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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Explosive template
« on: January 28, 2016, 07:21:00 pm »
I have to take a look at the VJB program. Personally i think it should be 90% plyo focused. Not much emphasis on speed squats and such. I think lifting at 85% at max speed intended effort accomplishes RoFD gains just as much, if not more, as 20% max speed lifts do. Plus the strength gains.

Plyos will train RoFD better than speed squats and box squats or whatever imo. Plus its more specific to jumping.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 28, 2016, 11:00:50 am »
My friend set up an LLC to flip properties with. I may do it too. We are getting serious about making money in real estate.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: January 27, 2016, 11:49:48 pm »
Let out all the puke man. Dont ever hold it in, you feel better as soon as its out. Keep yourself distracted with basketball and weights. Hang out with some friends if you all have time, tell them you dont even want to mention the situation. Dont tell them to console you. Just have it be a distraction as if nothings going on. The purpose of this is to see that you can find happiness in many other things Chris. All is not lost! Hopefully you can think more clearly after this.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 27, 2016, 01:07:57 pm »
Going to fix my resume tonight and email it out to a few people. One of the deans at my college its good friends with a professor at my college who works at Deloitte in cyber security. That dean told me to email him my resume and it will be forwarded to that professor. Actually Im taking a class with that professor next semester I think. Or after that. Last semester he gave internships to 6 kids in his class. I just want to get in early, though.

I met up with a former student of my school (with a BS in Comp Sci) who works at Ernst & Young in their cyber security division. They started him at $68k/yr and he doesn't have a master's, and minimal experience. I'm in a similar boat but I'll have a master's. He told me about this professor at our college works at Ernst & Young in their security dept and that I should get into contact with him... I will email that professor with my resume and some direction. Who knows, maybe I can get a job there with this connection plus a master's. I mean if that other kid can do it without a masters and no connections... why can't i?!

Hopefully I can land some kind of internship soon and quit my current full time job (property management). I graduate with my master's in December. I better have a full time job lined up for then. It's time to make real money, keep saving while living with my parents, and invest into real estate instead of managing someone elses real estate right now.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 26, 2016, 11:50:17 pm »
Week 96
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Tuesday - 01/26/16
196.0lbs

-= Workout Log =-

Pull ups
+30lbs x 10                       >> 60sec rests.
+30lbs x 7 PR
+30lbs x 5 PR
+30lbs x 4
+30lbs x 3

Lateral Raises
35's x 3                             >> 60sec rests.
40's x 2
45's x 1
40's x 10 PR
40's x 5 PR
40's x 5 PR
35's x 10 PR
35's x 6 PR

Cable Rows
180 x 3                         >> 60sec rests.
200 x 2                         >> Got tired of 200 so jumped up to 220.
220 x 5 PR               >> This will take a while lol.
220 x 5 PR
220 x 4 PR
200 x 5 PR
200 x 3 PR

Ab Pulldowns
95 x 5                       >> 60sec rests.
140 x 12                  >> Did not PR but I did these with better form. Felt the stretch.
140 x 8
140 x 8
 130 x 3 
  120 x 3 
   95 x 8 

Rear Delt W Flyes
25's x 5                                   >> 60sec rests.
30's x 8 PR
30's x 8 PR
30's x 8 PR

Felt really crappy and unmotivated going in. Felt amazing and refreshed when i finished. Thursday is a de-load. Then I have Friday's workout (which isn't so stressful) and the weekend off. I should recover nicely for next week :)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: January 26, 2016, 06:58:05 pm »
I needed to edit that. I kept thinking of my friend who got completely fucked over when i wrote the first message, but then realized not everyone went through exactly what he did. My apologies there!

We've all been on this board together for a long time and it's nice to see us all get each other's backs and give man to man advice.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 26, 2016, 09:49:18 am »
Week 96
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Monday - 01/25/16

-= Workout Log =-

Tuck Jumps      2 x 8                >> 60sec rest.
SVJ's              3 x 1                >> 60sec rests.

ATG Squat
135 x 8                                >> 2min rests.
185 x 5                                >> 3rd rep was tough... let out some noise.
225 x 3
295 x 1
345 x 1
380 x 3
325 x 6 PR
325 x 4 PR
325 x 2 PR

Bench Press
45 x 15                               >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                                 >> I think I should make both top sets with 235lbs and leave 245lbs for the future.
135 x 5
195 x 2
245 x 3
235 x 3
205 x 6

Standing Calf Raise Machine
405 x 12 PR                           >> 45sec rest.
405 x 10 PR

Just had no motivation. I'm due for a de-load. Can't wait to take it on Thursday (squat/bench day).

I should have at least done one heavy set of RDL's. I know I'm going to regret not doing it. I'll probably throw it in in my next workout. Not RDL-ing or doing ANY lift for a whole week kills my strength in that lift pretty quickly.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: January 26, 2016, 02:29:49 am »
Quote from: ChrisM
I'm not worrying about anyone who doesnt care about me.

My man.

She'll come crawling back to you after her ex abuses her. Dont fucking take her back.

edit: well it's up to you to take her back or not. I dont know your situation. but your attitude is a good one. good job being a man. things will get better with time.

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Article & Video Discussion / Re: High bar vs Low bar 2.0, by Greg Nuckols
« on: January 25, 2016, 02:33:26 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on January 25, 2016, 01:00:57 pm
So in a way, if the back is less of a limiting factor, then more work is being done by the legs, which is what we, as aspiring athletes, care about.

Truth be told, when I try high bar squats PRs, the limiting factor IS staying upright with the bar. I can't even "imagine" going down with it due to this limitation. It's not really the leg strength that is stopping me.

Your first sentence is a good point... damn... I love high bar squats though. Personally I've never found staying upright the limiting factor for myself. However, I do remember switching to low bar a few years ago yielded about a 30lb increase on my squat after getting used to it for 2 weeks.

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Article & Video Discussion / Re: High bar vs Low bar 2.0, by Greg Nuckols
« on: January 25, 2016, 12:39:03 pm »
That was an excellent article. I loved it.

The main point I took away from it: Through analysis of angles and torques and stuff, we've determined that the low bar squat requires similar knee extension force but about 17% more hip extension force in order to lift the same amount of weight. However, we can lift more weight in a low bar squat. So what gives? Low bar squats are less difficult on your T-spine.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 25, 2016, 10:41:26 am »
Week 95
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Friday - 01/22/16

-= Workout Log =-

Cable Rows
180 x 3                         >> 60sec rests.
200 x 2                         >> Dropped on these dammit.
220 x 1
200 x 12
200 x 6
200 x 5
180 x 6
180 x 5

Lateral Raises
35's x 3                             >> 60sec rests.
40's x 2
45's x 1
40's x 9 PR
40's x 4
40's x 4
35's x 9
35's x 4

Pull ups
BW x 10                       >> 60sec rests.
BW x 10
BW x 9 PR
BW x 4 PR
BW x 4 PR

Ab Pulldowns
95 x 5                       >> 60sec rests.
140 x 12 PR                  >> These are getting impractical now.
140 x 10 PR                  >> I'm starting to lift up off the ground a bit.
140 x 8 PR                  >> There's nothing around to hook my legs under.
 130 x 4 PR   

Rear Delt W Flyes
20's x 5                                   >> 60sec rests.
30's x 6 PR
30's x 6 PR
30's x 6 PR

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 22, 2016, 04:03:28 pm »
Thanks guys, feels great to hear that!  :ibsquatting:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 22, 2016, 10:42:25 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH9EwFwdzRs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH9EwFwdzRs</a>

i recorded at 1080p but youtube always uploads my shit at 720p for some reason and that really annoys me

I really want to start recording my squats weekly again. going to have to find a spot to set my phone down at my regular gym.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 22, 2016, 10:18:40 am »
Week 95
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Thursday - 01/21/16
194.8lbs

-= Workout Log =-

SVJs
3 x 1

ATG Squat
135 x 8                                >> 2min rests.
185 x 5
225 x 3
315 x 1
335 x 1
375 x 3
325 x 5 PR
325 x 3 PR
325 x 3 PR

Bench Press
45 x 15                               >> 2min rests.
95 x 8
135 x 5
195 x 2
245 x 3
235 x 3 PR
205 x 6
205 x 5
205 x 4

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 3                               >> 2min rests.
275 x 1
315 x 1
375 x 8 PR
375 x 4 PR
375 x 1 PR

Incline DB Bench Press
75's x 12                               >> 60sec rest.
75's x 0                                 >> Wtf lol, couldn't even get 1 rep on second set.

Leg Press Calf Raises
+405lbs x 20                       >> 45sec rests.
+405lbs x 15
+405lbs x 12

Workout was pretty good. 375x3 was easier than last time (usually Thursdays it's harder to hit my squat weight than on Mondays). I have it on video, will upload soon. Couldn't do my calf raises how I usually do because I worked out at a different gym today.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: January 21, 2016, 11:57:19 am »
So I have an idea of maybe why I hit a wall and dropped to 375x3 after 395x3... I planned to do that anyway, but I had assumed I would still be capable of 395x3. I'll test out the theory over the course of 6 weeks or so.

One theory is Vitamin D. I had forgotten to take it on the days leading up to my workout where I dropped to 375x3 and just felt like crap. It's winter and I'm probably not getting enough. Other than that there's only one other factor that has changed.

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