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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: October 02, 2013, 07:09:56 am »
I don't get what you say.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: October 01, 2013, 07:59:23 pm »2328
Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: October 01, 2013, 07:57:08 pm »
Where should I put this... beautiful squats, funny training, old farts dunking? 
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=485547904876542&comment_id=3021186¬if_t=comment_mention
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=485547904876542&comment_id=3021186¬if_t=comment_mention
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 01, 2013, 07:47:59 pm »
A 14 year old child:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZCdiVW7JxY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZCdiVW7JxY</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: October 01, 2013, 02:44:53 pm »
When doing depth jumps for benefits in the one leg jump it's better to focus on quickness... because it allows you to train for a very quick amortization phase. That's why it's a good idea to still do them bilaterally... doing them unilaterally would be way too much load on one leg, with the hips out of the equation (vertical drop), and the GCT would be too long.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Squats vs. Performance
« on: October 01, 2013, 02:32:46 pm »
Yeah that point about the hip hyperextension is a very good point, and that's pretty much what I was trying to say when I said "you need to practice top speed form". Because at that point, the angles of the body, the loads on the muscles, the isometric activity of the calves etc is so different than what traditionally happens in the acceleration phase and in the weight room.
That's why I like to do hip thrusts - they allow you to practice hip hyperextension under load.
That's why I like to do hip thrusts - they allow you to practice hip hyperextension under load.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Squats vs. Performance
« on: October 01, 2013, 02:22:32 pm »
Yeah but you described soreness, not necessarily fatigue. If I lay off squatting for half a year and go and do a low volume of 3x3 or something not too much, I will still have some tremendous soreness but I won't necessarily be "fatigued". I personally can jump well with soreness, but not that much with fatigue.
I think it's interesting though to overfatigue a certain muscle and see how well you jump afterwards, and what muscle fatigue limits your jump the most.
So you could isolate the calves, quads, hamstrings, glutes etc and throw a ton of fatigue-inducing exercises and then try to jump and see where the collapse occurs etc.
For example, if you have good one-leg jumping mechanics, fatiguing the heck out of your quads but letting your hamstrings and calves alone might still allow you to jump well off one.
If I fatigue my calves or hams I'm dead off one leg, I collapse each and every time.
I think it's interesting though to overfatigue a certain muscle and see how well you jump afterwards, and what muscle fatigue limits your jump the most.
So you could isolate the calves, quads, hamstrings, glutes etc and throw a ton of fatigue-inducing exercises and then try to jump and see where the collapse occurs etc.
For example, if you have good one-leg jumping mechanics, fatiguing the heck out of your quads but letting your hamstrings and calves alone might still allow you to jump well off one.
If I fatigue my calves or hams I'm dead off one leg, I collapse each and every time.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: October 01, 2013, 12:21:19 pm »
Nah... even if you have a slow amortization phase it's going to get better doing "slow" depth jumps, eventually. You'll become better at amortizating and get a bit faster automatically. Obviously you should still strive for quickness, but it should come second after max height.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Squats vs. Performance
« on: October 01, 2013, 12:20:02 pm »
Please... "then", not "than". I just couldn't stand it anymore.
ANYWAY,
I agree with Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo - no way doing squats is detrimental at your level. If anything, it's the squat induced fatigue.
ANYWAY,
I agree with Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo - no way doing squats is detrimental at your level. If anything, it's the squat induced fatigue.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: October 01, 2013, 10:58:14 am »
A low GCT is better for one leg jumping... a GCT that is medium to long (basically you don't care about it, just jump as high as possible) is best for two-leg jumps.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: October 01, 2013, 08:00:06 am »
Why do you get the plate all the way over the head... you're losing a lot of hip tension doing that.
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Nature, Wilderness, Hiking, Travel, and Misc Outdoorsy stuff / Re: Random landscape of the day
« on: October 01, 2013, 07:57:26 am »
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Applied Nutrition for Mixed Sports
« on: October 01, 2013, 07:55:45 am »
I went through a 20 hour course on nutrition so... 
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Squats vs. Performance
« on: September 30, 2013, 07:02:17 pm »
Yeah but that's maybe also a lack of training at top speed sprinting mechanics. If all you do is strength train and do acceleration work... then obviously you're missing out on that part.
I've personally never been a good accelerator... my best thing is top speed sprinting for some reason. Lack of strength comes to mind, to me it's much easier to stay isometrically contracted and bounce around. Same with one leg jumping - you just keep a stiff leg and jump.
I've personally never been a good accelerator... my best thing is top speed sprinting for some reason. Lack of strength comes to mind, to me it's much easier to stay isometrically contracted and bounce around. Same with one leg jumping - you just keep a stiff leg and jump.
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