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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: doping in sport -- interesting post
« on: January 05, 2013, 05:47:55 am »
Is caffeine considered a PED?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: January 04, 2013, 09:13:14 am »
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: January 04, 2013, 08:26:37 am »
Well yeah, considering how weak you're at the full squat right now... definitely the weak point for you.
My point is that maybe you've made up your mind that the one-leg jump is not for you because you naturally tended to the two-leg jump and completely gave up on jumping off one, my suggestion was to try and see if you can get it up. It's easier to dunk off one leg with the ball in hand with a ball that you can palm than off two, especially as you're a LR planter and you need to use the left leg (which I suppose is not your strong hand) to really get extension on these two leg jumps.
My point is that maybe you've made up your mind that the one-leg jump is not for you because you naturally tended to the two-leg jump and completely gave up on jumping off one, my suggestion was to try and see if you can get it up. It's easier to dunk off one leg with the ball in hand with a ball that you can palm than off two, especially as you're a LR planter and you need to use the left leg (which I suppose is not your strong hand) to really get extension on these two leg jumps.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: January 04, 2013, 06:49:08 am »
I was at 67 kg up until 21 years old (when I weighed 64 kg). Skinny fat, no abs.
For me, I naturally have sucky pushing muscles (triceps, quads, chest, shoulders) and naturally good antagonists of these muscles (biceps, hamstrings, back) but at the same time, at least as far as the lowerbody goes, I USE the weak muscles more than the strong ones (since I'm in pretty excessive anterior pelvic tilt).
Also tiny wrists and ankles here and small chest. I have pretty beastly pulling strength, especially if I use a very narrow grip (maybe since that limits the contribution of the posterior deltoids?).
I'm not really taking creatine anymore, just every now and then, but I stopped about a week ago so I have no idea if it's out of the system or whatnot.
Considering all this, these are good reasons why I always thought you should be a good one-leg jumper and practice that instead of those ugly two-leg jumps... it stills remains a mystery to me why you're not. Obviously there are differences but you look to me like the kind of guy that has the potential to go up pretty good off one leg.
You have focused a ton on squats though without any calf or too much plyo work so...
For me, I naturally have sucky pushing muscles (triceps, quads, chest, shoulders) and naturally good antagonists of these muscles (biceps, hamstrings, back) but at the same time, at least as far as the lowerbody goes, I USE the weak muscles more than the strong ones (since I'm in pretty excessive anterior pelvic tilt).
Also tiny wrists and ankles here and small chest. I have pretty beastly pulling strength, especially if I use a very narrow grip (maybe since that limits the contribution of the posterior deltoids?).
I'm not really taking creatine anymore, just every now and then, but I stopped about a week ago so I have no idea if it's out of the system or whatnot.
Considering all this, these are good reasons why I always thought you should be a good one-leg jumper and practice that instead of those ugly two-leg jumps... it stills remains a mystery to me why you're not. Obviously there are differences but you look to me like the kind of guy that has the potential to go up pretty good off one leg.
You have focused a ton on squats though without any calf or too much plyo work so...
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 04, 2013, 06:20:59 am »
Here's the membership for a year is 440$, and with some discounts etc that they practice I guess it ends up to about 400.
The problem is that the average monthly salary is ~300 $. My monthly salary + meal tickets ends up at 456 $ currently.
The problem is that the average monthly salary is ~300 $. My monthly salary + meal tickets ends up at 456 $ currently.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: January 04, 2013, 06:17:58 am »
We're pretty much have the same body apparently... I'm at 6'0, weigh ~85 kg (probably 86) and my waist is 89-90 cm.
You might have more upperbody muscle/strength (at least in the pushing muscles) and I might have more lowerbody muscle, and probably move overall muscle since I weigh a little more, but I might also have a bigger bodyfat... so... who knows?
You might have more upperbody muscle/strength (at least in the pushing muscles) and I might have more lowerbody muscle, and probably move overall muscle since I weigh a little more, but I might also have a bigger bodyfat... so... who knows?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 04, 2013, 04:27:11 am »
Here the average fee for a monthly "complete" (come when you want, leave when you want, for an unlimited amount of times) gym membership is about 17 euros, so about 20$. I pay about 35$ for my gym, but it's close to home (5 minutes) so I'd rather pay more and have it close to home than otherwise.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: January 04, 2013, 04:24:01 am »
What's the tempo on the deep squat?
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: January 03, 2013, 06:28:49 pm »
Similar:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhk7gUpr3zY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhk7gUpr3zY</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: January 03, 2013, 06:05:31 pm »
Definitely looking good. Sometimes my form sucks with low weights, I get bored and just go through the motions... which is why sometimes the most dangerous weight is a low weight. You don't respect the weight = bad form = injury.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: January 03, 2013, 08:20:22 am »
I think the risk now relies on high speed movement rather than controlled, strength training movements.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 03, 2013, 07:19:31 am »
Maybe you should try some low weight snatch grip deadlifts, see how they feel. If you do them right they should do pretty well in glute development, especially if you prestretched the hip flexors before and you exaggerate that posterior pelvic tilt.
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: January 02, 2013, 05:58:24 pm »
I know, I was posting it at the same time or something, too lazy to get it removed.
Will remove now.
Will remove now.
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Bios / Re: Animals
« on: January 02, 2013, 05:52:34 pm »
Just took back my negged votes on the pitbull posts.
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: January 02, 2013, 05:38:13 pm »