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Introduce Yourself / Re: Norwegian Girl
« on: February 01, 2011, 10:13:43 am »
No it's not. You idolize a beast so that's cool.
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Norwegian Girl
« on: February 01, 2011, 09:37:53 am »
And not any girl - she actually rules. Cleaning more than her bodyweight, she needs to be introduced to the "beast" category. 
I really really am curious how high do you jump Maria?
I really really am curious how high do you jump Maria?
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Learn to act in a civilized manner
« on: February 01, 2011, 08:55:54 am »6544
Program Review / Re: So which is it? Jump Manual, Vertfreak or Flying in Four?
« on: February 01, 2011, 07:48:22 am »
They called it Flying in four because it's related to gaining inches in 4 weeks I think.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: short versus tall athletes
« on: February 01, 2011, 07:43:58 am »Well I have that sitting height to standing height ratio of under 50, 49.7 (long legs), and I gain what, 2 inches off a run? Sure, I'm not jump efficient off two feet but still, you'd expect better. I also find it much easier to jump off a standing vert or off one step than the "average" basketball player at my height.
That's probably because the average basketball player your height doesn't even eat properly nervmind done any kind of lower body strength work. Most pro basketball players can't jump for shit standing, nevermind recreational and amateur.
Yeah it could be. So then any "natural" jumpers will jump a lot more off the run anyway than standing. If not, they will be bad jumpers regardless of the technique.
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Jump analysis
« on: February 01, 2011, 07:38:10 am »And for what it's worth. Nutrition, like all real science, has it's roots in exact and mathematical processes.
Well yeah, that's exactly what I said, don't get all defensive on me!
Maths at it's best. Who cares about somatic types, genes, metabolisms, body temperature, activity, all that crap? It's maths baby, maths!
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Jump analysis
« on: February 01, 2011, 04:42:08 am »
Yeah, you can't compare that with the exact, mathematical science of nutrition.
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Jump analysis
« on: February 01, 2011, 04:00:11 am »
I've watched Vince throughout his entire career and when he was young, he was flexing the knees a lot. Nowadays he rarely does it. That also applies off one leg. When younger he used to pull that heel to the butt quite a bit, now it's all stiff-straight leg when he jumps off one leg.
It could be the speed/power of the irradiating impulse (that automatically triggers the contraction of the hamstrings), it could be hamstring antagonistic effect, it could be more use of the hamstrings in some people and less in other (the hamstrings to be activated on both the hip extension and flexing). It's interesting since when your hips are extended and your knees are flexed, then the hamstrings are in active issuficiency (shortened at both ends) so they are completely contracted. That's gotta be a clue.
It could also be a manner the body interprets (well, the brain) to conserve energy or to make the "body spread" lower. It's hard to control a full spread-out/extended body. The closer the limbs are to the center of gravity the more "solid" the body is. So obviously there are many things that can influence this.
Interestingly enough, I studied the moment when I stop my ascent and start my descent in a jump. Guess what? I start my descent when my right leg (which is non-jumping) gets fully extended. Every time. When I straighten that up completely it's then when I stop my ascent. Not sure what's up with that, probably I have good coordination so it's a coincidence since you can't really do stuff to affect your trajectory much in mid-air, but interesting nonetheless.
It could be the speed/power of the irradiating impulse (that automatically triggers the contraction of the hamstrings), it could be hamstring antagonistic effect, it could be more use of the hamstrings in some people and less in other (the hamstrings to be activated on both the hip extension and flexing). It's interesting since when your hips are extended and your knees are flexed, then the hamstrings are in active issuficiency (shortened at both ends) so they are completely contracted. That's gotta be a clue.
It could also be a manner the body interprets (well, the brain) to conserve energy or to make the "body spread" lower. It's hard to control a full spread-out/extended body. The closer the limbs are to the center of gravity the more "solid" the body is. So obviously there are many things that can influence this.
Interestingly enough, I studied the moment when I stop my ascent and start my descent in a jump. Guess what? I start my descent when my right leg (which is non-jumping) gets fully extended. Every time. When I straighten that up completely it's then when I stop my ascent. Not sure what's up with that, probably I have good coordination so it's a coincidence since you can't really do stuff to affect your trajectory much in mid-air, but interesting nonetheless.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: short versus tall athletes
« on: February 01, 2011, 03:15:04 am »Hi Guys
I just read an interesting article from Daniel over at free to fly about short versus tall athletes.
http://www.thefreetofly.com/2011/01/short-vs-tall-athletes-jump-training.html
It is a pretty small sample size being used (just Daniel and a mate of his) but it is still an interesting theory.
I would love to hear your thoughts coaches about what Daniel has to say.
Cheers
Jack
well, that's why we promote half squatting for lanky (long leg/short torso) athletes (basketball players, sprinters, high jumpers, etc) here.. more progress can be made with that ROM than deep, and deep will also improve as a result of half improving.
shorter athletes usually have less of a difference between SVJ & RVJ from what i've seen.. they utilize their leverages better in movements that require less 'pre stretch', so, for them to improve SVJ/RVJ, they will USUALLY have to squat alot more than someone who is considerably taller, but that's easier for them to do so in the first place.. regardless of height though, a guy (A) who is 5'9 (short torso, long legs) vs a guy (B) who is 5'9 (shorter legs, longer torso), in general, guy A is going to struggle more with the same weight as guy B, if it's the same depth.. guy (A) might consider raising his depth a bit (half) to experience faster progress and more performance gains.
it's kind of how Arowe squatted 2xBW ATG for his 37 RVJ, and i squat 2.2 HALF for my ~37 RVJ.. If I were to go ATG, i'd be lucky to hit 1.5xBW. If we "normalize" the ROM, he's squatting WAY more than me at either half or deep squat, for the same RVJ.. he's 5'7.5 in shoes, i'm 6'1 in shoes.
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Well I have that sitting height to standing height ratio of under 50, 49.7 (long legs), and I gain what, 2 inches off a run? Sure, I'm not jump efficient off two feet but still, you'd expect better. I also find it much easier to jump off a standing vert or off one step than the "average" basketball player at my height.
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: I just added three more songs to my karaoke playlist
« on: January 31, 2011, 05:25:45 pm »
I sang Lady Caca but it's on private 
I need to record a better version
And what's wrong with the 80's? I mean, why do I have to sing conteporane songs?
I need to record a better version
And what's wrong with the 80's? I mean, why do I have to sing conteporane songs?
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: I just added three more songs to my karaoke playlist
« on: January 31, 2011, 02:13:56 pm »
Sang "everything counts" again...
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXy1q8189IA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXy1q8189IA</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: THE DREAM JOURNAL
« on: January 31, 2011, 12:33:12 pm »Last night i dreamed i ran to my car(everythng was in black and white but still somehow real) in the middle of the night, i closed my doors shut and just when i thought i was safe bam a bullet in the back and everything was going blurry then i woke up
It's a well known fact that studying nuclear physics for too much time can do that to you. FACT PEOPLE, FACT!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: THE DREAM JOURNAL
« on: January 31, 2011, 08:14:28 am »
I dreamed that I was watching the Lakers and Steve Blake was Sharon Stone and was throwing down head to the rim Tomahawks.
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Program Review / Re: So which is it? Jump Manual, Vertfreak or Flying in Four?
« on: January 31, 2011, 04:23:08 am »
I have a program that guarantees 40 inches in 2 days, but you need to jump 45 to use it, it's too advanced. Any buyers?
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Jump analysis
« on: January 31, 2011, 04:19:56 am »
Well we might be on to something... I don't know. There could be so many explanations...