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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 21, 2014, 03:36:35 pm »
21 April 2014

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

SPRINTS & JUMPS SESSION

-500m jog

-10' dynamic warmup

TEMPO RUNS:
5x80m @ 80%
3 mins rest
5@80m @ 80%
-It was run ~15 seconds - walk 45 seconds - restart.

5 minutes rest

ME SPRINTS
1x80m : 12.2
3 minutes rest
1x80m : 12.0
3 minutes rest
1x80m : 12.2
-Used toddday's stopwatch measuring method. Feels like traction is the limiting factor to go faster. No shit!
Gonna go do them on grass next time to see if it's better.

Then did a bunch of rim jumps but they were totally off, legs constantly deny to cooperate for jumps after ME sprints.

Overall not bad after the past days (Easter) food and drink brutality.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: April 21, 2014, 05:24:03 am »
A little n=1 broscience  about PF:
Post game is very much mental. Of course you need very good aerobic AND anaerobic endurance to go up and down the court and when you stop running start pushing, and then jump max and then run again bla bla bla. But the pushing part is mental. You reach a body state (LBM&lifts combination) that you consider yourself strong. Then you are not intimidated whatever you see as your matchup. My personal broscience formula is that when i feel i am at that strong phase (which is above 90kg and being at PR levels in all upper lifts ) , i can deal with guys 10cm taller / 10kg heavier. I am talking guys that are at least your height and weight. Shorter or lighter dont stand a chance. It works as a sum too, whatever is under 20 , you got it. 5 cm taller and 7kg heavier? Total = 12, you got it. As the sum approaches 20 it gets too hard. Above it you most probably dont stand a chance. Also, when one of the numbers gets above 10, it gets tricky, he is too tall or too big. So same height but 15kg heavier, sum is 0+15 = 15. Below 20 but still, he is too big. 10/10 is the number. :D
Woah, it was a relief to finally share this secret stupid formula!  :wowthatwasnutswtf:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 18, 2014, 06:54:52 pm »
Heh, i knew someone would ask about that. I didnt type the jumps/sprints/upper schedule, only quoted the lower body program as kellyb has it.

Well, it will be pretty similar to now. Thursdays is bball day, gonna be doing one tempos&jumps session on Tuesday and one on Saturday before the weights.
As the program progresses the bball season is gonna end so it will be replaced with another tempos&jumps session, maybe rearrange some things to prioritize jumps too. Of course the whole thing will be AREGed constantly.

So for starters it will go like:

Monday : upper body + calves

Tuesday : tempos + jumps

Wednesday : Session B ( low volume squats ) - beachwork - abs

Tuesday : bball

Friday : rest

Saturday : tempos + jumps + session A + upper + abs + calves

Sunday : rest

Day 1 is actually Saturday. It is planned this way based on the days that it is convenient for me to workout, plus being fresh for bball. So i am putting the session B ( which is less taxing ) the day before bball and the session A ( volume day ) on saturdays. I dont use mondays for lower body because saturdays-wednesdays have good gap between. Finaly , the calves are put on monday where i have no legs and not on Wednesday, again for being fresher for bball. Best jumps are expected on saturdays.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 18, 2014, 09:13:12 am »
I am going to do this ( quoted from  www.higher-faster-sports.com/periodizationmadesimple.html ) :

Quote
Phase I - Focus:  Strength (3 weeks)
Session A:
Depth jump: 2 x 10 from low box (use a box height you can easily rebound off and on, almost like a jump rope)
Jump squat: 2 x 8 @15% of max or 45 lb bar
Squat: 5 x 6 (add weight for first 3 sets, maintain it the last 2)

Session B:
Depth jump: 2 x 10 from low box
Jump squat: 2 x 8@15% of max or 45 lb bar
Squat: 8 x 1 @ 90% (add weight the 1st 4-5 sets working up to heavy but solid form single. Reduce the weight by 10% and perform 3-4 more sets of 1)

Phase II - Focus: General explosiveness (2 weeks)
Session A:
Depth jump 2 x 10 from medium box
Rhythmic 1/4 Jump squat 6 x 5 with 15, 20, 25, 30, 20, 15% of max.
Squat: 6 x 1@90% of 1rm]

Session B:
Depth jump 2 x 10 from medium box
Rhythmic 1/4 jump squat 6 x 5 with 15, 20, 25, 30, 20 & 15% of max.
Explosive squat 6 x 2 @ 60% of max squat

Phase III – Focus:  Reactive/plyometric ability (2 weeks)
Session A:
Depth jump 4 x 5 from high box
Jump Squat 2 x 5 with 15%
Half Squat: 6 x 1-3 @ 85%

Session B:
Depth jump 4 x 5 from medium box

Session C:
Depth jump 4 x 5 from high box
Jump squat  2 x 5 with 15%
Squat 3 x 3 with 5 rm

Phase IV - Peak (2 weeks)
Session A:
depth jump 2 x 10 low box
Half Squat: 2 x 5 complexed with jump squat:
Jump squat 2 x 5 with 15%

Session B:
Jumps for max height

I love this program, ideal time for me to do it, perfect transition from weights to jumps.
Lasts 9 weeks as written, gonna have me at peak around mid June. Might give one extra week on the 2-week phases II and III.
I will also most probably substitute jump squats with jump snatches, much more convenient without changing something too much.
Upon further inspection, i will stick with jump squats because later in the program they change to rhythmic, which i cant resemble with snatches.

:lololol:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 17, 2014, 05:02:17 pm »
17 April 2014

Bodyweight@session : ~88kg
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : tweaked/pulled left shoulder still there

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT:
5@20kg
5@40kg
3@60kg
2@80kg
1@90kg , speed rep
1@100kg , easy
1@110kg , hard but not 1RM
½@120kg , FFFUUUUU
-Failed 120kg, when i reached at half-squat depth i felt it was too heavy to go full, so i reversed it.
I guess real 1RM is 115kg. I'll take it  :-[

HORIZONTAL LEG PRESS CALVES 'RAISES':
10@400lbs
10@450lbs
8@495lbs
-Working weight established (450lbs). Gonna be advancing 10lbs whenever i reach 3x10, then when i reach stack (495) do 3xF.

SUPERSET x 2 rounds:
BICEPS DB CURLS: 10@16kg each hand
TRICEPS ROPE PUSHDOWNS: 10@25kg ( +2,5kg )
-Very strong, was good for more.

Didn't do dips & chins as planned to give shoulder some recovery space.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 17, 2014, 07:10:41 am »
Yeah, could be interesting. Still, tempos are much more time-efficient, they don't tax much and you get some extra training benefits compared to LISS cardio.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 16, 2014, 11:56:58 am »
^Yeah, that's the ideal, targets the fat-burning HR zone with minimal system taxing. However it is boring as fuck. I think that for now i will go with longer distance and increased volume tempos.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 16, 2014, 06:17:50 am »
Body composition measurements:

Net morning weight : 87kg / 191,5lbs
Waist : 91cm / 35,8''

Online bodyfat estimation : 18%
BI scale bodyfat estimation : 17.2%
AVERAGE bodyfat estimation : 17.6%


Previous:
Net morning weight : 88,25kg / 194,5lbs
Waist : 92cm / 36,2''

Online bodyfat estimation : 18,4%
BI scale bodyfat estimation : 17.4%
AVERAGE bodyfat estimation : 17.9%

Hmmm... it is dropping, but too slow. I know, i know, i can't trust either waist circumference or a BI scale for tracking differences smaller than 1% with accuracy. Mirror test does show some improvement FWIW.
Maybe I should get more conditioning stuff in, i am too old to rely only on caloric deficit for an efficient cut.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 15, 2014, 05:33:15 pm »
Hahaha, sad but true.
But think about it, in my 30'' SVJ / 35'' RVJ prime my full squat 1RM was ~240, now it is pushing ~265.
Just gotta utilize that new-found strength. Soon...

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 15, 2014, 04:34:39 pm »
15 April 2014

Bodyweight@session : ~88,25kg
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : slight tweak/pull at left shoulder

ROMANIAN DEADLIFT:
8@95kg
8@95kg ( +1 rep )
-Rather too easy but was being cautious about shoulder.

BB LUNGES:
8 each leg@40kg
8 each leg@40kg

BENCH PRESS:
6@65kg ( +2,5 kg ) , ( -2 reps )
5@65kg ( +2,5 kg ) , ( -3 reps )
-Meh, shoulder ruined my BP session. Didn't bug but was too cautious so couldn't get it right.

WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWN:
7@200lbs ( +10 lbs ) , ( -1 rep ) , 7RM  :personal-record: , predicted 1RM  :personal-record:
6@200lbs ( +10 lbs ) , ( -2 reps )
-Awesome!

PAUSED STANDING CALVES RAISES:
20@50kg
20@50kg ( +2 reps )
19@50kg ( +1 rep )
-Still not able to do 3x20, incredible!

ABS COASTER MACHINE:
20@BW+7,5kg front
20@BW+7,5kg left
20@BW+7,5kg right

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 15, 2014, 06:15:25 am »
Thanks, lets say it is not that bad. It predicts a 1RM of 120kg/265lbs. Leaves some good hope for the big goal of 135kg/300lbs by the end of the season ( end of July ), it is a 5kg monthly gain. Will be awesome if i get it while being 85kg or less by then.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 14, 2014, 05:21:04 am »
12 April 2014

Bodyweight@session : ~88kg ,  :wowthatwasnutswtf:
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches :  none

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT:
8@90kg
10@90kg ( +3 reps ) , 10RM  :personal-record: , predicted 1RM  :personal-record: , predicted 1RM / BW  :personal-record:
-Was supposed to go for 2x8 but although 1st set was very hard, barely making 8th rep, 2nd set felt easy so i went for the PR and got it. Sweet.

DIPS:
7@BW ( +2 reps )
7@BW ( +2 reps )
-Those are so damn difficult for me.

CHINUPS:
8@BW+10kg
8@BW+10kg ( +1 rep )
-Nice.

STANDING 'LANCE CALVES RAISES' ( explosive DL eccentric, slow SL concentric ):
LEG PRESS CALVES 'RAISES':
15@300lbs
15@350lbs
15@400lbs
-Got bored of those SL ones, setup is a pain. So much easier and faster on the leg press. Not exactly raises since it is a horizontal press, more like extensions.
Gonna be alternating between my normal standing raises and those from now on, gonna go heavier for fewer reps on those, maybe 12s or 10s next time.

ABS COASTER MACHINE:
Forgot them, duh!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 11, 2014, 02:24:20 pm »
And so, after 2 pages of no-real-point arguing with LBSS and raptor, my journal reached 55000 views!

:personal-record::P

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 11, 2014, 08:51:22 am »
btw, t0ddday, greece isn't and wasn't ever in the eastern bloc!

True. We were really close at some point though. So close it caused ( to a big extend ) this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_civil_war

No, I didn't understand it.

By the same token I could start squatting 10% of my 1RM and say "hey, the important thing is that I'm squatting".

You genuinely did not understand it. You are genuinely confused. Ok, read carefully and try to understand :

Neither toddday or i disagree that 16 seconds for 100m is a very slow performance. What we say is that TIME and EFFORT are not directly related.
YES, 16 seconds was slow as fuck. NO , it was not submax , it was all out, i gave all i got.

Your squatting example is wrong again, i never said i went 10% , i said i went 100% and you doubted it because i did 16 seconds.
In squatting, it would be like me saying "i went 1RM and it was 110kg" and you saying "It was not 1RM , because 110kg is too light and i can do 160kg".
And , like Bolt sees your all-out-never-fail 100m sprint as an eternity just as much as you see my 16 seconds as one, the same goes for squatting, you see my 1RM as a featherweight, KF sees yours the same and so on.

It is a basic principle really, i do not understand why you need 4 messages to comprehend it :
An absolute number  ( time in a run, kg in a lift, height in a jump, whatever! ) on an event can not lead to a safe conclusion about the effort percentage of the person who did it.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 11, 2014, 07:00:25 am »
I see you read what toddday told you and you understood it very well!  :goodjobbro: again

:uhhhfacepalm:

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