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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: T-DUBS biggest secret. Elastic winding & coiling.
« on: September 01, 2011, 05:24:49 am »
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: September 01, 2011, 05:04:33 am »You look like you're having better hip extension in this picture/better hip flexibility (nice hyperextension).
Yes , looking at the video the runup & plant at those off the backboard attempts were insane fast/smooth( for my level ).
What happens if you voluntarily pull your heels to the butt?
Whenever i try to voluntarily do something , i fail terribly!
Ive had many sessions that i could not even match the relaxed warmup jumps. When i think , runup gets screwed.
That is why those off the backboard dunk attempt jumps are so good , all my concentration goes on tossing/catching the ball , no runup thinking.
PS : At yesterday's session , best rim touch was 1'' below wrist ( 32'' ) , now look at the pic jump, it looks 1'' or even 2'' higher!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 31, 2011, 02:42:26 pm »
31 August 2011
Bodyweight@session : ~189
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Went to the park and shot around for ~1 hour ( mixed shooting - dribbling - layups - dunk attempts ).
max SVJ ~29''
max DLRVJ ~33''
SLRVJ was a bit weaker , middle of fingers at 9'10'' rim at layups instead of base of fingers.
Ball palming was awful so didn't manage to land a single dunk!
Best jump of the day , it is an off the backboard dunk attempt , it's a MISS!
Bodyweight@session : ~189
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Went to the park and shot around for ~1 hour ( mixed shooting - dribbling - layups - dunk attempts ).
max SVJ ~29''
max DLRVJ ~33''
SLRVJ was a bit weaker , middle of fingers at 9'10'' rim at layups instead of base of fingers.
Ball palming was awful so didn't manage to land a single dunk!
Best jump of the day , it is an off the backboard dunk attempt , it's a MISS!
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Utilization of Strength
« on: August 30, 2011, 11:04:58 am »
Raptor , the 'double weight' rule you are using is not correct.
You must caclulate the equal weight for each load , and it depends on the lifter's bodyweight.
Supposing that both in the squat and in BSS you have to lift the same percentage of your weight ( which is ~0.85 ) the formula is:
Bilateral weight = ( ( uniratelal weight lifted + 0.85* bodyweight ) * 2 ) - 0.85*bodyweight.
So 80kgs of BSS would equal to:
228kg squat for someone 80kg.
237kg squat for someone 90kg.
etc
Still the analogy is bad , it has to be the same exercise to 'compare' them , so i'd choose pistol squats.
As for the general discussion , i think it's quite simple , already stated too:
- The leg muscles overloading is probably the same , say in the above example with 80kg pistol squat and 228kg squat.
- 228kg on your back obviously not the same with 80 , stabilizing , controlling and reversing that weight involves much more muscles that makes the squat a more useful combound movement[1].
[1] : broscience bottomless pit of quotes.
You must caclulate the equal weight for each load , and it depends on the lifter's bodyweight.
Supposing that both in the squat and in BSS you have to lift the same percentage of your weight ( which is ~0.85 ) the formula is:
Bilateral weight = ( ( uniratelal weight lifted + 0.85* bodyweight ) * 2 ) - 0.85*bodyweight.
So 80kgs of BSS would equal to:
228kg squat for someone 80kg.
237kg squat for someone 90kg.
etc
Still the analogy is bad , it has to be the same exercise to 'compare' them , so i'd choose pistol squats.
As for the general discussion , i think it's quite simple , already stated too:
- The leg muscles overloading is probably the same , say in the above example with 80kg pistol squat and 228kg squat.
- 228kg on your back obviously not the same with 80 , stabilizing , controlling and reversing that weight involves much more muscles that makes the squat a more useful combound movement[1].
[1] : broscience bottomless pit of quotes.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 30, 2011, 04:26:12 am »You definitely look more reactive now, but that court looks post-apocaliptic.
Haha , yes , that court is the shit! It is the standard court i go, it is ~500m from my home.
Somehow it got even worse now because they painted the new post/3pt lines and they covered the graffitti on the walls and rim base with paint too, looks awful!
Feels awful too , cracked concrete , tons of dust , unbreakable rims. Too convenient to be able to go walking there though!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 29, 2011, 03:00:59 pm »
29 August 2011
Bodyweight@session : ~188.5
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Went to the park and shot around for ~1 hour ( mixed shooting - dribbling - layups - dunk attempts ).
AGAIN , palming / jumping / dunking was improved.
Max RVJ was only ~33'' but 32'' was absolutely effortless. SLRVJs somehow improved too , hitting base of fingers at 9'10'' layups now!
Was dunking 9'10'' very easy , decided to film a few attempts at the end with my mobile :
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_4YR_a4AgQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_4YR_a4AgQ</a>
Bodyweight@session : ~188.5
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Went to the park and shot around for ~1 hour ( mixed shooting - dribbling - layups - dunk attempts ).
AGAIN , palming / jumping / dunking was improved.
Max RVJ was only ~33'' but 32'' was absolutely effortless. SLRVJs somehow improved too , hitting base of fingers at 9'10'' layups now!
Was dunking 9'10'' very easy , decided to film a few attempts at the end with my mobile :
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANCE
« on: August 29, 2011, 04:28:42 am »
Late wishes , happy birthday Lance... 
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 26, 2011, 06:36:59 am »
25 August 2011
Bodyweight@session : ~187.5
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Went to the park and shot around for ~1 hour ( mixed shooting - dribbling - layups - dunk attempts ).
Session went great considering no caffeine and bodyweight.
Both vert and dunking felt improved. Also had that bouncy feeling, storing/releasing energy at the plant was very effective.
-Threw in a few rim jumps at the middle of the session , got ~32'' dropstep and ~33.5'' RVJ , awesome!
-Tried to get fancy at 9'8'' but i can't , CNS shuts me down. I can only jump high enough to dunk it...
-Threw down a single leg 9'8'' dunk.
-Was able to grab 9'10'' rim after single leg layups ( legit off the dribble , no traveling ).
-Couple of hard misses on 9'10'' off dropstep.
-Some good power dunks on 9'10'', also my first ever 9'10'' off the backboard dunk , hard cockback lefty ,
Bodyweight@session : ~187.5
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Went to the park and shot around for ~1 hour ( mixed shooting - dribbling - layups - dunk attempts ).
Session went great considering no caffeine and bodyweight.
Both vert and dunking felt improved. Also had that bouncy feeling, storing/releasing energy at the plant was very effective.
-Threw in a few rim jumps at the middle of the session , got ~32'' dropstep and ~33.5'' RVJ , awesome!
-Tried to get fancy at 9'8'' but i can't , CNS shuts me down. I can only jump high enough to dunk it...
-Threw down a single leg 9'8'' dunk.
-Was able to grab 9'10'' rim after single leg layups ( legit off the dribble , no traveling ).
-Couple of hard misses on 9'10'' off dropstep.
-Some good power dunks on 9'10'', also my first ever 9'10'' off the backboard dunk , hard cockback lefty ,
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 22, 2011, 02:22:08 pm »
22 August 2011
Bodyweight@session : ~187
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Wanted to go to the gym but was too bored , feeling very weak and numb
Went to the park and shot around for ~1 hour ( mixed shooting - dribbling - layups - dunk attempts ).
Ball palming was a bit improved so dunking 9'10'' was rather easy again. Damn , feels so good to throw down at will!
Did a few rim jumps at the end of the session ( legs toasted ) , dropstep ~30'' - RVJ ~32''
Bodyweight@session : ~187
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Wanted to go to the gym but was too bored , feeling very weak and numb
Went to the park and shot around for ~1 hour ( mixed shooting - dribbling - layups - dunk attempts ).
Ball palming was a bit improved so dunking 9'10'' was rather easy again. Damn , feels so good to throw down at will!
Did a few rim jumps at the end of the session ( legs toasted ) , dropstep ~30'' - RVJ ~32''
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Basketball / Re: Pictures of courts & hoops
« on: August 22, 2011, 08:28:42 am »
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: T-DUBS biggest secret. Elastic winding & coiling.
« on: August 22, 2011, 08:24:47 am »
relax with dumb posts like this. im literally ready to ban you over this dumb post..
area51 can't replicate t-dub's athleticism? either can golden child, young hollywood, air up there, etc?
plus you're actually making this forum more retarded, i feel sorry for the young kids who read your posts.. i need to figure out a way to flag all of your posts as "moronic".. going to try and find a mod to do that later today.
pc
amen!!!
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: recent dunk pics
« on: August 20, 2011, 10:05:19 am »Thx so much Vag!
Yeah, some distorsion is there. reach is 2m37cm. My hands (top of the middle finger to wrist) are 19 cm long (damn small hands).
I coffee'd after a long time (I usually never drink coffee) and just jumped the best I can. I actually thought somebody lowered both the rims LOL! I just couldn't believe it really.
Yes , coffee always helps , even more if you don't use it often.
Well , our estimations agree , 2-3'' wrist over rim is 324 to 327 so vert is 87 to 90 cm , 35.5'' , awesomeness!!!
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: recent dunk pics
« on: August 20, 2011, 09:48:23 am »
They are all very high , awesome progress!!! 
There is some distortion but still , given hand angle and all i'd say it's safe to say wrist was 2-3'' above rim , what is your reach again?
There is some distortion but still , given hand angle and all i'd say it's safe to say wrist was 2-3'' above rim , what is your reach again?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 20, 2011, 09:41:55 am »
20 August 2011
Bodyweight@session : ~183.5 , there you go!
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
ME jumps , 10' & 10'4'' rims
SVJ : ~28'' , steady
Dropsteps : average 32'' , got a couple 32.5''
DLRVJs : average 33'' , got a couple of 34''
SVJ was low , DLRVJ was great , got 33'' in almost all attempts.
So movement efficiency / reactive strength is probably better than ever but strength is going down ( both reasonable ).
Good starting point , time to get back to squatting.
Bodyweight@session : ~183.5 , there you go!
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
ME jumps , 10' & 10'4'' rims
SVJ : ~28'' , steady
Dropsteps : average 32'' , got a couple 32.5''
DLRVJs : average 33'' , got a couple of 34''
SVJ was low , DLRVJ was great , got 33'' in almost all attempts.
So movement efficiency / reactive strength is probably better than ever but strength is going down ( both reasonable ).
Good starting point , time to get back to squatting.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 20, 2011, 05:48:34 am »
BW = 171.4
- squat x TEST
325
345
355 fail
345
Awesome stuff man , 2xBW is amazing , you totally earned it!!!
Big PRs coming with the power block...