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hmm, a weird sensation here and there, not sure if its pain, but theres something thats there. scar tissue perhaps? or maybe i still have tendinosis. it pops/clicks when i extend it. i've actually been "popping" it often for like almost a year now. if i sit down for too long or really just lay down and sleep and wake up, there'll be a build up and i'll extend my leg in a certain way and itll make big pop/click and it goes away. when im foam rolling my left quad too itll also click whenever i curl/flex my leg.

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I think the best bounce for bounce balls are the cheap rubber ones. You can get them super inflated and they bounce like crazy. Not ideal to play with but as a lob only ball.

Speaking of balls  :o what is the best ball for general play and palming in your guys opinion? I have had good experiences with the molten G7 and certain Wilson balls but need to find the grippiest ball out there.

Everyone here uses Wilson evolution.  When it's just slightly deflated it's great and about the only ball I can palm for lefty dunks.  Also Wilson wave is easy to palm but I not great for dribbling...

If I invent a lobbing machine will LBSS buy it? Man I saw a 5'3 (legit) guy dunk off a beautiful self lob and taped it... Amazing.

https://youtu.be/vHD6OHbE2Qs

If that isn't the perfect self lob I don't know what is...

i use the wilson CIS, which is supposed to be the wilson evolution, but it feels a bit different. i just pump it up to the max and its fine for lobbing though. i also have the wilson solution, but i never use it now because it doesnt bounce as well as the CIS.

and isnt that guy 5'2? wish there were more footage of him, hes putting it in pretty easily too.

?taken-by=lowlife.will

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goal is to jump higher without reinjuring my knee. so in the kinetic chain, gotta keep working on hips and ankles while foam rolling and stretching the quads for the knees.

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am starting to think that deadlifting twice a week and dunking as much as i do is gonna be too fatiguing. i last deadlifted on saturday, dunked on saturday and sunday, had a whole day of rest yesterday but i still woke up today feeling like crap. i'm definitely gonna go overboard if i keep this up, so i think i have 2 choices:

1) keep deadlifting twice a week, but cut down to around 2 dunk sessions a week. bulk up a bit and try to pack on some weight as well as muscle.

2)cut down deadlifting to once a week, or maybe even not deadlift a week where i'm feeling bad. keep jumping/dunking whenever i can, possibly 4/5 times a week. eat enough.

i'd enjoy option 2 more cause i enjoy dunking just that much lol. i dont have much of an appetite too, i'm around 150 lbs and just maintaining that is already a bit of a chore. option 1 would potentially be more beneficial to me though?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FObkog7jKuc

just filmed some off the dribble comparisons today. pretty casual, but i surprised myself with how cleanly i can dunk right handed. still fun to dunk off the dribble, but mostly gonna stay with lobbing.

Saturday:
Deadlifts 3x6 235 lbs

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the difference between 1 and 2-3 is HUGE. look how much longer and faster your last step is. nice.

thanks. was too quad dominant back then. i'd only high bar squat twice a week with oly shoes, no deadlifts or posterior chain work. it got to the point where i couldnt even jump in high top shoes cause they were inhibiting my dorsiflexion. and yea, that is actual proof of my deadlifts paying off lol. gonna check back and see what my broad jump was when i last posted it and test it again. definitely think it'll be improved.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47mBwUQ8LbU

slowly getting adjusted back to the RL plant. the first dunk off the dribble is from 2 summers ago, august 2014. i remember that day, i was jumping pretty well, and i thought i crushed it lol. my dunks today were pretty casual too, definitely think i had more in the tank. but yea, i can spot the difference of hip involvement already, and gonna continue to add more.

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hmm, still determined to make this RL plant work again. gonna ramp up deadlifts to 1-2 times a week, strengthen hamstrings with curls, VMO with TKE's, and then keep untightening the quads with foam rolling and stretching. also might start sprinting, but unsure of what distance i should run.

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Yea that's what I was thinking. Really not optimal going alternating between LR and RL during my dunk sessions. I think RL may be bothering my left quadricep tendon, but I'm not sure. I know if I stick to RL I'll be able to progress fast, I've dunked off the dribble before off RL.

edit: does anyone else have a visibly bigger and noticeably stronger leg? my right leg definitely is my bigger and stronger leg.

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any insight for me though? i think i may still jump higher off RL, my right leg is stronger too, but i'm still not sure if it's gonna keep bothering my left quadriceps tendon. LR though is pretty fine on it, makes me feel soreness in my left hip, which is a good thing.

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i'm getting back on track with RL again, i can still get up pretty high, maybe even higher than my LR even though my coordination isn't that good. i've been just having dunk sessions where i alternate between both plants. that may be suboptimal in the long run, but oh well, i just enjoy jumping that much lol.

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whats with the days where you can't get up at all lol. 9'8 rim again today, barely could put down any dunks though. i was jamming pretty hard last week with no sleep lol. fully rested today but was struggling to land one handers.

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^^
just read that, sounds interesting. could you go more in depth into it?

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i see, nice. thats where i'm around too.

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how high are you touching now btw?

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