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Well said! Australia has a similar culture of masculinity. It's not cool to be skinny, which is probably coz 60%+ of the population is classified as either overweight or obese. http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/02/24/australia-obesity-statistics_n_9154422.html

damn didn't know it was like that over there too .. probably not too many places in the world where being thin is as frowned upon as the US, so sucks that's the case for AU as well.

Being skinny/thin just bothers some men, so damn much. It's astonishing.. I'm sure most of them aren't envious at all, they look at you like you are just inferior & a disgrace to being a man.

When I look at Mo Farah or Kipchoge etc, I see power & strength. Other people see weakness, "refugee", "female", etc. Meanwhile these guys are freaks of nature athletically, and their training is on par with the toughest in the world. Just crazy how people's minds work.

Same as if you video yourself dunking or lifting some people will criticize you but deep down it's mainly that their envious that they either don't have the confidence or athleticism to do the same feat.

ya there's this weird reaction from envious people .. not saying all people who "hate" or criticize are envious, some of them just genuinely think someone is stupid or inferior for doing whatever it is they are doing .. but for the truly envious ones, that reaction is just incredible to me. For example, if i'm out running and I see someone faster than me, which is extremely rare, i'd be happy af. That'd be exciting to me, i wouldn't be mad, jealous, annoyed .. Just like in dunking; when I was jumping high & landing some nice dunks, I didn't care at all if someone could jump higher or dunk better, in fact, it motivated me and made me excited. I'd also ask them, hey man want to be in my video?! For example, the lion swag video with the dude who could jump out of the gym.. I have a bunch of other videos where I feature people landing all kinds of dunks, simple ones to amazing ones. I guess I just don't identify at all with these "hater" types, they are mysterious to me.

In the words of Conor McGregor, man.. whada buncha fooqn biches.

My dad's new "thing" with my manliness:

He seems to hate the fact that i'm wearing compression shorts & pants. I think it really bugs him. He's made statements such as the following:
- those pants look really funny, if a bunch of Harley drivers see you in those pants they would laugh
- lots of people are wearing those compression shorts, female tennis players for example, wear them under their skirts

As if I give a fu*k about what a Harley driver thinks of me, or anyone for that matter.

I mean we don't talk much, but you can tell it bothers him .. just like when i'm skinny, it REALLY bothers him (and bothered him when I was growing up, high school, college, dunking etc).

Also FWIW, his father really damaged him with stuff like that.. But he's unable to recognize it.

Just thought i'd do a special post on that, because to me that's just some serious weakness on his part.

Also, I think it's important to shatter any inhibition from ones training in public, etc.. like how you may look, what you are doing may look funny to people etc.. If it's for the better, if it's effective etc, you just have to kill that inhibition.

I remember way back, when I was dunking pretty impressively, I had a bad session at some street court. Some dude actually flipped out on me, just out of nowhere saying "man you can't dunk for shit, why do you have a camera out here" etc etc.. For some reason, it really bothered him that I had the audacity to film myself trying to dunk at this court.. Keep in mind, I was actually a few courts down from him. Anyway, a few weeks later I saw him at my favorite indoor gym, and I could see him mirin' from afar, as I absolutely crushed this exact dunk session:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed5VRE0lOXU

He didn't say shit to me that day..

Anyway, I guess what i'm getting at is, don't let other people's insecurities or weakness inhibit you at all.. Also don't let the thought of what people might think inhibit you at all either.

Just felt like mentioning that.. It's interesting to me.. It also bothers me because I know lots of kids & such fall victim to people like this, or their own thoughts about what people might think etc.

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yo! how's it going? :/

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB9CJCJPQc8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB9CJCJPQc8</a>

#3 is just nuts. block, rebound, fast break, juke, finish.

Quote from: balder on October 24, 2017, 02:38:36 pm

thanks guys appreciate the help!

you are probably right, that i should more do more "real jumping". it's just that i read in the vjb that too much plyo/jump work is detrimental and with my extra basketball training, which means a lot of running and submaximal jumping->defensive drills, games, shooting drills etc, i thought i should not overdo it.

So if i got you guys right, my template is solid(? ), but i should do more "real jumping" like the toddday method instead of the ankle jumps/tuck jumps and add an extra jumping session. I think about adding it in on friday because even though i dont have a game every weekend, it's most of them.

Questions for the toddays method: how do i know when to stop? it says when you dont get higher from the extra step, but it also says if you dont get higher from the extra step try again. Im a little confused. Also how much rest should i get between jumps?

I probably have alot of videos of me jumping, i will try to upload one tomorrow. Maybe it helps.

Again really appreciate you taking the time to help me. Hopefully i can get over the hump with your help!

videos are definitely useful.

good questions.

the template is solid except, as you said, needs more time for actual jumping at the rim and less supplemental jumping. you can use the basketball training time for max jumps, as well. that can actually be a great time, after you get really good and warm from drills, layups, etc., to do some jumps.

on the T0ddday method, check out the link that adarq shared. there's a different description (clearer than the one i wrote in here, actually). basically you want to practice at the number of steps right beyond the number that gives you the highest jump, until the additional step is adding height. so if you get 33" off a two-step approach but 32" off a three-step approach, it's time to practice the three-step approach until each step is adding power and you're hitting 34"+. then and only then can you add a fourth step. i never went beyond a four-step approach, except when goofing around. fifth step didn't help. YMMV.

nice example, posted it in teh official t0ddday method thread

with respect to when to stop, IME it's best to jump until you start to lose height consistently. so if you're jumping at around 33" for the day, as soon as you start hitting 31" it's time to call it quits. adarq may disagree, given his experience with much higher volume jumping and having a resurgence late in workouts. but it's also worth noting that even when he was in full jumping mode, with no "cardio" work, he was extremely fit. like, hundreds of DB lunges in a row fit. train hard but listen and be gentle to your body, nothing derails training like an injury.

Ya i'm with you on stopping when vert drops off considerably, for the most part. It's probably good on occasion to try and push past that though - more so when you're jumping "ok" and want to pull some better jumps out. If you're jumping through the roof & you drop off, probably best to call it quits there, body already gave you everything, shutting it down when you drop off makes sense, especially from a safety standpoint. That stuff is more of a "feel" & experience thing though. I'm sure I pushed it in some sessions that I shouldn't have, but I am also sure that some of those sessions did alot of good - realizing that I could somehow pull out some serious jumps after being so fatigued, was great for my confidence.

Also ya, being so light & having such a high work capacity, really helped. I remember dunking/jumping pretty much max, for an entire month, literally every day. That was around the peak of my ability: jumping max seemed to have no noticeable wear and tear on my body or CNS, felt as easy as walking. But it took a long time to get to that.

peace!!

thanks guys appreciate the help!

you are probably right, that i should more do more "real jumping". it's just that i read in the vjb that too much plyo/jump work is detrimental and with my extra basketball training, which means a lot of running and submaximal jumping->defensive drills, games, shooting drills etc, i thought i should not overdo it.

So if i got you guys right, my template is solid(? ), but i should do more "real jumping" like the toddday method instead of the ankle jumps/tuck jumps and add an extra jumping session. I think about adding it in on friday because even though i dont have a game every weekend, it's most of them.

Questions for the toddays method: how do i know when to stop? it says when you dont get higher from the extra step, but it also says if you dont get higher from the extra step try again. Im a little confused. Also how much rest should i get between jumps?

I probably have alot of videos of me jumping, i will try to upload one tomorrow. Maybe it helps.

Again really appreciate you taking the time to help me. Hopefully i can get over the hump with your help!

for rest periods between jumps, I like 60-120 seconds. 60 seconds rest is when you're just being very aggressive and trying to land a dunk, not necessarily caring about hitting peak vert, but just trying to crush something and get a ton of attempts in.

90-120 seconds (more so towards 120) would be what I would naturally do before max jump/dunk attempts.

max jump attempts, especially in combination with a lob or dunk attempt, require some decent recovery. So 120 seconds or so should be adequate.

In addition to all of that, just take breaks when you feel you need them, could be after 5 or 10 jumps for example. I'd have a protein + gatorade mix i'd bring to dunk sessions, and sip it during those breaks. Water is fine, but I felt better with a protein+carb mix.

recovery day #2 .. i think. :/

feel less sick/better than yesterday, but still have a slight sore throat & it's raining like crazy out.

think i'm just going to AELS/AETS today, basically just bed rest all day, relax, and get in a nice light stretch, then pick it back up tomorrow.

legs feel crazy good though, sux. today was going to be 1.5 mile repeats session 1, 1200's session 2.



10/25/2017

bw = 142
bw before bed last night = 145
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right glute med wonky
cramping = MASSIVE @ 6:30 PM - stomach destroyed
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
feel = good but maybe sick?

wakeup = 05:00 AM

diet:
05:30 AM: a bowl of high fiber oatmeal
08:00 AM: grapefruit, coconut water
- completely out of food at this point
09:00 AM: workout: very light run
12:30 PM: fa
- passed out typing that
12:30 PM: tijuana taxi co: steak fajitas, extra order of chicken, chips/salsa
- so solid
01:30 PM: wholefoods: cashew blueberry bar
03:00 PM: sweet green tea
04:30 PM: 1 hour nap
- just out, when i started typing the 12:30 PM entry
06:00 PM: rxbar, cup of coconut water
06:30 PM: MASSIVE @ 6:30 PM - stomach destroyed
- something i ate during lunch (fajitas) or that cashew/blueberry bar (same brand that wrecked me several weeks ago) .. wow, stomach is freaking out, at one point couldn't straighten out.. WTF.
- 
- dude that was crazy
07:30 PM: workout: very light run
- absolutely massive #2 at the park .. felt fine after that. crazy.
09:15 PM: small sigis (yogurt drink)
10:00 PM: 2% milk, coconut water WITH PULP, toasted sourdough with avocado spread on it, another avocado, water w/ lemon



stretch:
07:00 AM: glutes, hips, quads, hamstrings
- all in bed
05:30 PM: hamstrings, hips, glutes
- in bed



icing:



self massage:



leg drain:



workout: light 3 miles
- https://www.strava.com/activities/1247102649
- 9:XX pace



workout: light 6 miles
- https://www.strava.com/activities/1247102658
- easy 8:XX/9:XX pace

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Monthly Tracker: October 2017

October (10) 2017

TODO:
- 10/3
- 10/4
- 10/17
- 10/19

Bodyweight: [(01,147),(02,146),(03,146),(04,145),(05,146),(06,145),(07,143),(08,142),(09,146),(10,145),(11,145),(12,144),(13,144),(14,143),(15,143),(16,141),(17,142),(18,140),(19,142),(20,141),(21,143),(22,143),(23,144),(24,141),(25,142)]
- FORMAT: (day, weight in lbs)

Total Jumps per leg: []
- FORMAT: (day, # of jumps per leg)
- per leg total: 190

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

Total miles walked: [(2,5.5)]
- FORMAT: (day, miles walked)
- total: 5.5

Total walk time: [(2,01h:30m:00s]
- FORMAT: (day, total walking time in hh:mm:ss)
- total: 01h:30m:00s

Total speed interval distance: [(05,4000m),(05,8400m),(08,1480m),(10,4827m),(10,4000m)]
- FORMAT: (day, total speed interval distance in meters)
- total: 19107m

Max run speed (mph)/pace (min/mi): [(05,11.9,5:03),(05,11.9,5:05),(08,14.0,4:18),(13,14.0,4:18)]
- FORMAT: (day, mph max, pace max in minutes per mile)

Total jump rope time: []
- FORMAT: (day, minutes)
- total:

Total jump rope messups: []
- FORMAT: (day, # of mess ups)
- total:

Resting HR: [(2,20,40,35)]
- FORMAT: (day, minutes for this test, average hr, minimum hr)

PR's: []

Races: [(08,500m,20:14,20:02),(15,19:08,19:18),(21,19:21,19:10)]
- FORMAT: (day, distance, official, watch)

Soreness: [(1,"slightly","calfs slightly - left more so"),(2,"slightly","calfs moderate, quads slightly"),(05,"none"),(06,"none"),(07,"none"),(08,"none"),(09,"none - calves tight slightly)"),(10,"none"),(11,"none"),(12,"none"),(13,"none"),(14,"none"),(15,"none"),(16,"left vmo barely, quads slightly, calves slightly"),(17,"none"),(18,"none"),(19,"none"),(20,"quads slightly"),(21,"none"),(22,"none"),(23,"none"),(24,"none"),(25,"none")]
- FORMAT: (day, overall soreness, specifics)

Aches/Injuries: [(1,"left calf a bit tight"),(2,"none"),(05,"none"),(06,"left calf a little tight"),(07,"right ankle slightly - medial side"),(08,"none"),(09,"none"),(10,"none"),(11,"none"),(12,"none"),(13,"left hamstring tendon slightly, right hip slightly, left heel slightly, calves tight"),(14,"calves modertely tight"),(15,"left calf slightly tight"),(16,"left calf barely"),(17,"right hip slightly"),(18,"none, quads dead, calves dead"),(19,"none, after morning track: minor right calf pull/tight"),(20,"minor right calf/lateral gastroc pull, right hip slightly"),(21,"minor right calf/lateral gastroc pull"),(22,"minor right calf pull"),(23,"right shin slightly"),(24,"none"),(25,"right glute med")]
- FORMAT: (day, specifics)

Morning Quad Flexibility: [(1,"stiff"),(2,"loose"),(05,"loose"),(06,"loose"),(07,"loose"),(08,"loose"),(09,"loose"),(10,"loose"),(11,"loose"),(12,"loose"),(13,"loose"),(14,"loose"),(15,"loose"),(16,"loose"),(17,"loose"),(18,"tight"),(19,"loose"),(20,"EXTREMELY loose"),(21,"loose"),(22,"loose"),(23,"loose"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Morning Hamstring Flexibility: [(1,"stiff"),(2,"loose),(05,"loose"),(06,"loose"),(07,"loose"),(08,"loose"),(09,"loose"),(10,"loose"),(11,"loose"),(12,"loose"),(13,"loose"),(14,"loose"),(15,"loose"),(16,"loose"),(17,"loose"),(18,"tight"),(19,"tight"),(20,"loose"),(21,"loose"),(22,"loose"),(23,"loose"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Morning Calf Flexibility: [(21,"moderately tight"),(22,"very tight"),(23,"loose"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Self Massage: [(22,"calves")]
- FORMAT: (day, area)

Cramping: [(06,"bloated up at night, messed up my running"),(07,"still lightly bloated from previous night, until I got it out after a long walk"),(08,"right stomach cramp during 5k race"),(09,"right abdominal/stomach area feels bloated/weird"),(10,"none"),(11,"none"),(12,"none"),(13,"none"),(14,"none"),(15,"none"),(16,"none"),(17,"during cooldown of morning workout - stomach cramps"),(18,"stomach feels a little wrecked but didnt cramp"),(19,"none"),(20,"none"),(21,"none"),(22,"none"),(23,"cooldown of workout #1"),(24,"none")]
- FORMAT: (day, symptom)

Wakeup: [(1,6:15AM,7), (2,10:00AM,9),(05,9:00AM,10),(06,6:00AM,7),(07,7:30AM,8.5),(08,5:00AM,6),(09,08:30AM,8.5),(10,06:30AM,8),(11,06:15 AM,7.5),(12,06:15 AM, 7.5),(13,05:40AM,7.5),(14,06:00AM,8),(15,05:00AM,7),(16,07:30AM,8),(17,06:00AM,8)(18,06:00 AM,7.5),(19,06:00AM,8)(20,06:30AM,7.5),(21,05:30AM,7),(22,07:30AM,9),(23,05:30AM,7.5),(24,04:30 AM,5),(25,05:00AM,7)]
- FORMAT: (day, wakeup time, hours slept)

chicago marathon

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6BhpUWuxpY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6BhpUWuxpY</a>

nice travel bro. i guess it's not a travel though, really close, if he caught that a tenth of a second earlier it'd be a travel. makes it even more impressive.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbQp1ychWUQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbQp1ychWUQ</a>

u better get infront of him before half court or else its too late lol

he really is so damn impressive, incredibly versatile, dominates the stat sheet. Whenever he's playing & it's on tv, I tune in.. kind of like WB of last year, or Lebron traditionally, (or MJ/Kobe).