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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: March 03, 2015, 03:32:07 am »
So when do you know you reached lactic acid threshold? Is it a matter of distance, intensity or both? Do you feel it, or do you just know it from the numbers? Is it that burn that spreads in your quads while you put effort? ( this is so very familiar in prolonged non-stop skiing downhills ).
I like to get into running again now that the weather improves. But i am not into long distances, i like to do a mile at ~80%, and then either tempos ( something like 10-15x100m ) or max sprints ( about 5 max-out runs, distances varying from 80m to 300m ). But a longer run seems interesting too for aerobic fitness and fat loss, just don't want it to have any consequences at recovery and endurance muscle fiber adaptations. Is 5K at a moderate pace 'safe'?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: March 01, 2015, 01:42:12 pm »
Back.
Winter holidays were awesome as always.
Tons of skiing, the gps trackers gave an average of 35-40km clean downhill skiing per day ( +50km a day including the lifts distance ) for 6 straight days.
Legs were incredibly strong, by far the strongest skiing legs i ever had.  Consequently i also did the best ski i have done in my life.
I like the feeling. I think i want to make a turn to a more 'functional' training style for the rest of the training season, lots of physio activity, without quitting strength training of course, just feel like switching the #1 priority to actual sports&movements ( basketball, sprints, plyos ) and keep strength training as the background accessory. Like more MSEM and speed-strength stuff and less volume.
:lololol:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 20, 2015, 01:35:03 pm »
Thanks all for the props!

Nicely done. At least you know it's a CNS thing, not a muscular limitation.

Or is it the other way around? It is a muscular limitation that i can only override with excessive CNS stim?  :P

Good work Vag. Do another cycle now while you're on a roll.

agree

It is a good idea. The program itself declares it is designed to increase strength without hypertrophy, so it would fit well for my plan for spring ( start a cut, maintain -and-why-not-if-possible-increase- limit strength, become by far the most relatively-strong i have been in my life ).

But for starters i am leaving tomorrow for a week of skiing. Let's see in what condition the iso&endurance monstrosity will bring me!

:lololol:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 20, 2015, 05:50:19 am »
19 February 2015

Bodyweight@session : ~86.25kg
Soreness : very sore calves
Injuries/aches : none

RSR based routine
Week #6 , Day #2

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT:
5@bar
5@20kg
5@40kg
3@60kg
2@80kg
1@100kg
1@110kg
1@120kg:personal-record:  :personal-record:  :personal-record:  :wowthatwasnutswtf:
-Heaviest i have EVER full squatted, previous was 112,5kg@88kg. Obviously big 1RM/BW PR too ( 1.4 vs 1.25 ).
More impressed from the 110kg lift though, it flew up, shocking for me, i had to grind through it 3 days ago.
But , to stay modest and honest, i am not that strong. I was overloaded with caffeine ( 2 extra double coffees and 1 big redbull ), plus i psyched up, CNS was turbocharged.

UPRIGHT BB ROW:
10@37,5kg ( +2,5kg )
10@37,5kg ( +2,5kg )
10@37,5kg ( +2,5kg )
10@37,5kg ( +2,5kg )
-Light weight, caffeine.

DB CURL:
10@18kg each hand
10@18kg each hand ( +2 reps per hand )
-Light weight, caffeine.

PREACHER BB CURL:
10@30kg
10@30kg
-Light weight, caffeine.

TRICEPS ROPE PUSH DOWN:
10@27,5kg
10@27,5kg
10@27,5kg
10@27,5kg ( +1 rep )
-Light weight, caffeine.

SEATED CALF RAISES:
30@20kg
30@20kg
30@20kg
-Light weight, caffeine.

Hahaha, it is so fun to be 'doped'.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: February 18, 2015, 05:07:46 am »
Go apeshit on the other leg, SL box squats / SL deadlifts / weighted pistols / BSS / lunges , become badass SL jumper.  :wowthatwasnutswtf:  :headbang:
Nah, be patient, heal right and nice and slow. FWIW, when i had to train through a sprain ( which was less serious than yours though but still kinda serious, kept me off ME jumping for 5-6 months ) , i remember squats were ok, DLs were the problem. n=1 obviously and every sprain is different, but when you are back on your feet, not limbing etc, try all movements with light weights and see what happens, you might be surprised.
2c

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 17, 2015, 02:18:56 pm »
[milkshake.jpg]

Hahaha, the usual LBSS milkshake pic :D
But nah, was not in a dirty walk anyway, more like clean bulking at gym days.
Also, low bodyweight was probably a temporary thing, 24 hrs later i am 88kg in clothes.
Might drink one of those chocolate delights anyway,  :lololol:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 17, 2015, 04:03:23 am »
16 February 2015

Bodyweight@session : ~85,75kg , bulk : you are doing it wrong!
Soreness : extremely sore calves, tired/stiff quads and back
Injuries/aches : none

RSR based routine
Week #6 , Day #1

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT:
1½@110kg
1½@110kg
Meh, fail. Lost depth in second reps of both sets.
In my defense, dorsi-flexion was impossible, calves were so sore that i could not even walk right.
Also a little unrecovered, previous heavy session was 48hrs before that. Supposedly there is a light day between heavy, but since i am leaving this Saturday for skiing, i have to skip light days to complete RSR in time.
Hopefully Thursday with some good rest/food and caffeine loading, i will PR at 115-120.

BENCH PRESS:
10@57,5kg ( +2,5 kg )
10@57,5kg ( +2,5 kg )
10@57,5kg ( +2,5 kg )
8@57,5kg ( +2,5 kg ) , ( -2 reps )
-Very strong for my standards.

DEAD HANG PULLUPS:
8@BW ( +1 rep ) , ties  :personal-record: ( being ~1,5kg heavier so technically 1RM PR )
7@BW
6@BW
5@BW
-Very good.

STANDING CALF RAISE MACHINE:
30@BW+50kg
30@BW+50kg ( +2 reps )
30@BW+50kg ( +5 reps )
-3x30 finally. Pure pain. Got it anyway.  :wowthatwasnutswtf:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 15, 2015, 11:35:55 am »
14 February 2015

Bodyweight@session : ~86,5kg
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : none

RSR based routine
Week #5 , Day #3

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT:
3@105kg
3@105kg
2@105kg
-First missed rep on RSR. Didn't fail it , i did not even try it because second rep of third set was an ugly grinder.
Explanation lower.

BB OHP:
10@32,5kg
10@32,5kg
10@32,5kg
10@32,5kg ( +1 rep )
-Rather easy suddenly. First sets were explosive, i even recounted the weight to see if i loaded less.

BENT OVER DB ROW:
10 each hand @ 30kg ( +4 kg )
10 each hand @ 30kg ( +4 kg )
10 each hand @ 30kg ( +4 kg )
10 each hand @ 30kg ( +4 kg )
-Unexpected strong here too.

LANCE STANDING CALF RAISE ( explosive DL concentric, slow SL eccentric )
SEATED CALF RAISES:
30@20kg
25@30kg
20@40kg
-Switched to seated ones for those last couple of sessions. Liked them, different stimulus, might keep them.

So it looks like i messed up with gym timing. Had to go there 3 hours after waking up. Loaded a ton of caffeine, but it seems it didn't kick in until halfway of the session. Squats were off, 105kg was much harder than it should be. And then OHP and rows were much easier than they should be. So it looks like caffeine kicked in in between. OR, i am hopelessly weak at squats. Next session at 110kg will reveal the truth.

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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: February 15, 2015, 11:24:00 am »
Apparently Jach LaVine also reads this thread and decided to make a statement.
:trolldance:

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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: February 14, 2015, 05:57:12 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeYfw4e-q4c" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeYfw4e-q4c</a>

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 13, 2015, 05:22:33 am »
12 February 2015

Bodyweight@session : ~86.25kg
Soreness : none, i thought
Injuries/aches : none

RSR based routine
Week #5 , Day #2

HANG POWER CLEAN:
Shutting  them down till ski week ( next Saturday ).

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT:
2@90kg
2@90kg
2@90kg
2@90kg
2@90kg
2@90kg
-After the first set, quads started burning. It was an intense soreness feeling, almost cramping. Weird.
Still weight was easy , doing them explosive despite the pain, bar jumping off shoulders at top of most reps.

UPRIGHT BB ROW:
10@35kg ( +2,5kg )
10@35kg ( +2,5kg )
10@35kg ( +2,5kg )
10@35kg ( +2,5kg )
-Crazy progress here, love it.

DB CURL:
10@18kg each hand
8@18kg each hand ( -2 reps per hand )
-Oops, run put of gas.

PREACHER BB CURL:
10@30kg ( +2,5kg )
10@30kg ( +2,5kg )
-10kg plates on the 10kg bar, badass!  8)

TRICEPS ROPE PUSH DOWN:
10@27,5kg
10@27,5kg
10@27,5kg ( +1 rep )
9@27,5kg ( +2 reps )
-Good progress.

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Bios / Re: Animals
« on: February 12, 2015, 09:19:47 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGaaKYw1DjU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGaaKYw1DjU</a>

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 11, 2015, 05:27:40 am »
10 February 2015

Bodyweight@session : ~87kg
Soreness : sore calves, tired/stiff quads and back
Injuries/aches : none

RSR based routine
Week #5 , Day #1

HANG POWER CLEAN:
Postponed again. Wanted to keep all resources for squats.

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT:
4@100kg
4@100kg
4@100kg
4@100kg
-Very nice. With all that skiing aftermath, i was afraid i would not be able to pull it through.
Was not easy. Was not very beautiful either. Weight actually felt light on back, but legs were far from 100%.

BENCH PRESS:
10@55kg
10@55kg
10@55kg
10@55kg ( +2 reps )
-Got my 4x10, nice.

DEAD HANG PULLUPS:
7@BW
6@BW ( -1 rep )
6@BW
5@BW
-1 rep weaker here, duh!

STANDING CALF RAISE MACHINE:
30@BW+50kg
28@BW+50kg ( +1 rep )
25@BW+50kg
-Very good considering calves were very sore. Much pain but who cares, no pain no gain.  ;D

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 09, 2015, 04:28:33 am »
7 February 2015 : 6 hours of skiing

8 February 2015 : 6 hours of skiing

Legs are toasted,  tons of systemic fatigue too. Skiing all day is always such a shock for the whole body. Makes sense, the TUT is humongous.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: February 05, 2015, 01:46:49 pm »
^Thanks man, yes, 4x4@100kg is waiting for me. Was planned to happen on Saturday but i am going skiing for the weekend so it will be postponed for Monday.

5 February 2015

Bodyweight@session : n/a
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : none

45 minutes full court basketball.
Why not 1,5 hours as usual? Because i landed on a foot and rolled my ankle, FFFFUUUUUUU  :ffffffuuuuuu:
Gladly it was a very mild one. Does not even hurt now, 2 hours later. Still playing it safe, stopped bball immediately, put it in compression sleeve, now RICE-ing it.

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