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Thanks Andrew! I'm trying. Still haven't put it together with some real SPEED into the plant yet tho. Especially off the dribble. Frustrating but I'm trying to be patient. I think the extra weight is more impactful than I first thought.

Trying to find a halfway decent compromise for upper body days to keep some strength but drop a few lbs in mass/size. Struggle is real because I like the way I look in the mirror...but not on the scale lol!

Got picked up to play in a more competitive Knoxville league that just started (vs the more local one im in) so that will be my Tuesday's (still gonna play the local on off Tuesdays and Thursday s). We won our first game 116-56. Pretty sure that's one of the less talented squads in the league tho. The teams playing after us had some overseas guys including a 6'8 cat that just got in from Spain. Pretty excited for that oh and the floor is INSANE. So much bounce. I was tossing in light two handers in warmups with no where near max effort. Quite shocking compared to the local rec I usually shoot around at that has a DEAD floor.

And thats my updates lol! Taking all leg workouts as they come on a energy/feel level and adjusting accordingly.

I expected more from DSJ tbh. The Diallo dunk over Shaq was dope.regardless of the blatant push off. Speaking of...the push off by DJ, wth? He can clear Wade easy. Seems like he got tired real quick? Which is crazy because over the summer he was doing insane shit after workouts and runs. Just goes to show how brutal an NBA season can be!

I gotta roll with DSJ. Although Bridges is dope in his own right, Dennis just has bounce, flair and an arsenal of dunks. He's just gotta be smart and not hit the big stuff too early.

Oh also took a few short vids last week of said box jumps and such. I'll upload after work/lifts tonight!

Keep at it guys!

Sick. Yay. Felt weird post game Wednesday (we won big). Woke up Thursday. Death. Lol! Slowly feeling better. May be able to lift/jump again tomorrow.

Leg day again Sunday night. Came in heavy (thank you bday parties 😂) at 191.2 lbs but was springy in warmups. Played around with jumping over some boxes. Cleared 52" on my RL plant. 48" on my LR plant and off my L leg. Only got to 44" off my R leg. Not bad. Was fun jumping over something vs jumping onto a box.

Same 3x12 lunge/SL RDL complex and accessory work but I added some weight to the lunges and RDLs. I definitely feel much more recovered after these workouts. Not sure if that's the prevailing reason for the bounciness or all the unilateral work is adding up.

Define proper training? If you mean for maximum explosiveness and speed? None. But they CAN'T because a full NBA game is a completely different animal in terms of cardiovascular endurance even with the media timeouts and such. Not to mention playing 4-5x per week leaves no room for recovering from intense or heavy workouts. I DO believe some train hard in the off-season in regards to working on becoming more explosive but in season that's virtually impossible IMO.

To further expound that's why you don't see a lot of NBA guys dunking like pro dunkers, even tho (IMO) guys like LaVine, DSJ, DJJ, etc all.have MORE athletic potential than alot of circuit guys.

So yes and no. I think way to many don't do enough strength work, even in season but there are some that busy their asses off-season to gain another level of athleticism and then try and hold on as much as they can in season. I can't remember who penned it but there was a cited article a few years ago where the average NBA player loses something like 12lbs over the course of the season. That would make it difficult to retain anything IMO.

Now, guys that don't play as much... Or outlying freak athletes...orrrrr those ones using steroids properly to help recovery... That is a different story.

So cliffs: for maximum vertical/speed? None. For the best compromise between that and playing the game for 40mins? Yes some.

Thursday BW is/was down to 188.4 lbs. (Ate like crap the day after leg day because of a extra long work day lol).

Warmups felt great. Jumps feel better even tho back was probably only 90%.

3x12 lunges SS with SL RDLs. Not heavy yet, 40lb DB on lunges, 25s on the RDLs. Good little burn.

Circuit of core/box jumps, ham curls, glute and calf work.

Gotta eat a little better.