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Article & Video Discussion / Re: The one leg jump and bodyweight/squat/calf importance
« on: April 05, 2012, 08:27:40 am »
Quote from: chrisbro1 on April 05, 2012, 02:35:47 am


If you took something away from the article that's great, but I find it scary that someone with nothing more to his credit than middling results (from the videos he's posted I'm not buying his vert as being anywhere near high 30s) is writing articles on the subject.  Adarq's trained athletes and if I'm not mistaken has a degree in a related field.  It does help that his vert actually looks pretty good in videos but I would listen to a fat guy that could only jump 10 inches if he had good credentials.

true, but the second part -- the experience training others and the credentials -- is what matters, and your first post made it sound like you were more concerned with the first part. JC and i argued about this a while ago w/r/t lyle mcdonald. JC kept saying, "but who has he trained," and i kept saying, "i don't give a shit, what he writes is clear and logical and backed up by research and experience, whether his own or that of people he knows." and JC kept saying, "so basically, you're taking his word for it because it sounds right," and my head exploded.

all i took away from raptor's article was, "oh yeah, i have muscles between my knees and my ankles. maybe i should do something about them."

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: April 04, 2012, 09:25:14 pm »
BW = 170.8
SORENESS = upper hamstrings, quads, VMO, glutes, lower back a little
ACHES/INJURIES = neck stiff but not as bad, left knee but not as bad
FATIGUE = moderate

- warm up

- DLRVJ x 3-4
terrible again but no surprise. actually a tiny bit better than yesterday.

- DL line hop 3 x 20
one rep is over and back, gonna start timing these and will try to get below 8 seconds

- MR half tuck 2 x 20

- squat 3 x 8 x 230 || 5 x 245 || 2 x 2 x 260 || 1 x 280
second and third sets easy, all others hard. ouch.

- ab pull down 5 x 10 x medium band

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Article & Video Discussion / Re: The one leg jump and bodyweight/squat/calf importance
« on: April 04, 2012, 09:12:30 pm »
CALVES ARE IMPORTANT, MKAY?

/thread

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Article & Video Discussion / Re: The one leg jump and bodyweight/squat/calf importance
« on: April 04, 2012, 06:03:46 pm »
THAT WASN'T A FUCKING INSULT.

chrisbro, though, man, really? adarq never got better than high 30's but we're all on his forum. we all listened to him like he was jesus christ when he was still active with people's training. and no one would have listened to taylor horton if he'd been the type to offer lots of advice, even though his vert is one of the highest on the forum.

personally i kind of liked the article. hypotheticals are silly and unproductive, in part because they lead to stupid bickering like the above or like in that other thread with ... T0dday maybe? and you? and JC? i can't remember. i got sidetracked. point is i don't think about my calves very often and it made me do that.

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Article & Video Discussion / Re: The one leg jump and bodyweight/squat/calf importance
« on: April 04, 2012, 04:08:04 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on April 04, 2012, 03:02:45 pm
Yeah, why? You don't think I'm capable or what?

no, just surprised for some reason. don't ask me why.

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Article & Video Discussion / Re: The one leg jump and bodyweight/squat/calf importance
« on: April 04, 2012, 02:48:55 pm »
you wrote an article?

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Importance of Low Body Fat Percentage When Jumping
« on: April 04, 2012, 12:13:11 am »
Quote from: Harvey M. on April 03, 2012, 11:47:13 pm
Quote from: steven-miller on April 03, 2012, 05:23:55 pm
irrational fear of putting on useful body mass.

That's just it. Fat isn't useful body mass. Is there any way we can increase strength/power/elasticity and remove body fat efficiently?


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: April 03, 2012, 10:32:22 pm »
BW = 170.8  >:(
SORENESS = none
ACHES/INJURIES = neck extremely stiff all day but loosened up a little during workout, left knee, right wrist during bench warm ups but not work sets, left VMO a tiny bit
FATIGUE = low to moderate

- warm up

- SVJ x 10-12
atrocious. some of the jumps were just ugly, knees and feet all over the place. jesus christ. used padding on side of backboard and actually found gym's tape measure. highest mark put jump at ~25.5.

- DLRVJ x 6-7
submax/relaxed, still awful. coming back from vacation is a bitch

- depth jump 3 x 5
first two sets actually okay, used a really low box (~12)

- squat 3 x 8 x 230 || 5 x 245 || 2 x 2 x 260 || 1 x 280
not bad, actually. at least this is still light weight

- bench 2 x 5 x 165 || 13 x 165

- pull up 2 x 5 + bw || 11 + bw

- ab pull down 3 x 10 x medium band

- stretch

time to EAT

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Review after Jump approach pratice
« on: April 03, 2012, 05:56:55 pm »
i'm pretty sure the measurement is generally from the top of the rim.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: is my 36.9 standing vert legit ??
« on: April 03, 2012, 04:48:23 pm »
whatever, those jumps were high as shit.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Review after Jump approach pratice
« on: April 03, 2012, 11:57:54 am »
Quote from: vag on April 03, 2012, 11:08:54 am
Quote from: LBSS on April 03, 2012, 10:36:02 am
what's your reach, scooby?

Yes scooby , what's your reach?
You should post it on your signature , so people can see it. Probably post it both in feet and in inches. Finally, post some other stuff in the signature so that it drags people's eyes , making it impossible for someone to miss it!

 :-*

shut the fuck up vag, i'll kill you in your sleep.

 :uhhhfacepalm:

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Review after Jump approach pratice
« on: April 03, 2012, 10:36:02 am »
what's your reach, scooby?

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Importance of Low Body Fat Percentage When Jumping
« on: April 03, 2012, 10:29:19 am »
^^^ do you misspell "reckon" intentionally? you do it very consistently and to be honest, it looks kind of awesome with the "w." like you're gonna wreck something with all your reckoning.

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: April 02, 2012, 04:38:52 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KK44UADIxw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KK44UADIxw</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3rMbKi5c9M" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3rMbKi5c9M</a>

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: April 02, 2012, 03:42:10 pm »
Quote from: vag on April 02, 2012, 11:46:16 am
^awesome!   :highfive:

As for training , that's what we do , we build up and then we detrain for various reasons ( work/life )  , that's why we are stuck in low/mid 30's. Your plan sounds solid , go get it!

it's depressing to admit that you're right. i'm stuck in the low 30's because i let work and life get in the way of training too often. i'm pretty consistent and i work hard when i go to the gym but i'm not consistent enough. as long as i'm in my current line of work the travel isn't going to stop anytime soon, but i can redouble my efforts to be consistent in the gym while i'm home.

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