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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Two Hands Two Feet
« on: December 14, 2017, 04:02:27 pm »
if that dude is legit built and lean, then haters gonna hate, lol  :P

yup.. :D

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it's like adarq driving internet people insane with quarter squats back in the day. it was working for him, so he gave no fucks.

yup x 2 :D

there's some beauty in being 'dumb' and simply training hard/heavy.. IMHO, it's a decent recipe for success. Another reason I wouldn't knock partial ROM routines, especially if it looks like it's working for someone. There's even more beauty in being intelligent and training hard/heavy using ROM's that give you the most results. :ninja:

People hated my half squats with a passion.. my 225 x 45 off pins @ ~150 lb has tons of dislikes, r u kidding me? LMFAO. That's impressive AF and that's a fact. But the ROM really annoys people. I think if you find yourself genuinely annoyed with someone elses ROM, you need to "realize it" and then try to snap yourself out of letting it get to you. I mean my brain does stuff like that all the time and I tell it to STFU.

5 plates without a warmup sounds like a bad idea, but maybe he watched my "resting max" training videos? I'd never do that stuff again, that's for sure.. it was a combined success/failure experiment, just too mentally taxing to go from 0 to max (5RM) on squat.

The walking into the gym smoking thing is pretty funny tho.. tons of water fountain breaks sounds like a good thing, guy is recovering and getting in some h2o. :ninja:

Gyms are great.. Haven't been to one in a long time but, really feels like you are out on a safari watching animals do weird shit. :D

Anyway, giving no fucks is great. Props to any1 who gives no fucks.

I don't watch much bodybuilder videos because bodybuilding isn't my thing. Personally I believe if you ever want to be a successful bodybuilder you've got to juice. I see natural bodybuilders that are meticulous with their training/diets and honestly with a shirt on they barely look like they lift because they don't have size. Without getting side tracked when I do watch bodybuilders train all the top ones are using heavy weight. Look at a Branch Warren video. His form is far from textbook but probably just the sheer power that you need to produce to move those weights is what produces the muscles (aside from the pharmaceuticals and CNS).

As for the water nothing wrong with drinking it but surely he'd think maybe it's easier just buying a 2 Litre bottle of water for $1 and using that as a drink bottle instead of always coming to the gym with nothing. Not a hater just an observer  :P

i dno i disagree .. raw BB can be insanely impressive. Can be a very successful raw BB'r for sure, just obviously won't get nearly as big as the juicers. I prefer looking at how raw BB'rs train and respect their physiques more.. PRO HW JUICED BB is not appealing to me at all, but i'm probably not in line with the masses.

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800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: Misc Running Photos
« on: December 14, 2017, 03:32:20 pm »
such a beautiful shot.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 14, 2017, 12:44:04 pm »
Huge milestone!!! Your hard work is paying off and I know you're only going to get even faster from here. Congratulations  :highfive:

Thanks so much man!!

And ya I agree about getting faster from here, that was what felt like a "moderate 4:58", definitely not a max mile effort. I feel like i'm in 4:4X shape right now physically, but 4:5X shape mentally & race ability - can't make mistakes.

4:3X to me sounds completely doable, no doubt i'll be able to hit those numbers within the next year or so.

I'm also very naive, which is a good thing.. but, I feel like my "head to rim" version for running, is sub 4.. 4:2X-4:3X seems like a real possibility. There's no way I can't hold 68s quarters for 4 laps eventually.. and by that time, there's no way I couldn't kick a 64s or so to finish it off. So i'm confident in being able to drop some crazy numbers and get some huge wins around here eventually, surprise some folks :D

Then elite masters by 40 hopefully....... :ninja: :ninja: :ninja: :ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning:

I'm on the 5 year plan right now... :ibrunning: :ibjumping: :ibsquatting: :trollface: :trolldance: :highfive: :headbang: :wowthatwasnutswtf: :ninja:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 14, 2017, 12:33:03 pm »
Damn!! Sub 5. Another big achievement added to the bag of achievements.
good job.
 :highfive:

Thanks so much seifullaah!! and ya, dunking/vert + running is a solid bag of athletic achievements haha!! I guarantee no one i've ever run against, has ever jumped as high as I have ... I've thought about that a few times recently, and it actually gives me a bit of a boost, from the perspective of: man if I just work hard and truly push myself, I should be able to achieve even greater things with running than I did with jumping. That same line of thought can be applied to several members of this forum too, not just me. Got to get after it, but also need to stay healthy and be smart!!

peace man!!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 14, 2017, 12:30:15 pm »


lmfao!!!! :highfive: :highfive: :highfive:


Sub 5 is huge! If we want to make an analogy, i'd say it is bigger than 'dunk' achievement level, would put it as impressive as 40'' RVJ, no?

I'd agree with that. ~4:59 is ~40" RVJ, ~4:29 is ~45" RVJ, and ~3:59 is ~50" RVJ. ~3:4X and such are like ~52" RVJ. So that scale makes sense to me, for sure.

I did an equivalence thread for a mile, and looking back at it, we're close:

http://www.adarq.org/crazy-weird-analysis-stuff-)/association-vertical-jump-to-1-mile-running/

What do you think? :D

I think for me, this milestone is less of a milestone than it is for most people, but that's also me ignoring age which I always do. Factoring in age, I think I probably should give myself a bit more credit. But it's not as big of an achievement specific to my natural abilities, than ~40" RVJ was. That was batshit. And what I had to do to achieve it was pretty batshit :ninja: I started out at < 30" RVJ and worked my way up near 40". For running, I feel like once i'm in decent shape (base level of fitness), that for a mile, i'm more naturally >= 32" (5:4X) .. maybe not 35", but maybe 32" or so etc. So, natural jumping ability while being in decent shape for RVJ is like ~27", compared to natural running ability while being in decent shape being ~32" or so (~5:4X). Still have to shave off quite a bit to get to sub5, but definitely think it is easier for me to make progress with running, than it is with jumping. The biggest edge I lost (and am regaining) is my mental edge. That's such an important component, takes lots of time, effort, and failure to get it back.

Really when you think about it, my natural jumping abilities are potentially below average. I mean, I just don't have that "power". I have bounce with sub-maximal power, which is probably what makes me above average naturally with running.

I could be just talking out of my ass, but I was always the best conditioned basketball player growing up, regardless of what team I was on (rec, AAU, h.s. etc). I always knew that too, just never knew what this running world was about. I think that might also indicate that I should keep focusing more on speed & lactate sessions, because that's basically what I grew up with (suicides, line drills, etc), and it seems to be what I respond best with. That's my bread and butter for sure.

Also don't get me wrong, i'm extremely happy. I went to sleep with a smile on my face last night, seriously, lol. I'm more happy to just get this "monkey" off my back, similar to how I was happy to get under 20 minutes in 5k for the first time officially. Then I had a flood of 5k's under that... Hope that happens with my mile :D Unfortunately, no more mile races for a long time.. But still going to push it on occasion and try to PR it etc, or PR segments of it.

Plan to try and PR 800m, 1km, 2 mile, and maybe 5k before 2017 is over.

:ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning:

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Fuck the analogy anyway, many congratulations, it is really an amazing achievement, and once again very well deserved!!!

Thanks so much man!!!

 :highfive:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 14, 2017, 12:43:20 am »
race day!


12/13/2017

bw = 143
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = back of left knee/left calf a little tight
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = left tight, right ok
feel = great

wakeup = 09:00 AM

log:
09:30 AM: food: almond milk, water, sauteed yam in olive oil/pink sea salt, 2 x banana, black tea
- bananas wrecked my stomach initially, but helped me empty out fast..
10:30 AM: leg drain: 30 minutes (felt great after this)
01:00 PM: food: anthony's pizza: 4 small slices of tomato basil mozzarella, 5 chicken wings, sweet green tea
04:00 PM: food: 1/2 english muffin, 1/2 sweet green tea
05:15 PM: workout: walk to race, warmup, race: 4:58 :personal-record: (-5s) & 3rd overall! :ibrunning:
08:30 PM: food: cookies and cream milk shake
10:00 PM: food: some chocolates, 5 chicken wings, bread

stretch:
icing:
self massage:
leg drain:
10:30 AM: leg drain: 30 minutes (felt great after this)

contrast showers:
naps:



workout: walk to race, warmup, race: 4:58 :personal-record: (-5s)
- 3rd overall!
:ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning: :ibrunning:

soo.. got it "done". Feels great to just get into that territory, reminds me off my first 11' touch on a vertec, except for that PR I knew I was "nearly maxed out" (at the time), hit 11'0.5" the next week IIRC .. but then it was hard af after that. As for today's result, I definitely have WAY MORE in the tank. Finished the race very strong, never had acid in my legs, only some acid in lungs or just cold air - not sure, kicked decent, made a few mistakes (mainly slowing down too much approaching the uturn) but still enough to run a good race. Anyway, I should be able to hit sub5's all day eventually, that's the goal. This shouldn't be some number I have to struggle with, I need to turn it into a "moderate effort" result, with max effort being in the 4:3X's.

official results: 4:58.170
- watch estimate: 4:57 (strava)

http://accuchip.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=16337&RId=6317



Didn't realize how close #4 and #5 were until I saw the results when I got home. Seems like I lucked out a bit because I thought I was by myself, by ~3s or so. Regardless, kicked ok, but not max. My only regret was just not pulling a max kick out, could have definitely closed the gap even more on #2, who I gained on in the last 400m. 3-6 was really close.

#1 just dusted everyone (4:32.40)

I got boxed in a bit in the start again, and by the time I got into the clear he had a ~15m lead or so .. So instead of catching up, I stayed back and figured i'd make sure to battle for top 3. Worked out decent.

The top 2 guys are both D1 FAU runners:
- http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-xc/mtt/lachlan_shiver_1024648.html
- http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-xc/mtt/sean_barone_1055211.html

Anyway they were good dudes. Got a big handshake/hug combo from both of them, respectful athletes.. ie, they didn't just ignore everyone else.

I wasn't hurting at the end, felt great .. well other than my throat, breathing in that cold air rubbed it raw or something. HEH.

Got a milkshake after:



And here's my plaque:




strava:
- https://www.strava.com/activities/1313279879

other:
- 1k = 3:04, what I ran sunday lol




warmups were so easy, so relaxed, and low 5/sub 5's.. new i'd be flying.
















^^ bet I ran a ~67 or something for the first quarter mile of that race.. and i'd have thought I ran a 1:14 or so.. excited. :D











nice..... need to get that km under 3 though.. hopefully before 2017 is over 8|




OH BTW. Look at how wrecked the starting line was before I & a few others moved in .. I actually helped the #1 guy get to the front. He asked an 8 year old kid if he could get in front of him, and the 8 year old shook his head no. I told the kid, "hey, he's asking you politely for your safety, there's alot of fast people here and they don't want to run you over".. then the kid moved back. Ridiculous. The race organizers need to help out with this stuff.. I had to also ask a few more kids to move over who started blocking me before the race started.






Also a photo of me with someone i run with on occasion, he finished 10th I think. No speed work and hits 5:21 hehe. He wants to hit sub5 so bad, but, he's just not hitting the track. He could hit it if he got in one speed session a week. He wants to hit the track more with me and this other guy I made friends with "Eddy" (very fast guy 4:59, also insanely fit, did a 100 miler, and he's like high 2:4X-low 2:5x consistent in marathon or something, at 40).



his phone quality camera needs improvement!


One of Tom's friends predicted i'd run 5:11 this race....... I told him i'd crush that.. Saw him at the race and he was shocked.. lmfao.







Monthly Tracker: 2017

December (12) 2017

TODO:

Bodyweight: [(01,138),(04,139),(05,141),(06,140),(07,142),(08,143),(09,140),(10,141),(11,142),(12,142),(13,143)]
- FORMAT: (day, weight in lbs)

Total Jumps per leg: []
- FORMAT: (day, # of jumps per leg)
- per leg total:

Max SLRVJ Touch: []
- FORMAT: (day, touch height in ft'inches")
- L-SLRVJ:
- R-SLRVJ:

Total speed interval distance: []
- FORMAT: (day, total speed interval distance in meters)
- total:

Max run speed (mph)/pace (min/mi): [(04,16.3,3:4X?),(06,16?,?),(08,14.8,?),(10,14.8,?)]
- FORMAT: (day, mph max, pace max in minutes per mile)

Resting HR: []
- FORMAT: (day, minutes for this test, average hr, minimum hr)

PR's: [(04,"alone mile 5:11, alone 1km 3:04"),(06, "race mile 5:03, 1km 3:01"),(08,"alone 1km 3:01"),(10,"1.67 mi @ 9:02 / 5:24 pace"),(13,"4:58 official mile, 4:57 watch mile")]

Races: [(02,1mile,5:16,5:13),(06,1mile,5:03,5:06),(13,4:58,4:57)]
- FORMAT: (day, distance, official, watch)

Soreness: [(01,"hamstrings barely, quads barely"),(04,"quads slightly (left moderate), hamstrings slightly (left moderate)"),(05,"calves slightly, quads slightly",(06,"calves barely"),(07,"none"),(08,"calves slightly"),(09,"calves slightly"),(10,"calves slightly"),(11,"calves slightly"),(12,"calves slightly"),(13,"none")]
- FORMAT: (day, overall soreness, specifics)

Aches/Injuries: [(01,"none"),(04,"none"),(05,"none"),(06,"none"),(07,"none"),(08,"right big toe"),(09,"right big toe barely, left knee barely"),(10,"left calf a bit tight"),(11,"left calf/back of left knee tight"),(12,"none"),(13,"back of left knee/calf a little tight")]
- FORMAT: (day, specifics)

Morning Quad Flexibility: [(01,"loose"),(04,"loose"),(05,"loose"),(06,"loose"),(07,"loose"),(08,"loose"),(09,"tight"),(10,"loose"),(11,"loose"),(12,"loose"),(13,"loose")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Morning Hamstring Flexibility: [(01,"loose"),(04,"loose"),(05,"loose"),(06,"loose"),(07,"loose"),(08,"loose"),(09,"loose"),(10,"loose"),(11,"loose"),(12,"loose"),(13,"loose")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Morning Calf Flexibility: [(01,"loose"),(04,"loose"),(05,"tight"),(06," left tight / right loose"),(07,"loose"),(08,"loose"),(09,"tight"),(10,"tight"),(11,"tight"),(12,"tight"),(13,"left tight, right ok")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Self Massage: []
- FORMAT: (day, area)

Cramping: []
- FORMAT: (day, symptom)

Wakeup: [(01,08:30AM,9),(04,07:00AM,6),(05,07:45AM,6.45),(06,09:00AM,7),(07,08:00AM,7),(08,09:45PM,8.5),(09,10:00AM,8),(10,09:30AM,7),(11,08:30AM,8),(12,09:00AM,8),(13,09:00AM,7.5)]
- FORMAT: (day, wakeup time, hours slept)

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Basketball / Re: Dunk League
« on: December 13, 2017, 04:47:48 pm »
E4 is SICK. really exciting ep.. props to Kilganon for how many great lobs he threw, incredible TBH .. lobbing at various rim heights, so solidly, is very impressive.

https://www.go90.com/videos/1hKXOZjyZrA

Dudes who were landing dunks off dribble on 11'4 & higher, incredible.



E5 also avail, will watch tonight: https://www.go90.com/videos/6ya95OnZK4j

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: December 13, 2017, 04:09:13 pm »
This is hilarious, impressive, beast, and incredibly dangerous IMHO .. one of those kids could have gotten WRECKED. HEH.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiU4xQ7ICM4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiU4xQ7ICM4</a>

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: December 13, 2017, 04:05:14 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNqdDvfaTYU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNqdDvfaTYU</a>

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: December 13, 2017, 03:45:38 pm »
superb editing on this.. clean.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVF770JGWw0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVF770JGWw0</a>

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: December 13, 2017, 03:34:36 pm »
Mutumbo u started something with this music + sports stuff.. in this thread. :highfive:

Watching people try to bring down Marshawn, and him just bulldoze them, is a special kind of art.. adrenaline++

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

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: December 13, 2017, 03:28:16 pm »
intro goes HARD AS FUCK.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpZ7joWkSU4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpZ7joWkSU4</a>

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: December 13, 2017, 03:17:59 pm »
haven't watched the whole thing yet but the intro made me post it.. from injury to the music dropping & that first catch, so far well done.

monster.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9lPNdqwrz4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9lPNdqwrz4</a>

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