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Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros / Re: Ankle taping in the NBA
« on: April 22, 2011, 07:10:12 pm »
So what you're actually trying to say is "Get fat, play "ball" and be happy. You're going to be a superstar". I think I've heard this somewhere else before...

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Being heavier does not give "better leverages" in lifting
« on: April 22, 2011, 06:31:36 pm »
I think they mean to "have a bigger belly". They (the powerlifters) say a bigger belly means a bigger "base" for the squat to be executed.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: April 22, 2011, 06:14:01 pm »
Quote from: adarqui on April 22, 2011, 05:46:15 pm

Quote from: Raptor on April 22, 2011, 03:20:59 pm
I'd definitely use a belt though in these kind of situations, way too much weight for the back's health.

my motto is, if you need a belt, you shouldn't be lifting it..

Mine's too, but you're not actually "lifting". No need for extra danger.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: April 22, 2011, 03:20:59 pm »
I'd definitely use a belt though in these kind of situations, way too much weight for the back's health.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: April 22, 2011, 05:41:46 am »
My approach speed increases at lower rims, because at higher rims I have the tendency to take an even longer last step and go slower so I have more time to apply force, but this is while using an one-leg jump. Not sure what kind of jumping you use.

But on lower rims I can go quicker since the rim is lower and my approach becomes better.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: April 22, 2011, 05:39:00 am »
Haha, going crazy with unracking eh? :P :strong:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: April 21, 2011, 04:13:09 am »
You mean, :personal-record: time :D

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: April 21, 2011, 04:06:56 am »
It's actually Young Hollywood and it's a screenshot from a clip.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: April 20, 2011, 03:51:29 pm »
Quote from: LBSS on April 20, 2011, 09:14:09 am
holy jesus wtf is that.

Don't know. Squat DR with a tan?

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: April 20, 2011, 07:48:08 am »

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: April 20, 2011, 06:17:37 am »
Quote from: adarqui on April 20, 2011, 05:29:59 am
i like the idea of moving the unracking pins down gradually over time.. not crazy low but enough to get some extra work in at slightly deeper rom.. did that tonight, was good.

Me too, you could even hold it one inch above pin height and do some sort of an iso.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: A friend of mine dunking on lower rims
« on: April 20, 2011, 03:14:02 am »
Quote from: Dreyth on April 19, 2011, 10:34:17 pm
Quote from: Raptor on April 18, 2011, 05:19:10 am
Yeah, a life changing experience.

A friend of mine told me a story about how a teacher of his, at the University level, got his car robbed. So they called the cops. And the cop, when he came, said "and what do you want me to do about it?!".

In another similar event, the cop said "well, I didn't tell you to let valuable stuff in the car!".

That's how it is... makes me realize how much I bitch all day.

There were some annoying ass kids (like 12 of them) following me one day. I was I think 13 years old at the time. I crossed the street like 5 seconds before the oncoming car was going to. The kids followed me and annoyed the driver and he had to slow down.
I finished crossing and this old man comes up from behind and slaps the shit out of me, upside the head. WTF???

I said "why did you hit me?!"
"You're supposed to watch out for those kids, you're older than them." (I was 13... they were 10?)
"??? I don't even know them!"
"Do I give a shit?"

It's not a big deal really. But if that happened in America, BAM LAWSUIT + NEWSPAPER HEADLINE.

"Random elderly man attacks 13 year old after crossing street."

Hahahahahaha, that makes me remember that teacher things calling "niggers". Are you kidding me? Here the teachers punch you and it's considered "normal".

When I was in the 3rd grade, so about 10 years old, one ~240 lbs math teacher slapped me with a lot of power (he really put in force, it wasn't just a simple slap) because my tennis ball (I was playing "soccer" with it) went over the fence and it was ringing of break end, so I looked at him as if to say "hey, I'm going to jump the fence only to get the ball since it's the break's end so I don't get late" and I jumped the fence and when I got back to the door to get into the school he slapped me with HATE :D

So I had three options:

1) Lose my ball and not get late;
2) Go around the fence, get the ball, get late, get slapped for being late;
3) Go over the fence, get the ball, get late, get slapped for being late.

Guess choosing number 3 didn't help. But hey, the guy was a real hero, at 240 lbs slapping 10 year old kids with hate is pretty heroic in my book, so props for him. Takes a real man to do it.

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Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros / Re: Ankle taping in the NBA
« on: April 20, 2011, 03:11:39 am »
Quote from: Ineedtodunk on April 19, 2011, 11:57:07 pm
Quote from: Dreyth on April 19, 2011, 10:29:31 pm
Quote from: Raptor on April 03, 2011, 03:34:28 pm
Hence I turn into a jumpshooter when I play ball, and I think that's a smart thing to do.

+ +9,000

Whenever I'm in Europe I NEVER drive into the lane. Hell no, not outdoors, with 35 year old men pounding me because I'm "American" and much more athletic than those idiots. And we're playing on concrete with some small potholes. Not to mention, nobody realizes they're not playing tight D at all because there's no 3 point line on this court and they sag off anywhere more than 15ft from the basket if you're on the sides of the court (where it's harder for the defender to judge distance since he's not near the paint and he is facing away from the basket anyway). So I'll just make them pay anyway with my jumpshot. I'm a jumpshooter anyway.

LOL are you serious about those European ballers?  I gotta take note, as I'm going to England in the summer.

Of course he is. So, what, it's different in the USA? Here everybody is obsessed with "defense" (read - fouling). If you're fat (and most are) and just lurk 1 meter around the paint and foul everybody, you're a great "baller". Go figure.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: April 20, 2011, 03:02:43 am »
Why would you do that and not good mornings? From what I know, you don't even benefit that much until you get into hyperextension from these...

You could do supermans and be better served.

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LanceSTS's Performance Blog / Re: SOME JUMP/ PLYO/ EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH WORKOUTS
« on: April 20, 2011, 03:00:50 am »
Quick question: if my right knee is injured and I can't perform right leg bounds, but I can do double and left leg single leg bounds, is that OK?

Because frankly, being a single leg jumper, I pretty much need a lot of bounding on my left leg. The problem is - if you do only one leg it might affect the fatigue level and screw up the double leg bounds since one leg is tired and another leg is fresh.

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