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Lance, just got to say, I love these single leg bounds, so thanks for putting them up.  I still suck at them, but I just love doing them for some reason.  And guess what, I PR'd with another inch now.  Obviously it wasn't JUST the bounds, but ever since I started them, and increased my jump session frequency, I did add 3".  My main focus right now, is to master these.  Can't wait for those bounding progression videos.  

But I had a question:  On each "bound", am I supposed to swing my arms and my other leg as I would in a SLRVJ?

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I think you should do some suicides and move around the court in a defensive stance aggressively. You can try to toss the ball over your back for a few meters then turn around and run to get it (after a regular warm-up of course).

You need to get to a "game level" thing. You can also try to play 1 on 1 with somebody and be aggressive playing.

I see, so what you're saying is, since playing games gets me properly warmed up, if I don't want to/can't play a game, move around and work my body as aggressively as I would if I WAS playing a game right?

What are the specific things that YOU do though?

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Whenever I try to have a max jump session, I can't seem to get that FEELING where you feel your blood pumping in your legs and your body and your all warm/hot and loose.  You know, that feeling.  I want to be able to go in the gym, and after warming up just go all out, but I always get like 1-3" lower than my best jumps, because I can't prime my body properly.  The only times my body is primed properly, where I'm able to jump my highest, is after pick up games and stuff. 

Do some of you guys know how to get your body ready for max jumps, without having to play a pick up game?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: May 19, 2011, 12:58:30 am »
So you're doing 3-4 Max Jumps per WEEK?!

Dude I can tell you from personal experience and from general knowledge around here, you will jump higher if you do 10-15 Max Jumps, 3-4x a week.  I always find myself jumping higher when I am jumping frequently.  Just keep jumping a lot.  You definitely have the strength, but while working on speed and reactiveness, make sure you get in your max jump sessions.  It makes a huge difference. 

Not to brag or anything, but I strength trained for about 9 weeks or so, and was frustrated my vert didn't go up.  If you check my journal, you will see that, since 2-3 weeks ago, I started having jump technique practices/max jump sessions and I PR'd 3 consecutive weeks, adding 1 inch per week.  Obviously I had the 3 inches in me, but I needed the jump sessions to get them out.

That AND, I have been doing extra plyo's, but you get the idea.  Just try adding high frequency jumping into your routine. 

Good Luck.

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Hey Lance, been going through these bound cycles for a few weeks now, I'm getting better, but still needs work.  I did however PR with +2 inches on my single leg jump since I've been training with these bounds.  I usually do 3 cycles of all 3 types of single leg bounds with some sprints before and depth jumps after.

I have been doing plyo's/bounds on M/W/F, and lower body weight lifting T/TH/Sat, but I was thinking maybe lifting only on Saturday's.  I want to master bounding, and a lot of times, my legs are kinda sore on plyo days, even though I did low volume lifting the day before.  I think that slight soreness affects my explosiveness on my plyo days, and being sore affects my jump sessions and I did PR whenever I was jumping frequently.

congrats on the 2 inch gain man, thats GREAT!@!  I would lift at least at least 2 days a week though, cutting it down to one day will be harder to still make strength gains which you still need at this point.  

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You think this is a good idea?  Just lift on Saturday's to maintain lower body strength, and master plyos' and bounds and high frequency on jumping?

Also, do you have any videos of the different bounds?  Max speed,height,distance?  I wanna know what my bounds are supposed to look like.

yea, lift at least 2 days, and we are working on some bounding progression videos, hopefully have those out soon.

Thanks, and looking forward to those videos.

But, didn't you say in an earlier post that single leg bounding itself can help build strength, and actually help you go up in squats?  Or am I missing something?

 Yes they can for sure, but not as effeciently for YOU at YOUR LEVEL right now as the weight room can.  Look at the strength carry over you get from them as icing on the cake, not your bread and butter.



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And random question, while training for vertical jump (squat/weight room/plyo's), as my vert goes up, will my quickness go up as well?  I'm talking specifically in basketball.
THanks.

  Your POTENTIAL for quickness will for sure, basketball quickness is very basketball specific, meaning you need to drill the exact movements you want to get quicker at over and over, with your newly found speed and strength.  

So at times when I have no access to a weight room, will Single Leg Bounding, help me at the very least maintain if not improve my lower body strength?

And, the quickness thing, so you're saying if I ever get my vert up to 42~" to dunk, I have the potential to be much quicker and faster in basketball?  But to do so, I gotta just keep practicing the specific moves/crossovers I wanna be quick at?

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Hey Lance, been going through these bound cycles for a few weeks now, I'm getting better, but still needs work.  I did however PR with +2 inches on my single leg jump since I've been training with these bounds.  I usually do 3 cycles of all 3 types of single leg bounds with some sprints before and depth jumps after.

I have been doing plyo's/bounds on M/W/F, and lower body weight lifting T/TH/Sat, but I was thinking maybe lifting only on Saturday's.  I want to master bounding, and a lot of times, my legs are kinda sore on plyo days, even though I did low volume lifting the day before.  I think that slight soreness affects my explosiveness on my plyo days, and being sore affects my jump sessions and I did PR whenever I was jumping frequently.

congrats on the 2 inch gain man, thats GREAT!@!  I would lift at least at least 2 days a week though, cutting it down to one day will be harder to still make strength gains which you still need at this point.  

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You think this is a good idea?  Just lift on Saturday's to maintain lower body strength, and master plyos' and bounds and high frequency on jumping?

Also, do you have any videos of the different bounds?  Max speed,height,distance?  I wanna know what my bounds are supposed to look like.

yea, lift at least 2 days, and we are working on some bounding progression videos, hopefully have those out soon.

Thanks, and looking forward to those videos.

But, didn't you say in an earlier post that single leg bounding itself can help build strength, and actually help you go up in squats?  Or am I missing something?

And random question, while training for vertical jump (squat/weight room/plyo's), as my vert goes up, will my quickness go up as well?  I'm talking specifically in basketball.
THanks.

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Hey Lance, been going through these bound cycles for a few weeks now, I'm getting better, but still needs work.  I did however PR with +2 inches on my single leg jump since I've been training with these bounds.  I usually do 3 cycles of all 3 types of single leg bounds with some sprints before and depth jumps after.

I have been doing plyo's/bounds on M/W/F, and lower body weight lifting T/TH/Sat, but I was thinking maybe lifting only on Saturday's.  I want to master bounding, and a lot of times, my legs are kinda sore on plyo days, even though I did low volume lifting the day before.  I think that slight soreness affects my explosiveness on my plyo days, and being sore affects my jump sessions and I did PR whenever I was jumping frequently. 

You think this is a good idea?  Just lift on Saturday's to maintain lower body strength, and master plyos' and bounds and high frequency on jumping?

Also, do you have any videos of the different bounds?  Max speed,height,distance?  I wanna know what my bounds are supposed to look like.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: MY First Dunk??? check out the video
« on: May 15, 2011, 07:47:47 pm »
Dude that's dope how you dunked 1 day before graduation.  Congratulations man!

Yea it was insane, i never really understood why when the athletes win their olympic medals they start crying and everything.  It was real surreal when it happened. Working towards one goal for so long, and having injuries and everything, other ppl don't believe in you, you believe but at the same time it's not like at points you don't start to question and wonder and everything, but then it finally happened.  felt like the fucking man when it did. but was also real emotional.

Just wanted to give you credit though, since you have helped me a  lot and supported me the entire time, and was annoyed with myself that i put the other ppl but forgot to list you.

i knew i could dunk for a decent while already, that i was getting high enough.  It was just a matter of getting over that mental block of 10 ft, and also figuring out a better way to try.  The jumps felt a lot easier coming in from that right side compared to how i would usually come in from the left.  Once i through that first one down though, the other makes all pretty much happened right after with a few misses in between.

Part of the reason too, why I hadn't thrown one down was case i didn't want just some bitchy weak one as my first dunk and dunks, i wantead legit hard throw downs.

I can't imagine the day I finally dunk.  The way you describe it, feels like it will be the same for me.  It will be an emotional moment, knowing how long and hard I've worked on it, while others around me either straight up doubted me, or pretended to go along with me while doubting me on the inside.  They all thinking "this 5'9" asian guy thinks he's gonna eventually dunk?  LOL"

Congrats again

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Dancing
« on: May 15, 2011, 07:32:09 pm »
good athletes are good athletes because they practice. good dancers are good dancers because they practice. what the fuck does any of this have to do with intelligence.

if you grew up around with black people you notice that the smarter the person is, in most cases the worse they are as a dancer even if they practice.

this is one of the dumbest fucking things i've ever read in my life.



X2, WTFFFFFFFFFF I've never read someone say something so stupid so seriously

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: May 11, 2011, 12:23:03 am »
Do you still utilize high rep squats?

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Anyone ever have this problem?  I do 3x10 Pogos, and I got up pretty high, but during the sets, sometimes I feel a lot of pressure down my shin, mostly my right leg, and after my workout, like a hour later, when I massage it, it hurts.  Anyone know what's up or experience anything similar?

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Simple question, is it true 2 legged jumps are quad dominant while 1 legged jumps are glute/ham dominant?  Or does it depend on lots of variables

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Lance, I tried the 3 variations of single leg bounding for the first time today.  Got to say, pretty hard and felt awkward.  Feels like I got a lot of room for improvement on my vert from doing bounds.

I felt kind of stupid/ like I'm doing it wrong on the MAX speed bounding.  So like, just focus on jumping with one leg and minimizing ground contact time, is that right?

Max height is pretty self explanatory, I just stay on my 1 leg and keep jumping with it as high as possible, and max distance I just stay on my 1 leg and try to jump as far as possible with the 1 leg the whole time right?

So my question is, for max height and max distance, am I supposed to be trying to do them fast?  Like on each jump, I had to jump, land, find balance again, and then jump again...

Also, any recommendation of rep/set schemes for these?

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i find reverse lunges much better than normal lunges and bss better than both...

ive always done these with dumbells though, how much of a difference is there with the bar on your back?

Umm cuz eventually dumbbells get too heavy. I need to do 135lb+ on bss now so barbell is more ideal, rather than pick up two 70lb db's off the floor and hold them for each set

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For my unilateral training, I was wondering which of these to use.  Which is better for single leg jumpers looking to improve vertical?

I can't do WALKING lunges, because in my gym, it's very hard to walk around with a barbell on me(too crowded/narrow spaces)

You worry too much. Do any of these. Heck, alternate them if anything. Talk less, do more.

LOL, yeah you're right.  I do think too much, but just how I am.  Want to utilize my time most efficiently as possible.

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