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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hey
« on: October 09, 2012, 05:09:30 am »
Just having a look at the KB's ultimate split.  Has anyone had any experience with it? 

Looks like it's an interesting program and I'm thinking about giving it a shot.

I did it for 5-6 months, had great strength and vert gains with it. Unfortunately i did it the year before joining adarq.org so it's not journaled.
I did the standard version of it , did not customize it at all:

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Foundational Split

Set up 2 upper body workouts and 2 lower body workouts and alternate between them on an every other day basis with weekends off.

Workout 1: is Chest, Chin-ups, and arms in that order

Workout 2: is Squats, hamstrings, calves and forearms in that order

Workout 3: is Shoulders, Rows, chest, and arms in that order

Workout 4: is Deadlifts, squats, calves, and forearms in that order


Monday (workout 1)

Bench Press or Board press variation 4 x 3-5

Wide Grip chin 4 x 6

Incline Dumbbell Bench Press 3 x 8

Barbell or Dumbbell Curl 3 x 8

Skull Crushers 3 x 10


Wednesday (workout 2)

Squat or box squat 4 x 5

Glute/Ham Raises or pullthroughs 3 x 10

Ab work 3 x 10

forearms 2 x 20-30


Friday (workout 3)

Incline bench press or Shoulder Press 4 x 5

Rows 4 x 8

Tricep pushdowns 2 x 10

Preacher curl 2 x 10

Ab work 3 x 10


Monday (workout 4)

Deadlift or rack deadlift 4 x 5

Single leg squat variation 2 x 10

Calf Raises 3 x 15

Forearms 2 x 20

You don't need to stick with the dates, you can do the workouts every 3 days instead of 2 , or leave a couple of days rest when feeling beat up.
But it's laid out perfectly there, should serve you very well.

Make sure to study well kelly's articles about it , he covers anything you need to know:
http://www.higher-faster-sports.com/theultimatesplit.html
http://www.higher-faster-sports.com/ultimatesplitfaq.html

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: October 08, 2012, 03:23:32 pm »
8 October 2012

Bodyweight@session : ~196,25
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : none?

Starting Strength - workout #35

SQUATS :
5@159,5 lbs ( +5,5 lbs )
-Changed my warmup sequence:
Old sequence : 5xbar , 5x88 , 3x132 , working set ( 159 )
New sequence : 5xbar , 5xbar, 5x88, 3x110, 3x132, 1x176, working set.
Single@176 ( which is my estimated 1RM ) was awesome but working set was hard, 5th rep was an ugly grinder.

BENCH PRESS:
4@154 lbs ( same )
4@154 lbs ( same )
4@154 lbs ( same )
15@115,5lbs ( same )
-Feeling stronger than last week but still not able to do 5 reps. 15-reps finisher = tight.

SEATED CHEST SUPPORTED MACHINE ROWS:
5@187 lbs ( +11 lbs )
4@187 lbs ( +11 lbs ) , ( -1 rep )
4@187 lbs ( +11 lbs ) , ( -1 rep )
15@132 lbs ( same )
-Very strong but i will do a reset to increase ROM.

Press here for the 1x176 squat in my pics and vids thread.

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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 08, 2012, 09:39:18 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YpT6QKmnKc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YpT6QKmnKc</a>

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hey
« on: October 08, 2012, 05:35:29 am »
Height: 193cm
Barefoot Reach: 97” (8’1ish)

:welcome:
I don't mean to be a dick but your reach measurement must be wrong OR you have really really short hands. Is that a totally-stretched-out-single-hand reach or...?

As for training i'll leave that to adarqui or lance, but it's rather obvious: 20-25% is too much, so just pick a random 'normal' programm like VJB intermediate strength or Kelly's 'ultimate slplt' or 531 or SS and focus on cleaning your diet and geting rid of that excess slub.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: The old farts dunking thread
« on: October 08, 2012, 05:17:35 am »
^VC rightfully dominates this thread! :highfive:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: October 08, 2012, 05:16:18 am »
What is your squatting plan? Will you go heavy soon? Will it be daily again? Maybe with a bulk?
Also. how did daily squating 405 affect your jumping over the course of that year and how does the current 'deload-rest' phase seem to affect it?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: October 06, 2012, 06:25:59 am »
5 October 2012

Bodyweight@session : ~197,3
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : none?

Starting Strength - workout #34

SQUATS:
5@154 lbs ( +5,5 lbs )
5@154 lbs ( +5,5 lbs )
5@154 lbs ( +5,5 lbs )
-Squat rack taken by 2 people, was forced to do them at the smith, sucked. Good form , increased depth but movement is unnatural and sucks!

PUSH PRESS:
4@121 lbs ( +11 lbs ) , ( -1 rep )
4@115,5 lbs ( +5,5 lbs ) , ( -1 rep )
4@115,5 lbs ( +5,5 lbs ) , ( -1 rep )
-Endurance problems. Very good and strong at first 2-3 reps but then form breaks down bad.Weird.

DEAD HANG CHINUPS:
10@Bodyweight ( +1 rep ) , :personal-record:
8@Bodyweight ( +1 rep )
6@Bodyweight ( same )
Total = 24 ( +2 reps ):personal-record:
-Awesome!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: October 05, 2012, 11:32:52 am »
Thanks adarqui and entropy!



I remember when Lance or entropy (not sure who exactly) were telling me NOT to get these ones...

It was entropy and he was against the powerlift shoe that is a crossfit shoe with deformable sole.

Apparently they are very much alike , hope they're not the same. Power Perfect 2 that i orederd is supposed to be ironwork's successor.
Here are both in the original adidas store pages:

http://www.adidas.co.uk/Men%27s-Power-Perfect-2/G17563_540,en_GB,pd.html
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Our men’s adidas Power Perfect 2 weightlifting shoes stabilise your stance with lightweight rear-foot heel support and a high-density die-cut wedge midsole.

Weightlifting-engineered, high-density die-cut wedge midsole for lightweight stability

http://www.adidas.com/us/product/mens-weightlifting-power-lift-trainer-shoes/SN823
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Inspired by Olympic weight-lifting shoes, these adidas Power Lift Trainer shoes give you that big-man swagger. They feature a lockdown strap over the laces, a stable EVA midsole and a special plate designed to distribute your weight evenly.

Comfortable textile lining; Firm EVA wedge midsole for added support


Edit : and entropy just replied the same thing too , LOL

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: October 05, 2012, 09:47:27 am »
sick.

nicer than KF's adistar's.

 :ibsquatting:

LOL , now i just have to add 300 lbs to my squat 1RM and 15'' to my SVJ and then he's my bitch!

oh wait...  :ninja:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: October 05, 2012, 09:11:31 am »
Just ordered those:




:wowthatwasnutswtf:  :personal-record:  :highfive:  :ibsquatting:

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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Re: THE FORUM IS DIFFERENT
« on: October 04, 2012, 09:18:43 am »
^np man , always glad to help.

So i am inside a thread without being logged and i decide to post. If i login using the button in the same window the browser refreshes and goes back to the homepage. It would be very convenient if it stayed at the page i was already.
Current workaround : open logout window in new tab , login , close tab , refresh current tab , ??? , profit.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: on the toad to 40
« on: October 04, 2012, 08:07:34 am »

Squat full [10 x 135] [5 x 225] [4 x 225] [2 x 265]

I am very curious to see those 265 paused tight form full squats on video...

Here u go vaggy.  Not as smooth as I had it last session, lack of sleep and too much coffee.

#Invalid YouTube Link#

Broken link , fixed it for you:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xWrl4CjoyA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xWrl4CjoyA</a>

Yes , those squats look really good, i admit i didn't expect that. Crazy improvement, props!

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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Re: THE FORUM IS DIFFERENT
« on: October 03, 2012, 02:40:37 pm »
Calculators work find in the 2nd machine i checked, firefox 15.0.1, Windows Vista home premium SP2.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: October 03, 2012, 02:35:27 pm »
3 October 2012

Bodyweight@session : ~195,6
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : left quad barely bugging.

Starting Strength - workout #33

ROMANIAN DEADLIFTS:
5@252lbs ( +5,5 lbs )
5@252lbs ( +5,5 lbs )
5@252lbs ( +5,5 lbs )
-Awesome. See video link below.

BICEPS EZ-BAR CURLS:
10@76 lbs
10@76 lbs
10@76 lbs
8@76 lbs
-Switched from 3x12 to 4x10. Burned out at last set.

TRICEPS PUSHDOWNS:
10@55 lbs
10@60,5 lbs
10@66 lbs
10@70,5 lbs
-Switched from 3x12 to 4x10 here too. Ramped load to reset form , it turns out hands lose contact from body at 70.5lbs, will take a step back.

Then some stretching and IT band foam rolling.

Press here for squats and push presses video in my pics and vids thread.


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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 03, 2012, 12:12:39 pm »



He missed the dunk anyway:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WljhdaoU2w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WljhdaoU2w</a>


Or didn't he?
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMb0eBBfPI4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMb0eBBfPI4</a>

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