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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Checking My Premises
« on: June 26, 2011, 02:17:00 pm »
Would you say anti-stress or "psycho" meds (like SSRIs) would help or negate my gains?
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Bodybuilding / Re: Scary motherfawkers
« on: June 26, 2011, 06:36:43 am »
Your future has just been unveiled to you Andrew...
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: June 26, 2011, 06:35:24 am »sick, nightfly has his whole arm over the rim on some of those. that dude raptor taught how to squat has some sick hops too.
I told him to make a log here. He's at 120x2 right now in terms of squatting.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Continue to work on increasing the squat or get to maintenance for now?
« on: June 25, 2011, 06:07:54 pm »
Pistons definitely. I also need to work on the lower leg more and get a bit lighter, I still haven't got under 80 kg at 1.82m height.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Continue to work on increasing the squat or get to maintenance for now?
« on: June 25, 2011, 05:40:29 pm »
What if I want to stop squatting for a while? How to maintain that strength without going to the gym (and paying a lot of money)?
I'd like to stop squatting for a month or two, just to give my body some recovery time, I feel like I need it, my shoulders hurt immensly, sometimes I can't even raise my arms properly because of the accumulated pain from low bar squatting and the pressure it puts on my arms, and just in general - I need to recover for a while and not squat at all.
My thinking is use some KB swings and focus on the core more (since I suck so hard at it anyway) and play ball, maybe do some plyos if anything.
I'd like to stop squatting for a month or two, just to give my body some recovery time, I feel like I need it, my shoulders hurt immensly, sometimes I can't even raise my arms properly because of the accumulated pain from low bar squatting and the pressure it puts on my arms, and just in general - I need to recover for a while and not squat at all.
My thinking is use some KB swings and focus on the core more (since I suck so hard at it anyway) and play ball, maybe do some plyos if anything.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Continue to work on increasing the squat or get to maintenance for now?
« on: June 25, 2011, 03:30:31 pm »I have no idea. Maybe. Probably. Is one rep at ~95% that hard every day?
why don't you just do a daily max (no grinders)? much better imho!
Good idea^^^
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Continue to work on increasing the squat or get to maintenance for now?
« on: June 25, 2011, 03:18:19 pm »
I have no idea. Maybe. Probably. Is one rep at ~95% that hard every day?
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Joel Smith's one-leg jump peak program
« on: June 25, 2011, 03:16:42 pm »
I think I tend to fail more in a long jump than in a dunk attempt, but that's just a guess. It also depends on the amount of speed I use.
Maybe when I first started to jump I used a lot of hamstring and over time I remained "hooked" to that even though I have stronger glutes now than back then. I think there's a "big" difference when I do lunges for example, I can feel the right glute work so much better functionally than the left glute.
As for my knee - haven't done an MRI yet. Costs a lot. But it just "clicks" in the lateral side when I go from ~10 degrees to ~25 degrees of flexion. Probably (I think it is) some sort of ITB syndrome. Not sure if it is though. I can't squat high bar since after 1 or 2 reps my knee hurts like hell. But I can squat low bar.
Maybe when I first started to jump I used a lot of hamstring and over time I remained "hooked" to that even though I have stronger glutes now than back then. I think there's a "big" difference when I do lunges for example, I can feel the right glute work so much better functionally than the left glute.
As for my knee - haven't done an MRI yet. Costs a lot. But it just "clicks" in the lateral side when I go from ~10 degrees to ~25 degrees of flexion. Probably (I think it is) some sort of ITB syndrome. Not sure if it is though. I can't squat high bar since after 1 or 2 reps my knee hurts like hell. But I can squat low bar.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Sor3lcs dunk mix
« on: June 25, 2011, 03:03:00 pm »
Made a dunk mix for a friend:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs1wPoAh09s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs1wPoAh09s</a>
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MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT & SHeeT! / Re: movies subforum has become the spam subforum! awesome..
« on: June 25, 2011, 02:08:24 pm »
I can see ^^^
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Joel Smith's one-leg jump peak program
« on: June 24, 2011, 06:45:58 pm »
By the way - I need an alternative for this since I can't bound on my right leg due to knee issues. So that's not possible. I can bound LLLL but any landing on the right now flares the thing up and pain comes. I might be able to do LLRR though, but LRLR is undoable due to lack of technique.
I was wondering if max jumps and long jumps could be substituted with some of the one leg bounds.
Also, the plan is the use the weight vest for actual dunks.
I was wondering if max jumps and long jumps could be substituted with some of the one leg bounds.
Also, the plan is the use the weight vest for actual dunks.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: June 24, 2011, 02:59:06 pm »
This might be your best athletic day... I mean, depth jumps, jump squats and (very) strong half squats. It's gotta be.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: The PR's/PB's, videos, pictures, and daily achievements thread
« on: June 24, 2011, 02:53:49 pm »
Excuse me? 
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: June 24, 2011, 06:37:03 am »
I think you still might have a masked explosiveness if you have been training for long enough with strength only... you can never know.
Also, you might jump higher after 15-20 minutes of aggressive 3 on 3 basketball.
Also, you might jump higher after 15-20 minutes of aggressive 3 on 3 basketball.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Continue to work on increasing the squat or get to maintenance for now?
« on: June 24, 2011, 02:07:17 am »
I think I can work up to a 5RM but eliminate the additional volume sets without too much fatigue.
And yes, I meant squat every day but in very low volumes (one top set of half squats).
And yes, I meant squat every day but in very low volumes (one top set of half squats).