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STRENGTH BLOCK A   :  2:1:0  :  STRENGTH - STRENGTH - EXPLOSIVE
STRENGTH BLOCK B   :  2:1:0  :  STRENGTH - STRENGTH - EXPLOSIVE
EXPLOSIVE BLOCK A  :  1:2:0  :  STRENGTH - EXPLOSIVE - EXPLOSIVE
EXPLOSIVE BLOCK B  :  1:2:0  :  STRENGTH - EXPLOSIVE - EXPLOSIVE
PEAK BLOCK              :  0:0:X  :  MSEM - EXPLOSIVE - SUPERMAX - EXPLOSIVE
- MSEM
GREEN = DONE


16 July 2010

Weight@session: ~193,5

PEAK BLOCK ,  Workout 'B'

Depth Jumps : skipped once again because of yesterday's dunk session.

EXPLOSIVE BOX SQUATS:
3x2@209lbs.
3x2@220lbs.
2x2@231lbs
231 should be ~75% 1RM.
Box was parallel.
Rest between sets ~1:30 mins.
At the last rep i exploded at 110% , was a PR effort , i even jumped like 2'' , with 231lbs , sick and also scary!

BSS , MSEM , rest between reps ~30'' , rest between sets ~4':
2x1@244
2x1@286 , PR
286 = 1,478*session bodyweight / 1,502*morning bodyweight!!!
Right (weaker ) foot's ROM was 2'' shorter.

CALVE RAISES:
3x12@330
Rest between sets = 1'
Didn't want to push here , just get a good blood flow.


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Why not try using a girls' basketball? It's still "dunking a basketball." Not even joking.

Ya , i get you , ive dunked miniballs , volleyballs and some smaller size b-balls , doesn't count. Those balls are palmable way too easy , with the edge of fingers , i get a full arm swing with them and i need just ~10'3'' do dunk them. It is too easy , it isnt fun at all and it doesn't even feel like dunking , dunking = size 7 :D

i beat you vag!! hit 35 before u did  :)  remember our competition?

you need vid though :P

zgin :
-congrats on your PR
-get a vid
-grow up

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Congrats in the PR's man.


sick session man, congrats on the PR's!!@%@!@()%!#^)!@

nice you got the KOBE V's now too, ballin`.

peace


Thanks guys.
Still not happy , except from the 29'' SVJ and the 34'' rim touch all the other jumps felt like i was holding back  :-\
Also i gotta improve my dunking skills , i really suck when i cant palm the ball , my runup gets screwed , i lose 2-3'' of vert. Tried some lobs too , no way to get them right...
2 handers are a lot better , but its a long way to get those on 10' , i need like 3'' more, so best jump must be 37'' , not happening soon!
Bleh...

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15 July 2010

Vertical jump testing/dunks session
Weight@session : ~194
Stim : Just a redbull

Was wearing my new Kobe V's. Awesome shoe : lightweight , responsive , cushioning , low cut , ankle support , perfect!!!

Unfortunately it was awfully hot , it was 40C/104F in the day and even at 10:30pm that i went jumping it was 35C/95F.
Lost ~3,5lbs of sweat in 45 mins

Warmup as usual , 10' dynamic warmup , 2x5 tuck jumps and then some low/mid effort jumps.

JUMPS , mixed on 9'8'' / 9'10'' ( 10' was taken and 9'10'' had really low light ):
-1x3 SVJs : ~28,5'' , maybe 29 ( PR ).
-1x4 2-step DLRVJs : 3x~32'' , 1x~34''*
-1x4 full runup DLRVJs : ~33''
*Got that HUGE 34'' jump on the 2-steps set, got mid forearm at 9'8'' rim , ~13'' above , thats a PR rim touch.

DUNKS on 9'8''
Got a really hard 2 hander hanging on the rim too , got a tomahawk from a little far out too , got a nice cuffed 1-hander and some hard cuffed misses.

DUNKS on 9'10''
Not good , due to low light , just a couple of rather soft 2-handers.

Then the 10' rim was available so i went there
1x2 2-steps DLRVJs : ~32''
1x2 full runup DLRVJs : ~32''
1 more 2-steps DLRVJ : 33''

2x4 dunk attempts : 0/8 , getting better though , they were mostly off the backboard misses where i was grabbing rim at mid-palm , last time was top-palm.

Left shin started to hurt so i stopped.

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for vag, dunkfather can get up on 10's mang:

:D

For sure , i never doubted his 40+ RVJ , neither JusFly's 50+
Still , that rim (dunkfather's ) is crazy bent , but maybe its higher than 10' and its 10' at the bent point , nevermind.
When he is getting both wrists above it still looks higher than the jump on urban jam to achieve the same thing.
Doesn't really matter , im talking about ~2'' difference so:
- i could be wrong
- doesn't change much , if the urban jam rim was 9'10'' it still means JusFly got his chin on 10' level , so if it was 56'' or 54'' doesnt change anything.
I insist because for me 10' and 9'10'' is huge difference , from dunking hard to not dunking at all , 9'10'' and 10' are 2 different universes!
But for those vertical jump beasts it makes no difference.

Bleh , wtf , lets say both are 10'  ;D  ;D  ;D

lol ya.. when you jump as high as darlington jumped it doesn't even matter at that point, which is ridiculous you know? it's like if bolt ran a 9.3 and it was debated to be a 9.4... it just wouldn't even matter.. sure for history it would be, but god damn, 53-56 RVJ is psychotic.

im still amazed :D

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Psychotic , perfect choice of word
After typing the previous message i got a measuring tape to see where is 55'' on me... its upper chest part , holy shit , my jaw dropped...

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for vag, dunkfather can get up on 10's mang:

:D

For sure , i never doubted his 40+ RVJ , neither JusFly's 50+
Still , that rim (dunkfather's ) is crazy bent , but maybe its higher than 10' and its 10' at the bent point , nevermind.
When he is getting both wrists above it still looks higher than the jump on urban jam to achieve the same thing.
Doesn't really matter , im talking about ~2'' difference so:
- i could be wrong
- doesn't change much , if the urban jam rim was 9'10'' it still means JusFly got his chin on 10' level , so if it was 56'' or 54'' doesnt change anything.
I insist because for me 10' and 9'10'' is huge difference , from dunking hard to not dunking at all , 9'10'' and 10' are 2 different universes!
But for those vertical jump beasts it makes no difference.

Bleh , wtf , lets say both are 10'  ;D  ;D  ;D

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Measurements
« on: July 14, 2010, 05:14:37 pm »
My wrist : 6,9''

Damn vag, you got skinny wrists.

Word!
Not just wrists , my general built is skinny/non-muscular , yet not lean , not even close GRRRRR  >:(.
Before engaging with weights , being 19 years old my natural bodyweight would balance at ~160lbs, bodyfat would be ~15% though.
When i was 15 years old my height was ~5'9''  and my weight... ~120lbs!!!
That would explain very clear why i dont worry much about my bodyfat , being naturally at 165/15% at 19 years old makes my current 194/16 while being 17 years older more than impressive!
Getting off-topic though , gonna post a full detailed training bio eventually so we can continue there , sorry everyone!


So he is much leaner , we are more or less the same everywhere unless from quads/hips where im much bigger.
Pretty close , lol , wtf did you expect , im Greek! :D

 ;D ;D ;D

 ;D ;D ;D

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Measurements
« on: July 14, 2010, 04:23:40 pm »
My wrist : 6,9''

Chest Size: 43,3 / 44.9 ( -1,6'' )

Forearm Size: 12,2/ 13.0 ( -0.8'' )

Waist Size: 36 / 31.4 ( +4,6'' , vag = owned )

Thigh Size: 25,5 / 23.8 ( +1,7'' , statue = owned )

Hip Size: 42,1 / 38.1 ( +4'' , statue= PWNED )

Calf Size: 15 / 15.2 ( -0,2'' )

Biceps Size: 15,7 / 16.1 ( -0,4'' )

Neck Size: 15,5 / 16.6 ( -1,1'' )

So he is much leaner , we are more or less the same everywhere unless from quads/hips where im much bigger.
Pretty close , lol , wtf did you expect , im Greek! :D

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14 July 2010

Upper Body Workout
Weight@session : ~194

BENCH PRESS:
1x5@132
1x5@143
1x5@154

SHOULDERS OHP ( Smith machine , slightly incline seat , lowering in front of head , ROM = bar at chin level )
1x5@110
1x5@132
1x5@143

WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWN:
1x5@154
1x5@176
1x5@198 , PR is 6x198 but bodyweight was 199,5 then , so that was a PR performance

EZ BAR STANDING BICEP CURLS:
1x10@77
1x8@77
1x8@77

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http://www.higherverticalnow.com/ , you must give your email to access the main page.

There is a good long video from A-Link there , analyzing jumping form.
Its mostly technique for SLRVJ , the 2 real examples are also 1-foot jumpers , but he insists many points are the same for 2-foot jumpers too.
It also looks like its gonna be a 4-vids series there , released gradually.

Sure worth a look , let me know what you guys think...


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FWIW , i think its ridiculous calling him a traitor or whatever. We are talking about quantities of money and glory that we cant really comprehend , so we cant judge such a choice.
That said , i dont think that MJ or Kobe wanted the title less when they were getting MVP by MVP but no ring. But they stayed at their teams and achieved higher level of greatness when they did get the ring(s) too.
On the other hand , that may not work , Barkley , Stockton-Malone etc.
Also GOAT is taken , forever , Lebron is smart enough to know it , there will never be another MJ. So why chase it , its impossible. Kobe for example , looks like he didn't quite know it , so he tried to chase it. Nice try for sure...
Bottom line : lets focus on basketball , i cant wait to see how this team will perform , gonna be sick!

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Fail , its way too hot , it was 9pm and still temperature was 31'C / ~88'F
Couldn't keep up with 70+% pace , last 3 sprints of each set was ~50%
Lost ~2,5lbs of sweat in 30 mins!


god, i love those heat conditions.. :D

Not me , i much prefer cold. Im the guy that stands with AC at full power and still sweating when everyone else is like "close the damn thing , its too cold!"
Well , for athletic stuff i like some temperature , but that thing is too much , especially with some increased humidity.
Perfect conditions for me are ~25'C / ~77'F

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13 July 2010

Conditioning/recovery workout
Weight@session : ~193,5

- 5' dynamic workout.

- 3 mins rest

INTERVALS:
- 8x80m sprints at ~70% to 80% , ~40 sec rest.

- 5 mins rest

- 8x80m sprints at ~70% to 80% , ~40 sec rest.

Fail , its way too hot , it was 9pm and still temperature was 31'C / ~88'F
Couldn't keep up with 70+% pace , last 3 sprints of each set was ~50%
Lost ~2,5lbs of sweat in 30 mins!

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Track & Field / Re: Jonathan Edwards, Triple Jump beast
« on: July 13, 2010, 12:55:09 pm »
Funny, that's the role I usually fulfill in life.

What about the new, revised text under name?  ;D

In my humble opinion , self-sarcasm is a huge evidence of humor which is a huge evidence of intelligence.

Edit : don't be mistaken people , somehow all this is absolutely relevant with Jonathan Edwards :D :D :D

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Andrew , with my current schedule i seem to always skip the DJs:
I leave my jumping session for 1 day before "next" weightlifting session so i get the most rest from the "last" session. But the jumping sessions are quite stressing for ankle/shins area so next day i skip the DJs.
I figured that its not a big deal because:
-Jumping max 2xweek is already covering most of the needed plyo work.
-Im doing that explosive workout too ( 8x2 explosive box squats ) almost every week.
-Gym supscription ends next week and then it closes for summer , so ill be off the weights for ~1month so ill have the chance and im already planning to engage more id Depth Jumps and Depth Drops that that month.
Doesn't really mater as i only have 2 more lower body workouts left , was just wandering if i was wrong and i should have gone ahead doing the DJs too...

replace them with MR tuck jumps for now, sets of 10-20 :D just work on quick ground contact with good height (not max height though until you get real good at them).. that way you can get some kind of reactive "overload in" while saving the dj's for next month.. I still think you should do some kind of reactive exercise, so 3x10 on the MR tuck jumps should be good and shouldn't kill your shins.. try one session, see how you feel.

hm, in fact, why not just do the MR tuck jump stuff at the end of your jumping session, when you're nice and warm.

peace mang

Ahhh, very nice!
I am doing tuck jumps , 2x5 of them in every dunk session , between dynamic warmup and jumping , not max height though and also not stiff legged , probably less stiff than your semi-stiff vid:

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

-3x10 at the end of jumping sessions seems a great idea! Should i push it more if i feel ok? like 3x15 or 4x10?
-Should main focus be:
1) Maximum leg stiffness?
2) Minimum ground contact?
3) A good combination of both without getting too dramatic?

Id go for 4x10 with style (3) :D

Thanks a lot man...

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