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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / How much to stay in "squat maintenance" mode?
« on: March 09, 2011, 03:00:14 pm »
OK, I'll very very soon (in a week or two) switch my squat to squat maintenance mode (1 workout of 3x3@80% (so 3x3 with 120 kg)) per week or every two weeks.

The question is - how much time "can" I stay this, in your experience, without having my squat regress. I feel like I have serious untapped strength reserves at this point so I'm going with explosive stuff and mostly bodyweight stuff like sprints that I have in mind, depth jumps and KB swings for more hip focus AND fat loss. My conditioning is EXTREMELY low at this moment so I need work on that and work on making my quads react explosively and being able to cope with actually moving my body instead of a barbell that sits on my back.

So, in your experience, how much can I stay in maintenance mode without losing squat strength (muscle strength basically), considering I'll also be doing plyo and explosive work that should count in a way or two as strength factors as well?

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: March 09, 2011, 12:28:55 pm »
Quote from: Flander on March 09, 2011, 03:07:14 am
I have great respect for his abilities as a discusthrower, but seriously. Sitting down on a bench with that kind of speed and 230kg on your back makes me think stupid SOB. His excuse, to save his knees.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkRr7YiHzAE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkRr7YiHzAE</a>

That's retarded, the way the back seems to load under torque is incredible, that will blow his back sooner rather than later.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: March 09, 2011, 12:25:40 pm »
Your one-leg jump looks really good, and also the dunk attempts. I still wish you'd switch to a one-leg jump at some point, it would be interesting to see what path you'd choose in terms of training.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: March 09, 2011, 01:53:52 am »
You have a Mac?

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: CORE strength/stability training in relation to vertical jump
« on: March 08, 2011, 05:17:45 pm »
The abs, glutes, forearms and masticatory muscles are all important in terms of affecting the rest of the bodies muscles ability to generate tension.

The abs are pretty much the "volume control knob" that you'd get with a stereo mixer - they just set a threshold of maximal applicable power in my opinion. If you can generate a lot of power with the legs but little power with the abs/core, you're not going to maximally utilize your leg power in my opinion.

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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Could changing the type of squat be more effective for taller athletes?
« on: March 08, 2011, 10:39:56 am »
You think too much at your current level. I used to be like that so it's hard to be "hard on you", but you should lower the weight you do squats with, do proper form squats and build from there. Once you get to a serious number in the squat (1.5+) then you could worry about doing more explosive stuff etc.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: GloBallCollab: NEW DUNKERS/ ATHLETES
« on: March 08, 2011, 03:49:28 am »
Sidebar area doesn't show it at all :P

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Norwegian Girl
« on: March 07, 2011, 12:02:29 pm »
Quote from: Nightfly on March 07, 2011, 10:01:11 am
Did the competition allow regular cleans or you had to do power cleans and power snatches, cause you just won the competition using power versions of the lifts. If you would learn and you could use regular cleans  and regular snatches you would probably shatter national records.

That's absolutely correct.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: March 07, 2011, 09:51:04 am »
How ridiculous is this?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q4OY1pqz98" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q4OY1pqz98</a>

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Importance of Training Whole body
« on: March 07, 2011, 09:48:40 am »
Quote from: LBSS on March 07, 2011, 09:01:55 am
Quote from: Raptor on March 07, 2011, 07:15:57 am
Well there are many benefits.

For one, squats build core strength. Secondly, the power you get (whole body power) is still hip initiated in general, and core generated/managed. Thirdly, a good leg strength base is the foundation on which upperbody is based on in terms of good stability for good power generating. And quartedly, the more lean muscle in general you have the more irradiation effect you have.

Where I'm going here is sports. If you do pullups/chinups/pushups etc just for the sake of good looking, then all I said is pretty much nullified.

yeah but big upper body and tiny legs makes you look like a fucking idiot.


I thought Johnny Bravo was pretty cool. "Whatever", to quote him.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Norwegian Girl
« on: March 07, 2011, 09:40:14 am »
Quote from: KokoyPinoy on March 07, 2011, 08:35:28 am
Quote from: adistarhj on March 07, 2011, 08:15:57 am
I am now the national champion in Olympic Weightlifting :D

Check out the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coY4LbR7vsM&feature=channel_video_title

WOW!! You're amazing :wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf:. I couldn't even clean 55kg. Someday I will be strongerl than you! :)

Boy, setting up unreachable goals aren't we?

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: March 07, 2011, 07:23:04 am »
Incredibly distorted Cannon Brown dunk from yesterday:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwlDBv-G9E" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwlDBv-G9E</a>

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: March 07, 2011, 07:21:18 am »
This is beast, as in stupid:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5L4xUne0BQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5L4xUne0BQ</a>

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Importance of Training Whole body
« on: March 07, 2011, 07:15:57 am »
Well there are many benefits.

For one, squats build core strength. Secondly, the power you get (whole body power) is still hip initiated in general, and core generated/managed. Thirdly, a good leg strength base is the foundation on which upperbody is based on in terms of good stability for good power generating. And quartedly, the more lean muscle in general you have the more irradiation effect you have.

Where I'm going here is sports. If you do pullups/chinups/pushups etc just for the sake of good looking, then all I said is pretty much nullified.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Posterior Chain Strength Preparation for the Vertical Jump by Charles Poliquin?.
« on: March 07, 2011, 07:10:52 am »
I could always do KB swings well, hip initiated, because the arms are being kept straight and the KB is going foward. I could never understand how can you do power cleans or snatches, where the arm bends, without involving the arms.

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