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Basketball / Re: finger weights in games
« on: March 23, 2012, 07:14:13 am »
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Time when i should deload?
« on: March 23, 2012, 07:11:39 am »Man I always screw my de-loads and end up losing strength.
Yeah but you really need to ask yourself "am I really losing strength or am I actually losing movement efficiency "strength" in certain gym exercises".
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: March 23, 2012, 07:09:44 am »
You should film some of your bounds and DJs.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: March 22, 2012, 07:00:02 pm »
Well the depth jumps are more specific to jumping (especially reactive jumping where the drop-step occurs) and are in the speed-strength realm, whereas the half squat (explosive) is in the strength-speed realm. Also, the depth jump is bodyweight only and can teach you to move your bodyweight (to use your strength to apply movement to the body itself instead of into a barbell) and you also actually jump vs just moving a barbell as in a half squat.
So... it depends what you're after.
So... it depends what you're after.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Time when i should deload?
« on: March 22, 2012, 09:51:47 am »
I don't know, but definitely more than a workout. Plus there are things to check before deloading (have you been eating well, resting well, training well? etc)
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Time when i should deload?
« on: March 22, 2012, 06:09:50 am »
Yeah the point is though that if you're indeed progressing then you don't need a deload. If you aren't progressing anymore, a deload might be an option (among others).
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: March 22, 2012, 05:48:57 am »
Why aren't you half squatting anymore? It could both potentiate you and teach you to handle heavier weights and also be more specific to jumping.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Time when i should deload?
« on: March 21, 2012, 09:35:15 am »No big deal anyway, I don't even disagree with that "When it's the time to deload you'll know it" statement , i would just prefer it to be stated a bit more elaborating.
When it's time to deload, you will know that the macronutrients that nurish the somatic cells have become overwhelmed and it's time to decrease the neural load on the CNS to relieve the muscle cells and ATP stores of this stressful stimuli, doing so will provide a recovery benefit and will boost the creatine stores in the muscle cells, plus some T1-T3 hormone respose mechanisms that mean you're going to squat more after this.
Like this ^^^?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Time when i should deload?
« on: March 21, 2012, 07:42:58 am »
Well I was responding based on my previous experience. I don't see anything wrong with that. That's the best advice I can give, if he thinks is of any value. For ME personally, that's how I work. There was a time where I would deload every 3 weeks or so, for just a bit. I don't think that was too smart, there's no need to deload when... there's no need. IMO
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: L-carnitine
« on: March 20, 2012, 08:18:49 pm »
Caffeine is a stimulant but I don't hear it is banned.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: L-carnitine
« on: March 20, 2012, 06:46:40 pm »
It is? I've seen it marketed with no problems here. So I guess it does something if it's banned, right? Or its effects are unknown and that's why it's banned?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Time when i should deload?
« on: March 20, 2012, 06:45:07 pm »I haven't deloaded for 4 months straight. Never felt the need to. When it's the time to deload you'll know it.
http://www.adarq.org/forum/progress-journals-experimental-routines/raptor%27s-strength-power-journal/msg66268/#msg66268I don't know. I'm going to take a full week out. I don't care if I detrain. Just give some rest to my bones/articulations etc. And overall rest, I could be a bit overtrained.
My point exactly ^^^
I knew it immediately that I needed to deload. But otherwise, I kept going for months and months without needing any break.
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Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros / Re: Rest Cures Effusion
« on: March 20, 2012, 01:48:08 pm »
Well high frequency squatting sure did increase my squat. Now the question is - is this good for athleticism? It will increase your squat, but I'm not sure if that's not ONLY movement efficiency improvements in the squat and that will not help you on the field. However, using heavier weights again and again will improve your body's explosiveness afterall, maybe even without increases in muscle (stronger neural signals).
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: L-carnitine
« on: March 20, 2012, 01:45:27 pm »
In what way illegal? If you participate in official competitions or what?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Time when i should deload?
« on: March 20, 2012, 01:43:37 pm »
I haven't deloaded for 4 months straight. Never felt the need to. When it's the time to deload you'll know it.