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Well I prefer a standing VJ as well, I can gather myself better, I get almost no reactive bonus from loading up my "knees" (quad tendons), but to transform taking a step to jump or do a pivot-rotate jump into a "injury risk" is way too much. Com'on now.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: The old farts dunking thread
« on: December 01, 2015, 02:29:18 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng-2J0jKlxk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng-2J0jKlxk</a>

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Zach LaVine training video
« on: December 01, 2015, 01:49:49 pm »
Everything we do is geared for fast twitch muscle fibers. They really are the only fibers that respond to hypertrophy, really. Otherwise marathon runners on caloric surplus would "develop slow twitch fibers" and get big, bulgy slow twitch physiques.

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SVJ only. we'll never know.

Com'on. Why not? It's not like if you'll do a reactive jump you'll break down and be done with 10000 injuries. It would be interesting to know what your actual MAX vert is, with the added reactive bonus (if any).

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How much would you gain off an one-step plant or with a rotate-on-the-planted-leg and jump?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Loopie's Log
« on: December 01, 2015, 07:35:43 am »
Well I guess I can get one positive thought out of this - for me the holidays have always been just another day.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Zach LaVine training video
« on: November 30, 2015, 09:16:30 am »
Yes but the adaptability of the hip flexors is much lower than the overall weight gain of the legs. The same applies to the calves - one important reason why when you get heavier you'll be a worse one leg jumper is because the calves rarely get adapted to being stronger as you gain all that weight, and therefore being heavier = more overload to pretty much the same strength level for the calves = more collapse of the jumping leg.

The calves can't keep up getting stronger as the same rate as you gain weight, just as much as the hip flexors can't keep up getting stronger at the same rate as the legs are getting heavier.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Zach LaVine training video
« on: November 30, 2015, 07:40:41 am »
I know I know, it just bothers me :P

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: November 30, 2015, 07:40:04 am »
I have a friend who's (or was, at the time) ~106 kg. We played some ball and at one point, this guy comes in, puts his hands under my friend's arms and takes him off the ground, and moves him someplace else. Wtf?

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Dark sand cascades on Mars:

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They might look like trees on Mars, but they're not. Groups of dark brown streaks have been photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on melting pinkish sand dunes covered with light frost. The above image was taken in 2008 April near the North Pole of Mars. At that time, dark sand on the interior of Martian sand dunes became more and more visible as the spring Sun melted the lighter carbon dioxide ice. When occurring near the top of a dune, dark sand may cascade down the dune leaving dark surface streaks -- streaks that might appear at first to be trees standing in front of the lighter regions, but cast no shadows. Objects about 25 centimeters across are resolved on this image spanning about one kilometer. Close ups of some parts of this image show billowing plumes indicating that the sand slides were occurring even while the image was being taken.


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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Zach LaVine training video
« on: November 29, 2015, 08:03:12 am »
Make his thighs heavier, see how well he does on the ladder drill.

This reminds me of the moment when I see very skinny (especially with bone-like legs) guys in the gym doing easy leg raises. I'm like "well, OK, let's see how easy you'd do them if you were to have my leg weight".

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: November 29, 2015, 08:00:48 am »
So basically it's harder to do them seated?

Because man, I struggle with 15 kg dumbbells to do a few reps and you do 10 reps with 18 kg dumbbells. But again, my elbows flare out a ton, my arms don't go straight up.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: November 28, 2015, 12:55:55 pm »
What's the difference between seated dumbbell OHP and standing? In your case. Is it easier to do them seated?

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