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Powerlifting / Strongman / Re: Tom Martin
« on: June 28, 2012, 01:48:47 pm »
Best part of the squat and DL videos was the music in the background.  You see so many videos of guys deadlifting 300 listening to hard rock or rap and this guy is putting them all to shame while listening to Adele.

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: June 28, 2012, 01:46:34 pm »
got some decent lifts listening to this
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzU9Qqdqww" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzU9Qqdqww</a>

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 22, 2012, 04:05:09 pm »
Quote from: entropy on June 22, 2012, 03:01:42 pm
Btw chris, last night I watched a very long video [1] on shooting, and in it the coach says holding the ball in the fingertips is a mistake. He actually encourages his shooters to touch the ball with the whole hand for better stability and control.

I have these videos...he uses more hand than I do, but I think that's because he  uses a more relaxed finger spread whereas I prefer a wider spread.  By "keeping it on the fingertips" I meant keeping the ball from resting on the palm while shooting so I don't think he and I disagree much.  I learned from the old pistol pete series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-nV0Gzof_0 though I have problems keeping my elbow in because of my build

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 22, 2012, 02:45:21 pm »
Quote from: creativelyric on June 22, 2012, 01:43:39 pm

Consider the difference of leverages. Stephen Curry needs that shot to be released very quick and high so that his shot isn't bothered by more athletic, longer guards/forwards on him. Durant is basically 7 feet and has a very long wingspan, so his shot is very fluid and more natural-- following through towards the basket.

That's true in retrospect.  It's hard to say if those were factors when they began to play basketball. For example Durant may not have been tall and lanky at 7 or 8 years old when he began playing and even if he were it may not have mattered if he routinely played against older & taller competition. According to wikipedia he was 6'2 through his Jr year in HS so he wasn't always significantly taller than the competition.

The difference is more than likely attributable to the instruction of whomever taught them how to shoot which is why Curry's shot looks just like his father's.  Really, as long as you keep the ball on your fingertips, put in a ton of practice and keep your form consistent then you should be able to become a good shooter even if your form isn't perfect (think reggie miller.)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: June 20, 2012, 12:02:04 pm »
Quote from: Kingfish on June 20, 2012, 09:29:18 am
* will skip the jump drills during the deloads but will add more calf work. those kill the jumps anyway so might as well do more. want to make 17-18" cows. theres no such thing as too big of those too.


Odd question time....how large are your upper legs and is it a struggle for you to find pants that fit?  I ask because my legs are too big for most 36" waist pants and I'm sure your waist is considerably smaller & your legs more or less the same size as mine.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how much squat for athletes?
« on: June 19, 2012, 03:07:55 pm »
Quote from: seifullaah73 on June 19, 2012, 11:55:04 am
So if someone wanted to increase his squat from 1xBW to 2.5xBW and his next plan is to do hypertrophy to gain some mass, which would be more muscle fibres to utilize. Would it be more wise to:

How do you increase your squat 150% w/out gaining mass?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 18, 2012, 02:23:41 pm »
saw your question yesterday about training w/a heavy basketball.  I know a few basketball trainers and coaches and I've seen them used to improve ball handling skills, develop soft hands for catching passes in traffic and to increase upper body stamina at the end of workouts via layup drills, tipping drills or Mikan drills but I've never seen anyone use it to improve shooting.  Personally, there's no way I'd use one for shooting because of the risk of it throwing off the mechanics of my shot.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 14, 2012, 02:49:35 pm »
Passing isn't the only way to get the ball in your hands, you can also grab the rebound and keep it.   If i'm on a team and I don't feel like I'm getting enough touches  I focus on getting the rebound.  If the pace is too slow for your liking get the defensive rebound and push the ball yourself.  You may need to work on your handle, if you do the drills here the prescribed # of times every day for a week you should have more than sufficient handle for pushing the ball.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cen1bKmicg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cen1bKmicg</a>  Bottomline, if they're not giving you the opportunities you deserve create your own opportunities and show them why they're better off with the ball in your hands.

I know you're easing back into things after an injury but I'd still focus on picking up the speed of your runs as opposed to worrying about distance.  7km/hr is very slow especially for someone who prefers an uptempo game.  To give an idea of what that would require, the really fit guys on my team who can run up and down the court all day train intervals in the 13k-20k/hr range for 20-30min.  

Anyway, good luck w/the team and keep up the hard work.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Isn't this where adarqui used to dunk?
« on: May 17, 2012, 11:44:17 am »
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u still fat? 180+ lb? still got that crow? still depressed, crying and singing michael jackson songs?

A crow???  WTF. He doesn't really have a crow does he?

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: May 17, 2012, 11:13:08 am »
Agree, no dunks.  There's nothing beastly about them...unless someone dunks with a 200lb weighted vest on or something.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Squat/Deadlift/RDL
« on: May 16, 2012, 11:27:32 am »
Quote from: Flander on May 15, 2012, 12:47:29 pm
DL 550
Squat 424

Whoa.  You were beyond those a month or 2 ago, even without the suit (I think)....what happened?

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: May 15, 2012, 10:36:31 am »
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvPczEcCvQw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvPczEcCvQw</a>

That video/feat somehow manages to be impressive and incredibly stupid at the same time.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Squat/Deadlift/RDL
« on: May 12, 2012, 09:41:32 am »
Quote from: PointerRyan on May 11, 2012, 07:41:09 pm
Also, many people say that as long your knees bend a little it's coutned a deadlift, and romanian deadlift is legs straight. Thats not how i see it though. A deadlift is like a 90degree knee bend right? rom at most a quarter squat knee bend?

Deadlift starts from the floor, romanian does not.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: May 07, 2012, 11:05:01 pm »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpX1YqH260Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpX1YqH260Y</a>


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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: May 01, 2012, 12:53:18 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34uRrkZsxI4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34uRrkZsxI4</a>

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