Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - vag

Pages: 1 ... 185 186 [187] 188 189 ... 341
2791
Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: March 27, 2014, 04:49:18 pm »
Quote from: fast does lie on March 27, 2014, 04:27:51 pm
that probably wasn't even vince's prime in terms of ups.  his early toronto days were.

So true, he was in Toronto from 1998 to 2004, wish someone would post what he could do in his early days there, for example in the 2000 Olympics.

:trolldance:


2792
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: March 27, 2014, 05:34:57 am »
26 March 2014

Bodyweight@session : ~89kg, bloated
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches :  none

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT ( MSEM ):
3x1@95kg
3x1@100kg
-Nice but still weaker than before ski, everything feels 5-10kg weaker than what i would expect. Bar feels light on back, it is the legs that fail me, they act weaker than they feel.
Not sure if detrained from not squatting for 10 days the ski week or unrecovered from the ski brutality itself. I guess the next weeks progress will show.

BENCH PRESS:
8@60kg
8@60kg
-Hah, interesting. That 1-less-set thing is nice, you get to push so much more, like it!

WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWN:
8@180lbs
8@180lbs
-Same comment with bench.

PAUSED STANDING CALVES RAISES:
20@50kg
15@50kg
15@50kg
-Bigger pauses at top and bottom. Explosive up, slow down. Less weight of course. Brutal but nice.

2793
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: March 27, 2014, 05:12:10 am »
Prolonged hardcore diet + more lifting sessions per week + tons of basketball almost daily, yet your athleticism and lifts suffer? I can't imagine why!
:trollface:

PS : Not saying to stop or that you are doing it wrong, on the contrary. Just don't give a shit about gym&court performance right now.  When you decide you finished take a step back, give yourself a deload and some good food and rest and i bet you will see awesome gains. aka overreaching/tapering.

2794
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: March 26, 2014, 10:32:31 am »
Cool, let's revive this thread then : http://www.adarq.org/basketball/sneakershoe-performance-review-thread/ , you would be an awesome contributor!

2795
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: March 26, 2014, 07:29:29 am »
Quote from: LBSS on March 25, 2014, 03:34:56 pm
Quote from: vag on March 25, 2014, 12:58:10 pm
KDs and CP3s are supposed to be built for more horizontal responsiveness, meaning they favor speed and cuts over vert.
what does that even mean?

I don't even know, lol, it sounds weird to me too, just saying what i read. Maybe it is the cushion ( e.g. the CP3s always use this 'podulon' foam ). Or the shoe geometry? Or the cushion quantity ( e.g. they don't have much cushion to keep a very low court feel )? Maybe all together? Beats me , i wanted to try that new adidas energy boost running shoe , not for bball of course, but it would be great for sprints&jumps sessions. I read the same thing in reviews, the energy return is indeed big but somehow it tends to propel you forward, not so much upwards. Engineer-wise, I could speculate a thing or two about how this can happen, but i'd bore the shit out of everyone and it would still be broscience, since i haven't read anything technical about shoes, only the reviews. I might buy them anyway and update you all, this new 'revolutionary' foam on a light low-cut shoe would be the perfect deal for jumps at the parks.
Sorry for the hijack ChrisM

2796
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: March 25, 2014, 12:58:10 pm »
KDs and CP3s are supposed to be built for more horizontal responsiveness, meaning they favor speed and cuts over vert. Never wore them though so can't really tell.
Also the Venomenon review said more or less that it is a cheaper ( and weaker ) Kobe edition, so i'd go with the originals.
About other low tops, i read awesome reviews about the UA bloodline, i currently use the UA Juke which is very similar, same foam ( MicroG ), low-cut but with an ankle sleeve embedded. I like them a lot but i dont love them, the hyperdunks and kobes are better, zoom is always ready to spring you up, not too dense, not too mushy, perfect.
2c

2797
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: March 25, 2014, 12:46:55 pm »
^^^
lololol, the meaning difference is chaotic and hilarious, thanks for pointing that out!
I blame the plural ( which is calves ), seeing so many articles talk about calves i never noticed/imagined the singular could hide such a trap!
LOL, still hilarious!

PS : i am talking about a small tear in my iceberg-strong calf so calve is a tiny bit valid  :P

2798
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: March 23, 2014, 06:12:50 pm »
Thanks, didnt expect it either. On the other hand, last time i did chinups i PRed with 25 reps in 3 sets (10-8-7) and it was BW(90,5kg that day)+5kg , working load was 95,5kg. So 30@88,5 makes sense i guess...

2799
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: March 23, 2014, 06:01:46 am »
22 March 2014

Bodyweight@session : ~88,5kg
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches :  none

HIGH BAR FULL SQUAT:
5@20kg
5@40kg
3@60kg
2@80kg
1@100kg
½@115kg
-Wanted a 1RM PR so jumped from 100 to 115, too much jump, could only half squat it.

SEATED NEUTRAL GRIP DB OHP:
5@12kg each hand
5@14kg each hand
5@16kg each hand
5@18kg each hand
5@20kg each hand
-Good job kingfish! Zero back stress at 40kg total load, not the case at all with same load BB OHP.

CHINUPS:
10@BW
10@BW
10@BW
-LOL, unweighted 3-sets-total-reps  :personal-record:

2800
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: March 22, 2014, 06:36:30 am »
I am a big Kobe shoes fun too. I prefer to play in mid-tops but for park etc kobes are the shit responsive-wise and they can be used for running too just like you want them.
You (raptor) have the Kobe VI no? I have the Vs, love them, the reviews say the VI was even better. VII was a fail, VIII still not as good as V-VI, i read very good things about the fresh IX.
If you are willing to tolerate mid-high tops, i read that Jordan XX8 SE is the best shoe ever, but it is too expensive. Superfly-2s that ChrisM mentioned also got awesome reviews at a more reasonable price.

2801
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: March 22, 2014, 06:27:05 am »
Back in the 400s for good, i see even a 425+20 last week, nice, it is coming back!  :highfive:

Requesting switch back to daily updates, you are too much of a beast for us to have to search the edits on the weekly posts, reading your daily routine 400+ lifts is very motivating!

2802
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: March 22, 2014, 05:58:32 am »
Body composition measurements:

Net morning weight : 87,7kg / 193lbs
Waist : 92cm / 36,2''

Online bodyfat estimation : 18,6%
BI scale bodyfat estimation : 17.2%
AVERAGE bodyfat estimation : 17.9%

Previous:
Quote from: vag on February 19, 2014, 05:42:30 am
Net morning weight : 89,5kg / 197lbs
Waist : 92,5cm / 36,5''

Online bodyfat estimation : 18,5%
BI scale bodyfat estimation : 17.7%
AVERAGE bodyfat estimation : 18.1%

So i am  1,8kg/4lbs down but average bf from scale and online calculator is only 0,2% down, i am at 17,9 vs 18,1 one month ago, pathetic!  :pissed:
On my defense, i did feel bloated and that probably sk(r)ewed the online calculator result. That is also verified by the big gap with the BI-scale ( 1,5% ), they are never so much apart. I think that a low 17% is more realistic, that's how it looks too. Let's wait for next week's measurements.

2803
Article & Video Discussion / Re: The Secret To Improving Athletic Ability Through The Feet
« on: March 21, 2014, 06:37:25 am »
Relevant too: http://www.higher-faster-sports.com/forefootdominance.html


2804
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: March 20, 2014, 03:23:15 pm »
20 March 2014

Bodyweight@session : ???
Soreness : chest, lats and abductors, all very slightly
Injuries/aches :   :ninja:

1 ½ hour full court basketball
FML, that calve strain flared up and ruined my bball day. It is high up in the fibularis longus, about 4'' below knee. Weird, it didn't bug at squatting, does not bug in any everyday activity, did not bug at all in bball warmups ( including some medium effort RVJs ). It only bugs in a few sudden rapid moves ( sprints/pivots ) and not always too. Back home i am unable to make it hurt. I took it easy though, played one or two speeds down and then I massaged and stretched the shit out of all calve muscles.

2805
Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: March 19, 2014, 10:34:20 am »
Cliche reply: Although i adore Gerald Green's aerial skills, VC in his prime didn't dunk next to 7' guys, he dunked OVER 7'2'' guys:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q</a>

Can't get over that dunk, in my list it is #1 , tied with the MJ over Ewing one.

Pages: 1 ... 185 186 [187] 188 189 ... 341