x6-8]
- 135 x6-8 x1
- 55 x6-8 x4

Jumps
- 3step VJ x 4-6reps
- SVJ x 4reps

* repetitive 38-39" on 3 Step VJ. 36-37" on SVJs. i will rest good today and tomorrow.. i will bust out a 385 6x8sets. the jump squat volume will intensify slowly. i still want to vid a 405x6 before i switch to squat maintenance with a lot of jump/speed drills.

some pics and vids from today:

3 Step 38"


3 Step 39"


36" SVJ


011611 Jump Drills
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VBLC5DbYTg


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 15, 2011, 06:19:56 pm »
Quote from: RAPTOR
So you do Lance's reactive 1-2 jump? First a small jump and then an all-out rebound jump and then reset and repeat?

no. i do wave loaded rhythmic quarter squat jumps starting with 1-2 sets of 55x6-8, ramping up weight with 95x6-8, then a heavy set of 135x6-8 focusing on quick and solid transitions. wave down to 55lb again and do quicker transitions. up to 135 and down to 55. when im 2-3 sets into the waveloads and legs are warmped up nicely, i go for max jump height also on the 55sets.

Quote from: CLARENCE
Wouldn't you have to be getting higher for that?  Or is your 92" reach measured with a 2 hand reach rather than 1?
Also, I saw from your youtube channel that you did smolov awhile ago...how did you find it? what kind of gains did you make from it?

92" is a single hand reach. 90 is a double hand. yes.. 32" would be 2 inches above rim with both hands. 30 is a missed grab but touch nontheless.  i messed up smolov because i focused too much on rest and recovery sleep. didn't thought diet was also a big factor. gained 30-40lbs on my squat but got too tired at the end.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 15, 2011, 06:18:57 pm »
Sat
Jan 15, 2011

Squats - Light
[185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425 x1]
- 385 4x1

Jump Squats - Wave Loaded
[55,95 x6-8]
- 135 x6-8
- 55 x6-8

Jumps
- 3step VJ x 4-6reps. 2-3 sets

* BW 194.5lb
* 425x1 at lot better than last weeks 425x1 coming off long recovery days. i will be a lot stronger for tmrw or mondays squats, but for a light day.. today was not so bad. felt good today, i did a 385x4. i usually end a light squat day at top set x1 if legs are not firing right.
* max touch on 3-step VJs is 1-2 inches above the black foam thing on the backboard. figure out my e-stat jump. i don't have a vid yet. last jump workout, i got 2-3inches above the same foam. thought it could be a 37-38" jump.





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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 11, 2011, 11:02:00 pm »
Tue
Jan 11, 2011

Jump Squats
[55x6][95x6][55x8][95x6][55x8]
- 135x6-8 / 55x8, 4sets
* 1rep = 2 jumps

Jumps
- SVJ, 3step VJ x 4-6reps. 2-3 sets

* first time i used 135lb (30%RM) for jump squats. i was expecting to reset after landing but turns out i can rhythmic jump with it.
* 1 rep on jump squat equals 2 jumps. it gets hard to track reps after 10 reps if you count 1 rep a jump. jumps happen fast. focusing on quick transitions on the heavy reps and after i got really warmed up.. i focused also on jump height + quick transitions on the 55lb sets. worked really good. will vid next time. looks like i was getting 18-24" max SVJ with the 55lbs.. lol.
* thats a lot of jumps but i was not really burned out after the squat jumps. svjs were 2 hand rim grabs ~ 30-32", and the 3step maxed at ~ 37". half of red box. there is a black foam protection thing at the side of the rim i always use for my jump practice. i was touching 2-3 inches above it max.  i did the svjs last thats. jumps begin to suck. called it a day




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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 11, 2011, 12:07:29 am »
Mon
Jan 10, 2011

Squats
[185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425 x1]
- 405 4x3 3x1

* i was feeling really strong on the first 1-3 sets. lost tightness on 3rd rep of set4. it was a goodmorning rep. called it a day.
* will do more jumps now but i still can change my mind. squat is not going to improve by much any time soon. did not get too tired today. will probably do speed work tmrw.
* thinking go doing a 425x1, 405x2, and 385x4-6rep as maintenance while i build up volume and intensity on jumps.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 09, 2011, 10:34:37 pm »
Sun
Jan 9, 2011

Squats - Light
[135,185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425 x1]

* 5 days of full rest from mondays volume loading. legs fully recovered. legs did not fire nicely. felt strong but was not able to lift properly. 425x1 was a goodmoning. did not feel that heavy but it was an ugly rep. did not bother doing more because lowerback took a beating with that single.
* BW gym at 196.5lb. BW morning 194.5lb. maintaining weight consistently now for 3+ weeks.
* had a swelling right foot which got really bad from wed-fri but got better yesterday. swelling was still bothering me this morning so i pushed the light squat workout for PM after another set of NSAIDS and good sleep. swelling decreased but it was still making me limp. had to wear Ironworks 3 because it had a looser fit.
* next tue squats will be a 405 4x4-6. that should be doable now after mondays 385 6x6.


425x1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdXX_Q20c9M

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Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros / Re: weight lifting gloves (for heavier weights) recommendations
« on: January 09, 2011, 01:32:25 pm »
seach straps. can get a pair for cheap.. less than $10.

or make them yourself.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/straps.html

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfish
« on: January 04, 2011, 12:07:57 am »
Mon
Jan 3, 2011

Squats - Volume
[185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425 x1]
- 385 6x6

* cut down on warmup reps a little more. 1 day rest from sat squat and legs are firing nicely. hesitated on going to gym today. thought 385 4x2 last sat may need more recovery time. got good sleep mid day and decided to go for it.
* 425 was a lot easier today. so as the 405. felt like im ready to bust out a 405x6 the way it felt light on my back. sticked to the plan of volume sets. either 365 x8 or 385x6 depending on how strong i feel. went with 385.
* was aiming for 385 6x8 but at set 6 rep 6, spinal erectors were shot. it was a goodmorning rep but legs were still strong - i got the rep. lower back was really bloated right there.
* BW at gym - 194.5lb. BW empty - 192.5 ish. high volume squats burn lots of calories. i feel strong but my weight got depleted. lol.
* 385 36reps is a double bodyweight squat. not hard at all. was thinking of making a vid for darqui of a back up 325 x20. forget that. weights too light. i prefer to stick with 80ish % of 1RM. 70% is not going to cut it. it will be a 10-12RM pushed to 20. i prefer to use ~ 85% (385lb) ~ 5RM if piston repped and pushed for a 6rep multi sets. it will give  similar or more beating while using a noticeably heavier weight on the bar. or i just wussed out.  :P
* workout time - 3pm to 8:20pm. camped again. 2-3 workout without the high volume depth jumps. squats got a lot better. after i cut these volume reps, hopefully il peak nicely and end these squats. im getting tired..




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