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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: August 06, 2015, 10:06:45 am »
At the length theyre stretched to at the top ROM the website says 55-60lbs a piece. So theyre around 110lbs extra resistance up top.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 06, 2015, 09:39:27 am »
Sorry, hadnt thought of it like that. Just positive you'll get it. ;)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Recovery from quadricep tendonitis
« on: August 06, 2015, 12:52:41 am »
Have you had it looked at? Ive strained mune before and it felt similar to bad tendinitis.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: August 06, 2015, 12:23:22 am »
Gahhh Im such a slacker. Woman had assistance work on legs and got done before me so I skipped SAQs and straight leg deads tonight.  :(

Warmup
Hang cleans: 135lbs 3x3
Clean and jerk: 135lbs 3x3 (man, box jumps after this...EXPLOSIVE, i think it helps the armswong as well maybe? Either way could feel the hip hinge/pop on them)
Banded Jump Squat: 135lbs 3x5. (starting to get the power back,aybe 10-12" vert on these)
Banded speed squat dropsets: 225lbs x8, 185lbs x8, 135lbs x8. (had 2 guys drop weights for me so I was under constant tension, damn, quad burnnnn)
KB swings: 45lbs 2x20. Maybe too light....gotta find a heavier KB.
Finished with some SL pistols on a plyo box.

Did a round of 3 box jumps or depth jumps after each set so a good amount of ground contacts. Dont feel burnt out tho so thats good.

And that concludes 'speed day'. Probably going to add some sprints in soon.
 

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Recovery from quadricep tendonitis
« on: August 06, 2015, 12:15:00 am »
Idk. Im incredibly quad dominant and jump off one all the time in games.

The ice isnt just for current inflammation or pain...its proactive. As for exercises that dont hurt, I usually push through it. You have to learn the difference between pain thats damaging and pain that wont cause further problems. Its different for each person. The only switch Ive made is going light on regular lunges and focusing the heavier stuff on reverse lunges or BSS. They seem to bother me less.

Again tho, how often do you stretch? And how thorough?  IT band HAS to be stetched.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Recovery from quadricep tendonitis
« on: August 05, 2015, 10:37:00 pm »
Stretch, ice, compress. After every lifting or jumping session. Stretch each day after a light warmup.

Im near convinced most cases on tendinitis are because people are too tight.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: August 05, 2015, 10:50:28 am »
Did back/biceps/lightweight core and some box and depth jumps last night.

Had to skip a set of shrugsand my 3x12 on rows because it was packed and the wifey and I only had a little over an hour. :(

I will say this tho: I RARELY "feel" any preworkout and Ive tried a ton but last night, idk... I tried the new c4 50x and i didnt get all tingly or anything but good lordy CNS was ON POINT. Very springy and explosive on the jumps. The lifts felt a little light too...hmmm.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 04, 2015, 12:43:28 pm »
And vid for added inspiration!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: August 04, 2015, 12:34:17 am »
Squat dayyyyy!

BW 182-184lbs. Energy pretty good today.

Squatsssss
135 x5, 225 x3, 315 x1, 365 x1, 385 x1. Much better this week. 385 was smooth, no sticking point.

355lbs: 2x3. 2nd set knee felt weird on rep 2 but was ok on 3rd. Hmm.
315lbs: 3x5. Flared a little on last reps again but was fine immediately after.

Step ups, back extensions, box jumps, core work and some hi rep paused calf raises in circuit form to finish. Felt good today.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 03, 2015, 11:42:12 am »
Then get after it! You've got this!  You'll be surprised how motivated a close miss can make you ;)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 02, 2015, 10:45:28 am »
^legit.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 01, 2015, 07:15:20 pm »
You can't flex your glutes while standing?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: August 01, 2015, 01:16:23 pm »
Deadlifted last night while the woman did a monster back/biceps pyramid.

warmups 135 x5, 225 x3, 315 x1, 385 x1, 435 x1. Much better. :) Felt smoother. Still hard but not a ridiculous struggle.

385 x3, x3
315 x5, x5, x8. Prolly had 10 reps in me but saved some for assistance work.

Circuits x2: BSS (135 x8 per leg), seated paused calf raise (125lbs x12), glute kick machine (100lns x10 per), seated ham curl (145lbs x12).

Ton of abs and core stability and about 20 box and depth jumps.

Good workout. Box jumps were great.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: August 01, 2015, 01:08:32 pm »
It helps ABSOLUTELY. I play once a week lately between work/kids/etc and I can tell a difference in how springy I am vs when I play 3x or more a week. I can literally FEEL how the jump is different and the resulting few inches that are lost/gained. If im playing regularly the jump is quicker from penultimate step to take off. My plant speed and control are much higher. The SL jumping differences are even more ridiculous as thats something i dont train.

As for jumping higher when you play...its should be a fact by now. Last night a had a huge 2 hand putback over a 6'3 guy like Blake Griffin did Pau Gasol. I didnt think, I just reacted and jumped higher than I have in awhile. Both forearms up over the rim. 15 mins later I almost missed a simple one hander because I was thinking/planning my steps as I came down the lane. :/

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: July 30, 2015, 12:15:33 pm »
Lol My thought process was similar to LBSS'. Hmmm..


And maybe so LBSS, maybe so. Makes sense, even with great genetic markers Im sure the results would be quite different if I didnt jump so much eaely in grade school.

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