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Pics, Videos, & Links / HATERS GONNA HATE :: The Low Rim thread
« on: October 27, 2010, 10:57:15 am »
We had many posts so far arguing about rim heights , let's make a thread dedicated to that.

I am not talking about "regular" people , i am talking about beasts like TFB etc posting low rim shit

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: October 27, 2010, 10:45:46 am »
LOL, I hadn't even seen adarq's response. Well, if he wants to fight, we can fight. I should perhaps moderate my comment by saying that I'm not advocating for the ENTIRE surplus to come from junk food. But it's not going to kill him to get some of the surplus from it, especially if he's having a hard time eating enough to reach a surplus at all.

Yes , i was just kidding , actually i agree with both of you. General rule = no junk sugars. But if u're bulking and sometimes u cant eat enough , some junk sugars won't kill you.

FWIW , my solution of that equation is peanuts :
100g of delicious and easily consumed peanuts have more or less 550kcals , 25g protein , 20g carbs and 55g fats ( kinda good fat , not the best but not junk fat ). Now 55g of fats is a lot , but i'm talking about what to consume if u can't create a caloric surplus! Peanuts FTW , nutritional facts that no junk can ever match , yet amazing taste.

Now lets see , what else can we talk about in what used to be adarq's journal? :D

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: October 27, 2010, 09:36:47 am »
no way man, unnecessary insulin spikes from candy/sugars is just going to put fat on you.. look at how lots of natural BB'rs train, of course they go on their bulks, but the good one's rarely eat junky sugars throughout the day, they keep it to complex carbs and then keep the simple sugars for the PWO shakes etc..

candy/sugars is holding your body composition back for sure, it really screws with your insulin, you end up storing much more fat than if you replace those simple sugars with something healthier, like a glass of milk, some kind of protein mix, etc.

getting your caloric surplus from junk sugars = bad, getting it from complex carbs/protein and fats is better, it really comes down to the insulin spikes and how those in excess end up turning you into a jaba the hut.

peace man

Yes, it's cool. As long as you're getting enough protein and fruits and veggies, it's fine for the surplus to come from cookies and chocolate and other things packed with <gasp!> HFCS. Just monitor yourself and if you're getting too fat, cut back on the sugary stuff some.

FIGHT IN 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

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I just love it when freaks go for highest touch like we do...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlp0N0BQWmE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlp0N0BQWmE</a>

Skip the insane dunks and go straight to 0:48  :o


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26 October 2010

Vertical Jump Testing : Jumping on concrete , 10' rim.
Weight@session : ~197
Injuries/aches: none
Soreness : DOMS 2/5 in chest , lats , biceps, 1/5 shoulders, triceps.

- 5-10 mins dynamic warmup
- Bunch of low&mid effort warmup jumps.

1x4 SVJs : all 26''
1x4 dropstep DLVJs : 29-30-30-30
1x4 1-step DLRVJs : 32-31-31-31 ( 10'7'' with one step , niceeee )
1x4 2-step DLRVJs : 32-32-32-31 ( shins start bugging )
1x4 full runup DLRVJs : 32-31-31-31 ( meh , dropoff? )
1x3 SLRVJs : awfull , colapsing at penultimate step , couldn't even get rim , like 23'' or so...
Retest 1xSVJ : 25'' ( 1'' dropoff )
Retest 1xdropstep : 29'' ( 1'' dropoff )
Retest 1x1-step jump : 30 ( 1''-2'' dropoff )
End session

NOTES :
- SVJ = 26'' , dropstep = 30'' , WTF?
- 2-step jumps steady at 32''  , but 1-step jumps felt better although i got 32'' only one time.
- Full runup felt good and fluid , but i also got 32'' in only 1 jump , average height equal to 1-step , WTF?

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frankly i dunno man, not much improvement. could it be the increase in mass, i dunno...

How high is that rim again?
I mean your best jumps ever were wrist at 10' rim so about 10'7''. So if that rim is , let's say 10'3'' , it means you were jumping 3'' below your all time PR , with 1 step only , that's not bad at all. It all depends on the rim.
I somehow think we've talked about the same thing again in the past but i don't remember , and im too bored to look back in your journal , LOL  :-\

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25 October 2010

Weight@session : ~197 , stuck here too long, gotta eat more. My bulking target was 209 ( 95kg ) by christmas.
Injuries/aches: none
Soreness : none

Upper Body Workout.

BENCH PRESS:
1x8@121
1x8@132
1x8@132
1x6@143

INCLINE BENCH CHEST DB FLYS:
1x10@30
1x10@36
1x10@40,5

WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWN:
1x8@154
1x8@154
1x8@165 , ( +11lbs )
1x8@165 , ( +11lbs )

SEATED ROWS:
1x8@143
1x8@154
1x8@165

SHOULDERS OHP ( Smith machine , slightly incline seat , lowering in front of head , ROM = bar at chin level ):
1x8@99 , ( -11lbs )
1x8@110 , ( -11lbs )
1x8@121
1x8@132

EZ BAR STANDING BICEP CURLS:
1x12@55
1x12@66
1x12@77 , ( +11lbs )

TRICEPS PUSHDOWN ( ROPE ):
1x12@77
1x12@88 , ( +11lbs )
1x12@99 , ( +11lbs )

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Art & Sheeeit / Re: Jackson Pollock
« on: October 25, 2010, 06:15:44 am »
easily one of the best artists of all time, one of my favs





Pollock is awesome , but that one is Picasso ;)

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that's the most red color syntax i've seen in a while loool, what happened :D

-Squats  were deep-deep-deep-legit half instead of deep-legit half-bad half-bad-half.
-BSS and curls i didn't remember right the starting load ( dumbass! ).
-SL Calves are fine , instead of 88-110-132 i did 3x110.
 

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THE RATIO TECHNIQUE BIG EXPERIMENT:






BLUE = current
RED = pending
GREEN = done



22 October 2010

PHASE 1 - Cycle 3 - Hypertrophy Workout 1

Bodyweight@session : ~196,5
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none

SQUATS :
1x6@187
1x6@198 , ( -11 lbs )
1x6@209 , ( -22 lbs )
1x6@220 , ( -33 lbs )
187 , 199 , 209 sub-parallel , 220 half-squats.
Decided to focus on depth at that cycle , that's why loads went down.
220 was too easy though because i used the same increment with sub-parallel sets ( 11lbs ) , must remember to push the half-squats more.

BSS:
1x8@154 , ( -22 lbs )
1x8@176 , ( -22 lbs )
1x8@198 , ( -22 lbs )
Didn't remember the weights correct , duh!

LEG CURLS:
1x8@88 , ( -11 lbs )
1x8@99 , ( -11 lbs )
1x8@110 , ( -11 lbs )
1x8@132 ,  too heavy , limited ROM.

SINGLE LEG STANDING CALVE RAISES:
1x12@110 , ( +22 lbs )
1x12@110
1x12@110 , ( -22 lbs )

Everything weak except from the deep squats , those were good.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: October 22, 2010, 11:44:11 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zizMVDaiBhU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zizMVDaiBhU</a>

what do u think dude?

http://www.theverticalsummit.com/viewtopic.php?t=4247&highlight=barch

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How you're not good at one-leg jumping? You looked pretty good to me. It's also much easier to jump with the ball in hand vs. the LR plant jumps that you always try to use when dunking with a ball in hand.

What are your deadlift numbers? I mean, how good are you at posterior chain strength?

ZOMFG , could i be a SL jumper without knowing???  :o
Well , i never practiced much of SLRVJs , maybe if i practiced them they could improve a bit. But as i told you my shins are very sensitive to them , 3-4 max SLRVJs and they start hurting even when i walk!
I feel much more comfortable doing DL jumps , even max runup DLRVJs annoy me , my "natural" prefered style is 1 or 2 steps DLRVJ.
As for jumping for a dunk with the ball in hands , i agree 100% with you , ive posted the same thing when adarq started doing SLRVJs.
I haven't deadlifted for 1,5 year now , back then PR was 268x4 while squat PR was 237x5.

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I love the title of your journal. Age vs. vertical. Thats cool.

Do you think you have short arms? Or normal. Cause Im slightly taller than you, but has an 8'1 reach.

Anyways, congrats on the great jumps higher up in the thread. Even though you didnt seem content with them?

Thanks man!
I definitely have long arms , nothing freakish though , my wingspan is ~195cm( ~6'5'' ) while my barefoot height is 183cm ( 6' ). So if you're 1-2'' taller and have 2'' higher reach you must have rather long arms too.
As for the jumps , yes i am not content with them. Its frustrating that i cant get a proper max jump session, i keep just doing random jumps between bball practice drills so i cant jump to my max potential! No rush though...

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Do you ever jump off one leg?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui7i7-nbd5U" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui7i7-nbd5U</a>

Im not good at it , never was.
Best i got was what u see in this vid , ~31'' when DLRVJ was ~32/33'' , weight was down to 80kg back then.
In phases like now that im bulking relying on strength to get up , my SLRVJ is at SVJ levels , ~5'' below DLRVJ.
I also have very sensitive shins , SLRVJs@90kg kills them...

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: Some piano stuff for you guys
« on: October 21, 2010, 07:55:20 am »
A few of my favs soundtrack piano themes :

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZeA0PbjcdI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZeA0PbjcdI</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkof3nPK--Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkof3nPK--Y</a>

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

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-QrSc_Jw3g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-QrSc_Jw3g</a>



  • 2nd vid is a bit gay but couldn't find that specific track (#14 of The Hours OST ) elsewhere...

  • Rachmaninoff is HUGE , ill let steven-miller present him with those great composer posts of his


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