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Damn, you're kicking my ass on these half squats , no wonder you're jumping higher off two feet.

I used 220 lbs yesterday to keep it really explosive.

Thanks!
Estimated 1RM is ~1.9xBW now , highest ever! Pity that i can't see how it transforms to jumping currently due to the weather.

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wow 15@187 for calve raises? Are your toes elevated or something? either ways i don't get how the hell people use so much weights for calf raises. 40lbs is already killing me lol

I do them on a machine very similar to this:


Actually this machine makes them harder for me. On the previous gym i was going , i used this exact machine :


Stepping on the calf raise pads of course, not at the 'squat' pad that is pictured.
I could rep out serious loads there , up to 420lbs... 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDgoGZePvh0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDgoGZePvh0</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfGrqije3Zg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfGrqije3Zg</a>

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2012 WINTER WORKOUTS COUNTER/REMINDER:
CURRENT WEEK COUNT : 4
Lower body sessions    : 7
ME jumping sessions    : 0
Stretching sessions      : 2
Core sessions               : 0
Plyos sessions              : 0
Upper body sessions    : 4
Endurance sessions      : 5

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26 January 2012
Nothing

27 January 2012

Bodyweight@session : ~191.5
Soreness : none
Injuries/aches : none

ME lower workout.

SQUATS:
5@176 ( +11lbs )
5@187 ( +11lbs )
5@198 ( +11lbs )
5@209 ( +11lbs )
5@214,5 ( +5.5lbs ) ( +1 rep )
-209 set was parallel , all other ( including the top 214,5 ) ATG.
-Good improvements again.
 
BB LUNGES:
6@132 each leg
6@143 each leg ( +5.5lbs )
6@154 each leg ( +11lbs )
-2nd time doing them , as expected they felt much better/natural.

STANDING CALVE RAISES:
1x15@165 ( same )
1x15@187 ( +11lbs )
1x15@187 ( same )
-165 too easy , wasted set.

Note a dunk but... dayumn!!!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NfxXTUtkd4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NfxXTUtkd4</a>

Masturbate more often, increase deadlift grip. Easy.

Not that I ever did that, I heard it from friends...

 

In that case make sure to do equal faps... i mean sets with each hand or else...

I feel you on the grip thing , my grip gives up before my actual lift  strength does in RDLs. Hook grip is supposed to be superior but i was never able to get it right. I can do 90kgx8 with normal grip but i have to use mixed grip for loads above that.
As for lunges , why not switch to BB lunges to avoid/overcome the 30kg DB grip issue?

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ADD THIS NOTE TO EVERY POST SO YOU KEEP REMEMBERING:
-DO SOMETHING ACTIVE EVERY DAY.
-DON'T NEGLECT STRETCHING.
-DON'T NEGLECT CORE.
-DON'T NEGLECT JUMPING.

2011 ON/OFF DAYS : 69-17
2012 ON/OFF DAYS : 14-7

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22 January 2012 : Total rest.

23 January 2012

Bodyweight@session : ~189
Soreness : hamstrings still sore , 2/5
Injuries/aches : none

Explosive lower workout.

HANG POWER CLEAN:
5@99lbs ( +11 lbs )
5@110lbs ( same )
4@121lbs ( -1 rep )
-Awesome progress on jumping the bar. Missed the catch at last rep of last set. I think i will switch to 5 sets of 3 reps.

EXPLOSIVE HALF SQUATS :
3@220 ( -11 lbs )
3@242 ( same )
3@264 ( +11 lbs )
3@286 ( +22 lbs )
3@275lbs
3@308 ( +11 lbs )
3@319lbs
3@330lbs ( +11 lbs )
-Reduced the total number of sets from 8 to 6 for better recovery in Wednesday's bball game. I was doing 4x3 explosive + 4x3ME , now 4x3 explosive + 2x3 ME.
-3@330 is again all time  PR tie but previous was @191BW so actually it's
-Bar jumping off shoulders even with 286 , 308 2 grinders , 330 no grinders.

RDL:
8@198lbs ( +22 lbs )
8@220lbs ( +22 lbs )
8@242lbs ( +22 lbs ) , 
-Boom! Had the strength for this PR long time now but kept losing grip , finally nailed it. Previous PRs 5x242/6x231

STANDING CALVE RAISES:
4x6@209lbs ( same )