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Skipped a few upper body sessions here and there but ive been hitt8ng my squat and dead days at about 75% volume. BW down to 183-184lbs consistently. Won our game on Tuesday by 37. Had 2 dunks but nothing major, really not even a competitive game. Last night tho... I rimmed out a 24 foot 3 pointer at the buzzer and we lost by 3. Should have won but too many mistakes down the stretch. I settled for jumpers even tho they didn't have any legit rim protection and we gave up 3 offensive boards in the last 4 mins. Not a good feeling. Bleh.

Did get some decent dunks before the game in warmups which is slighlty unusual. Starting to feel bouncy again

No biggie. The first is just that... the first. Many many more to come. Especially now that youve cleared the mental hurdle. The first time I dunked I swear I was having an off day, the timing was just THERE. Later that week when i was fresher...easy stuff. Youve got this man!

I dont know what that means but... Yay!

Squat day. Decided against a full volume week since I dont want to be deathly sore for games. About half volume this week and ramp up from there to combat DOMS.

BW down another pound: 182lbs.

Warmups and some box and depth jumps. Didnt feel very explosive but wasnt really expecting too.

Squats: 135 x10, 225 x5, 315 x1, 365 x1. Thought the 365 would be more of a struggle but it was ok. Probably had 385 with some effort.

315lbs for 2x3. Eh.
275lbs for a 2x8. Eh again.

Did 2 circuits of SL leg press, lunges, leg extensions, calf raises and step ups. Not too heavy but not light light. Sprinkled in core and box jumps throughout. Not too bad.

Game tomorrow night then back and bis afterwards. Really want to ram on someone tomorrow.... :/

2g a day. Just read the bottle....supposed to take 3g lol

Judging solely off Thursdays post game shenanigans... my repeatable #s for SVJ is around 33-34" and my DLRVJ is around 41-43". Just based on the dunks i could do "easily". I suspect some of the harder dunks are all timing based and mine is way off. By the end of rec league i fully expect my numbers to go back closer to 36" SVJ and 45-46" RVJ as i think im stronger now in reference to BW ratios and the constant playing always helps movement efficiency.

Ummm....got a call yesterday, different rec league was starting...last night. Lol! Went...played. Just 4v4 halfcourt BS. But it was nice to knock more rust off. Felt much better, hit some jumpers, got to the hole easily, just better.

Did some light weight explosive stuff today, plyos. Just getting back in to it. Writing up a new program for the next 6-8 weeks. see if i can handle 2 rec leagues and some lifting lol

Well....shit ass week. Havent hooped at all this month and new rec league starts up next week thats supposed to be quite competitive. Probably play my way into skill shapeby the 3rd week or so. Took Sunday and Monday off earlier this week to recover fully and that stretched into a full on cheat week. Ate like crap, didnt lift from Sunday to Saturday....gained 8 lbs lol!

Went to the gym yesterday remotivated to get shit done, figured I'd gained a few pounds bit definitely not 8! Should come off quick tho if i eat right. Anyway, was going to deadlift but they have a sign up about a pound for pound bench comp at the gym on the 4th soooo....I figured id see where i was and if i was worth it. Basically a max effort bench day which i havent done in...wow...over a year.

Weighed in at 187lbs. Benched 95 x10, 135 x8, 185 x5 to warmup then started going up on singles. 225 no sweat but i knew that (figured id top out around 265-275). 255...actually moved ok. Cool. 275lbs... slight struggle but never felt like i wouldn't make it. Awesome. So....i loaded up 295lbs, managed to get it but it was tough. Doesnt matter thats a PR and i was surprised as hell! So goal is to try to get 315 at the comp at around 182lbs BW. And also get my legs and stuff back of course

Im excited again and thats a wonderful thing!!!