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Dunks : 0/25. I was trying to level up at this height and throw down hard , so i missed them all!

i know all to well how that goes.. hehe

Yeah , its pretty similar to your story:
I stoped aproaching with the ball in hands , so i can get my max vertical at dunk attempts.
But i suck at throwing self lobs, so all my tries were off the backboard dunks.
I was filming too and indeed all the jumps were maximal , that allwasys happens when chasing the ball in the air & not thinking!
But 7'11'' + 32'' = 10'7'' , so only 9'' above the 9'10'' rim... so 0/25.
Still , hard misses like that felt much better than normal makes with the ball in hands...

Whatever that's a hell of a lot closer than i can get at the moment.

Its all about the reach.
I see in your log you are 71'' tall and your reach is 90''.
I am ~73'' tall and my reach is ~95'' , both in shoes.
5'' is a LOT!

Still , you are squating more or less the same with me,  being ~30lbs lighter and having ~8% less bodyfat.
Those should be giving you those 5'' IMO, maybe even more!
Have you tried any running jumps lately?

3 December 2009

Dynamic warmup 5'

Vertical testing ( verified with cam ) :
Weight at session : 198lbs
2x5 standing : average ~26,5'' , best was 27''
3x5 running   : average ~30'' , best was 31''
PRs my ass   

SQUATS:
1x5@187
1x5@209
1x5@231
1X3@253
1x15@165

ROMANIAN DEADLIFTS :
1x8@165lbs
1x6@187lbs
1x6@198lbs

CALF RAISES :
3x12@264lbs

SHOULDERS OHP behind head :
2x6@121lbs
2x6@132lbs

SHOULDERS LATERAL RAISES:
3x10 @ 17,5lbs dumbells in each hand

Quote from: vag on December 02, 2009, 04:37:09 am

Quote from: LBSS on December 01, 2009, 10:18:34 pm

Congrats on throwing down! God, it feels so far away for me...

Well , the ball went in but it wasnt a dunk.
It went in through the backboard, only clamantfever considers those as dunks LOL
Thanks anyway...

lol @ clamantfever comment.. man i saw him the other day on youtube, still leaving pathetic comments..



check these comments man, kid is insane:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQPsna7aILI

hahaha!
new stuff , thanks , you made my day.
Im a big fan of this kid , following him and reading his comments regularly.
His comments are beyond pathetic. He is almost a cult figure now!

1 December 2009

Bball game today.
Felt damn explosive, the wooden floor was also excelent at today's court, awesome traction and bounce.
Did only 2 jumps , 1 dropstep for height and 1 dunk attempt.
I got easy 7'' above rim on the dropstep ( thats 32'' )
As for the dunk i think i got 9 to 10 inches above. ( thats 33 to 34 ). It was an alley , got all my hand ( 8'' ) above rim , ball went in through the backboard going downwards, thats needs at least  9'' to happen. The guy that gave me the alley said it was 10''.
It was and felt like a PR but im not counting it if its not on film.
Im filming VJ testing this Thursday, hopefully PRing too

30 November 2009

BENCH PRESS :
2x5@143lbs
2x5@154lbs ( Equals PR , +1 set )
30sec rest , 1x15@121lbs

WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWN:
1x6@165lbs
1x6@176lbs
1x6@187lbs ( Equals PR )
30 sec rest , 1x12@143lbs

BICEP CURLS : 3x8 , 24lbs dumbell in each hand

TRICEP PULLDOWNS ( ROPE ) : 3x12@55lbs

Yup... no legs!

New elements i want to enter in my training:
Jump squats & depth drops ( not today , yesterday i had a dunk session and tomorrow we have a bball game ).
Core work ( allways neglecting core , it like a training lifestyle for me! LOL ).
More cardio ( gotta get leaner , bulking added pretty much fat on me ).

26 November 2009

SQUATS : build up to 5-rep-max
1x10@33
1x6@77
1x4@121
1x3@165
1x3@209
1x3@231
1X5@253 ( equals PR , same form : 2 reps slightly above parallel - 3 reps parallel or below )

ROMANIAN DEADLIFT :
3x8@165lbs

SINGLE LEG CALF RAISES :
3x12 @ BW + 44lbs

SHOULDERS OHP behind head :
1x8@99lbs
1x8@110lbs
1x8@121lbs

I feel my legs are strength-overtrained.
Its been ~2,5 months hiting them twice a week.
Gonna switch to once per week and make the other pure upper-body workout.