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Futbol (soccer) / Re: The WC 2014 thread
« on: July 02, 2014, 05:47:11 am »
Yes, incredible performance. Also incredible finish at Green's goal, so very difficult and beautiful.
I liked how USA played, they were bold against an undoubtedly superior opponent. Would have been such a shock if they scored that goal at the end of normal time.
Fair elimination though, with 38 vs 14 shots ( 27 vs 9 on target ) it would have been a real shame if Belgium did not advance, sorry guys.

This is a good point to post a wild sequence of things i would like to happen. I have been thinking it ever since USA hosted WC back in 1994 but it is becoming more realistic(uh-oh) now:
I want USA to go better, make a great course at some major tournament like WC. That would maybe raise the domestic 'marketing value' of the sport. It would bring some more funds and attention etc etc, more good players, better MLS etc. After some iterations, we could see USA's sports industry focus at football ( fuck you handegg ) and finally reach a point that we would see a USA  lineup with 11 NFL level athletes in there. That i would love to see, for the beauty and diversity of the game! Anybody feels/digs that???  ;D

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: July 01, 2014, 04:53:27 pm »
1 July 2014

Bodyweight@session : ~84.75kg , season low, broke the 85kg training BW barrier!  :wowthatwasnutswtf:
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : none

Kelly Baggett's simple periodization routine

PHASE IV ( Peak )

Workout #5

9'' DEPTH JUMPS:
2x10
-Awesome.

COMPLEX :
C1 : HALF SQUAT:
5@130kg , ( +2,5 kg )
5@130kg , ( +2,5 kg )
-Awesome. Load now just over 1,5*BW, predicted 1RM just under 1,75*BW  :headbang:

C2: JUMP SQUAT:
2x5@20kg
-Great.

PAUSED STANDING CALVES RAISES MACHINE:
18@75kg
17@75kg
15@75kg
-Same reps with last time but that was 2 weeks ago so fine.

BENCH PRESS:
4@72,5kg ( +2,5 kg ) , ( -1 rep ) , 4RM  :personal-record:
8@62,5kg ( +2,5 kg ) , ( -2 reps )
13@52,5kg ( +2,5 kg ) , ( -2 reps )
-Also all time predicted 1RM/BW  :personal-record: ( ~0.93 )

PULLUPS:
10@BW ( +1rep ):personal-record:
8@BW
7@BW
-Got the 25-reps-in-3-sets goal too, moving to weighted next time.  :highfive:

:strong:

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Help Me Restart
« on: July 01, 2014, 02:55:32 pm »
sounds good man, I don't know how much more newbie gains I can squeeze out haha but hope this bulk and abnormally high amount of protein will stimulate the same steroidlike gains I made when I was 16-17. I wanna see the daily PR's again!

Don't hold your breath.
Even if you took anabolic steroids ( which are no match to high protein, totally different worlds ), they are trying to replicate testosterone's effects. When you were 16-17 it was her majesty itself ( testosterone ) that sealed the deal.
Not trying to bring you down, just a reality check. You are 18 so maybe there is still some magic dust left. And even if there isn't it doesn't mean you can't PR like crazy.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: June 30, 2014, 02:28:10 pm »
30 June 2014

Bodyweight@session : ~85kg , ties season low
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches :  none

ME RIM JUMPS:
SVJ : max = 27'' , ties season best!
Dropstep : max = 30,5'' SEASON BEST!
1-step-DLRVJ : max = 31'' , ties season best!
2-steps-DLRVJ : max = 31'' , ties season best!
Full runup DLRVJs : max = 31'' , ties season best!

Awesomeness :  runup/plant/jump was very fluid, the horizontal-to-vertical energy transfer felt very efficient.
Getting 10'5'' / 30'' was way too easy, almost effortless. 10'6'' / 31'' was repeatable.
Sadly i couldn't get a season PR except from that one dropstep.
Limiting factor was traction because of the very dusty concrete and my worn out Kobes. Gotta fix both those issues, i am on it.

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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Re: New hosting
« on: June 30, 2014, 11:55:37 am »
^^^ Ok for me too, checked firefox@win8 firefox@vista and default android browser.

The  Forum History ( bottom of Statistics Center page ) data are gone, it displays data only for today!!!!!  :o

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Also, why do you carry a BW label if you are never going to update it? Looked back quickly and the most recent i found is this:

Date: 8/09/2013

BW: 61.5kg


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Futbol (soccer) / The WC 2014 thread.
« on: June 30, 2014, 09:34:12 am »
I saw the entire game, including penalty, I just didn't want Greece going through who scored towards the end
But glad they didn't costa deserve it who played brilliantly against Italy and Uruguay.

Playing brilliantly against Uruguay and Italy made them deserve a spot in he 16 as a group leader too, and they got it.
In the 16, by the same concept, Greece played brilliantly and 'deserved' to advance.
But hey, i won't tell you who to support and who not. Each to his own, there are no rules or logic for what we support and why, it just clicks inside you and that's all to it.

sorry vag, i feel your pain.

i was pulling hard for CR, though, gotta rep CONCACAF! especially after mexico snatched defeat from the jaws of victory earlier. what a win that would have been.

Nah, I am fine, as i already said I am too objective, lol. Having an awesome GK is the same as having an awesome striker, kudos to him for all them saves.
Also, to be fair, we dominated them AFTER they were left 10, before that it was a rather dull game. Plus  they were denied an outrageously obvious penalty while winning 1-0, that would change the course of the game.



I changed the thread subject, if you don't reply this one make sure you do the same so after a few posts we will have the new one.

WC !!!!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: June 30, 2014, 06:56:28 am »
Hm, I would say that the weight loss itself so far was 90% achieved through caloric deficit.
The tempos may have played some minimum role in creating that deficit. Mostly ( i hope ) they aided in the 'quality' of the cut, helping raise the fat% of the lost weight.
I use those tempo workouts as a fat-burner with some added benefits from the up-tempo.
Ideally, instead of them i would want to do 45 minutes of fast walking. But i would die from boredom. Tempos are so much more fun and time-efficient.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: June 30, 2014, 06:09:09 am »
Ok, back to S&C mode now.  ;D

29 June 2014

Bodyweight@session : forgot to check
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches :  none

1,6km ( 1 mile ) STEADY PACE JOGGING:
Total time = 9 minutes 20 seconds
Average speed = 10,25km/h ( +0.47kmh ):personal-record: , also broke the 10km/h barrier.
Pace  = 5 minutes 51 seconds per km ( -17 seconds per km ):personal-record: , also broke the 6 mins per km barrier.
-Nice. I did feel a bit off ( tired/sleepy ), so extra happy with the improvement.

5 minutes rest

100m TEMPO RUNS ( 1 minute rest between runs ):
10x100m@50%
-Times around 23-24 seconds. Feeling a bit off here too, was 1-2 seconds slow too compared to recent performance.

3 minutes rest

1x100m@100% : 16:20
Having 16 seconds 100m PR = pathetic.
Being able to match it on a bad day after a mile run and 10x100m tempos = encouraging.

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Futbol (soccer) / Re: USA 2 - 1 Ghana
« on: June 30, 2014, 05:40:03 am »
Don't get me wrong, i am far from being a blind obsessed fan, i could be accused of being too much on the other side ( objective ).
I have been heavily criticizing our anachronistic all-out-defense-and-try-to-steal-the-game tactics.
But at this tournament we played well, especially in the last 2 games with Ivory Coast and Costa Rica.

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Nice jumps! We are almost exactly at the same heights. From SVJ to full run-up to SLRVJs, we are getting the same rim touches.
If i had your vert or if you had my reach we would be at 10'10'' - 10'11'' lol

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Futbol (soccer) / Re: USA 2 - 1 Ghana
« on: June 30, 2014, 05:24:12 am »
Would have been a disaster if Greece got through

Did you even see the game?

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255951/match=300186459/statistics.html#nosticky

Dangerous attacks : 60 vs 28
Goal attempts total : 24 vs 6
Goal attempts on target : 13 vs 2
Passes completed : 502 vs 334

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: June 30, 2014, 05:10:04 am »
lol, no, i was not referring to the unexpected feeling. It was unexpected too but it was not what i wanted to note.
What i wanted to note was that the bar feel was not realistic. To a point that i am worried i might get injured from that 'fake' feeling of its weight.
Here is the definition of realistic that i had in mind:
Quote
realistic (comparative more realistic, superlative most realistic)

    Expressed or represented as being accurate.  [quotations ▼]
        A realistic appraisal of the situation.

    Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
        A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.


that's also not a correct way to use "diverse," you should just say "different" there. but i'm not really sure what you mean by unrealistic in that context. it feels fake compared to the way it feels normally?

Indeed and yes.

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Futbol (soccer) / Re: USA 2 - 1 Ghana
« on: June 29, 2014, 01:16:55 pm »
Debatable indeed. But imho leaning towards the right call. It would be acceptable if he didn't call it though, in my perception it was 60/40 call/no-call.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: June 29, 2014, 01:14:41 pm »
No, i mean unrealistic.
Correct me if i am wrong, according to what i read and how i had it in mind too, unreal = dreamlike, unrealistic = not like expected.
The bar has a diverse feeling overall after the halfs. It feels like it is a hollow plastic bar that i can break in half if i want. The whole feeling i get touching the bar and having it on my back and adjusting it with my hands is unrealistic compared to the normal feel of a 20kg steel bar.

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