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4756

Nah, man. If you're rolling, keep it rolling!


word. most people respond better to high freq shit. and vag, its not like ur playing 2hrs of a sport. everything u do is vert focused so ur programming is perfect right now


x2 :D


Hmmm... 3/3 , and from 3 different training personalities... OK guys , ill keep it up! :D

On a sidenote :
My natural approach would be to train every day all day. I hate rest days , and i feel the eager to go out and run or lift or jump every single day. My work capacity is also very good , or maybe insane:
Back in the day , when i was ~25 i would work out 4 times a week doing this:
- 4km run or 45 mins aerobics
- Weights , 5 excercises 4x8 fashion
- 500 reps core ( abs+low back )
- 1km swimming
Workouts lasted ~3hours, LOL.
And i was fresh at each workout , did this shit for ~2 years!!!

But those joints and muscles get rusty , they get tired more easy and they need more time to recover . Its hard to explain it , you can only feel it...
Its a need now to have in mind/plan recovery too...

4757
I just reviewed my activity the last 15 days :

15 :  lower body strength workout
16 : 20 sprints + jumps
17 : 20 sprints
18 : lower body explosive workout
19 : rest
20 : dunks ( ~30 max jumps + PR )
21 : lower body explosive workout
22 : 20 sprints
23 : upper body workout
24 : dunks ( ~25 max jumps + PR )
25 : lower body strength workout
26 : rest
27 : 7DVJC
28 : lower body explosive workout
29 : 20 sprints
30 : upper body workout

Sum : Holy shit , take it easy man!!!

4758
1 July 2010

Conditioning/recovery workout
Weight@session : ~196 , fuck , didn't get to lose yesterday's big eating.
Also felt like shit , a little numb and not explosive

- 10' dynamic workout.

- 3 mins rest

INTERVALS:
- 10x80m sprints at ~40% , ~40 sec rest.
Took those easy , didn't want to cause much fatigue so i could get some good jumps.

- 3 mins rest

JUMPS ( 10' rim , concrete ):
-1x3 SVJs : 24'' - 26'' - 26''
WTF??? 9'11'' at 1st jump , didn't touch rim!!! That hasn't happened for ages!!!

-1x2 1-step DLRVJs : 31'' - 31''
-1x2 2-step DLRVJs : 32'' - 32''

-1x5 DLRVJs : 32'' , 32,5'' , 32,5'' , 33'' , 31''
33'' was sick , maybe it was 33,5'' got to hit rim at 32,5'' on my way down.
7,5'' SVJ-RVJ gap is a PR.
33'' is a 10'-concrete PR.

- My usual lower body stretch routine.

Weird session...

4759

I had a 7-10 days lag from when i stopped big eating , weight wouldn't drop although i was dieting, must have been the water , maybe some lag in hormonal signaling too...

I also lowered caloric intake a bit last week, but still nothing too much.
Now "low eating days" are ~1500Kcals , "big eating days" ~2500 , week = 2 big - 5 low
Before it was low ~1800 , big ~3000 , week = 3 big / 4 low
Bulking was : low ~2000 , big ~3500 , week = 4 big / 3 low.

I'm curious to see how weight reduction will impact my vert , both height and feeling.
Minimum allowed weight = 185.


There is often a lag effect with fat loss. As the cell loses fat it gets replaced by water so it may appear like you haven't lost anything initially. Then you put some carbs back in your system and that water gets pulled out of the fat cells then BAM! All the sudden overnite you seem to drop 5 lbs. FWIW, that lag effect seems to be intensified by the extent of your deprivation.  Big deprivation = big time lag effect.

Ah , very interesting...
Although i never deprive myself too much in fat loss cycles, i always get that water lag. Lasts like 1 week to 10 days.
Thanks Kelly!

4760

30 June 2010

Upper Body Workout
Weight@session : ~196 , ate big today ( for workout + possible jumps/dunks tomorrow ).

BENCH PRESS:
1x6@132
1x6@143
1x5@154

SHOULDERS OHP ( Smith machine , slightly incline seat , lowering in front of head , ROM = bar at chin level )
1x6@110
1x6@132
1x4@154 , 4'' limited ROM , too heavy

WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWN:
1x5@165
1x5@176
1x5@187

EZ BAR STANDING BICEP CURLS:
3x10@66

TRICEP PUSHDOWNS:
3x10@132

Weight went down , but strength went up , nice :)

4761

Weight@session : ~194. Looks like im finaly losing the water! :D


daaaamn 194..


Yup , its dropping! :D
I had a 7-10 days lag from when i stopped big eating , weight wouldn't drop although i was dieting, must have been the water , maybe some lag in hormonal signaling too...

I also lowered caloric intake a bit last week, but still nothing too much.
Now "low eating days" are ~1500Kcals , "big eating days" ~2500 , week = 2 big - 5 low
Before it was low ~1800 , big ~3000 , week = 3 big / 4 low
Bulking was : low ~2000 , big ~3500 , week = 4 big / 3 low.

I'm curious to see how weight reduction will impact my vert , both height and feeling.
Minimum allowed weight = 185.

4762
29 June 2010

Conditioning/recovery workout
Weight@session : ~194. Looks like im finaly losing the water! :D

- 10' dynamic workout.

- 3 mins rest

INTERVALS:
- 10x80m sprints at ~60% , ~40 sec rst
- 3 mins rest
- 10x40m sprints at ~80% , ~30 sec rest

- 3 mins rest

- ~10 mins very light jog.

- My usual lower body stretch routine.

4763

A & C would be best with 1-2 days of full rest before jumping.. B would definitely need 2 full rest days imo.. so with A & C i would play it by feel a bit, C would definitely be the one i'd go 1 day rest with.. so do it like this:

A, rest, rest, JUMP, rest, B, rest, rest, JUMP, rest, C, rest, JUMP, repeat

that would be my initial 'flow'.

you could condense it a bit just to test it out, maybe on second cycle through then go back to first cycle.. condensed:

A, rest, rest, JUMP, B, rest, rest, JUMP, C, rest, JUMP, rest, repeat

those two cycles through would be nearly a month of training.. should work pretty good.

pece man!

Ah , great , covered me 100% , thanks a lot!!!

4764
Speaking of peaking workouts... and jumping PRs...

I'll  be changing only the "main" excercise in the peak block , creating those 3 workouts (A/B/C ) that ill be cyclying.

A, B, C : 3/4x5 27'' DJs

A: squat MSEM 3x2 @ ~80-85% ( buffer for stim )
B: squat 4x3 1/4 squats @110-120%
C: speed squat MSEM , 8x1@70-80%

A-B-C : BSS MSEM 2x2 , ~100%

A-B-C : Calves 3x12/15

Question 1 :
Whats the best timing for a jump/dunk session after those kind of workouts? I mean i know im fresh all week with them, but when is the max stim effect? 48 or 72 hours later?

Question 2 :
How often should i do them? Shall i go every 4-5 days or stick to 1xweek?


4765
june pr's look good :D

Yes , thanks. Jumping PRs sequence looks sooo logic ,they dissapear while bulking and then they appear on a weekly basis ( explosive phase ).
July = peak block + lean down + GMNDFDSNGHHHH$@#$@@#@#$@@ #$ :D :D :D


shit, two more days to get one more before july! lollololl.

Nah , no time, jumps are scheduled for Thursday. If only June had 31 days... LOL

4766
- Updated PRs on 1st journal post:
http://www.adarq.org/forum/progress-journals-experimental-routines/vag%27s-journal-age-vs-vertical/msg1306/#msg1306

- Created avatar&signature , looks like everyone did that last night! :D

4767

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
STIM BLOCK               :  0:0:X  :  MSEM - MSEM - MSEM - MSEM - MSEM
GREEN = DONE


28 June 2010

Weight@session: ~195 , niceeeee.
Ankle / back : 100%

EXPLOSIVE BLOCK B , Explosive workout 1.

-4x5 18'' depth jumps
Those felt great , realy explosive.

REA SQUATS :
4x3@143lbs
Dont really like that excercise. Oh well , its done now! :D

PAUSE BSS ( focus on pause , tempo was like 1-2-1 ):
1x5@176
1x5@198
1x5@220

CALVE RAISES:
1x12@286
1x12@330
1x12@354


4768
tons of stuff to pick out from the above notes, i love this one though:


"any excessive amount of strength work, executed over a prolonged period of time, reduces movement speed and a muscle's ability to display explosive efforts. A cyclic, wave-like increase and decrease in the amount of strength work provides the same wave-like but steady increase in movement speed and explosive muscle strength".

"a reduction in the amount of strength work, providing a chance for the body to recover and advance to a higher functional level, is quite important at this stage. A brief period of active rest provides good recovery after intensive high-volume strength work, and speed-strength may rise by 10-15%."


peace

Zig-zaging high-volume strenth / explosive FTW!
The Ratio Technique FTW!
MSEM FTW!
Prof. Verkhoshansky FTW!!!

4769

27 June 2010

Back still bugging but much much less , like 1/10.
Right ankle also 1/10.
Wanted to do sprints+jumps today but decided to give back+ankle a bonus rest.

-7 Day Vertical Jump Cure routine.
-My usual lower body stretch routine.

Extra goal for new week : lower calorie intake.

4770

damn... good shit but sitting on the box with 300 lb on ur back for 20s isnt good, another reason why i like pin squats hehe!

congrats on pr's..


Yes , pretty stupid trying to take PR from 275lbs above parallel to 297 parallel. Lucky bastard not to have any consequences. Never again such stupidity!!! Lower back sore today , feeling is similar to whenever i PRed on deadlifts. Nth much though...
Thanks for the congrats.

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