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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: January 31, 2011, 11:31:30 am »gout sounds terrible man, arent u gonna go see a doc or somethin?
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Ben Crane does functional training
« on: January 31, 2011, 11:26:23 am »
Thought about putting this with the Funny/Horrible videos but then decided it needed its own thread. PGA Tour golfer Ben Crane shows you what functional training is all about. Epic.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_KHh_c6Ha4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_KHh_c6Ha4</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: THE DREAM JOURNAL
« on: January 31, 2011, 09:26:16 am »I dreamed that I was watching the Lakers and Steve Blake was Sharon Stone and was throwing down head to the rim Tomahawks.
LOL. I hate Steve Blake.
Last night I dreamed that I was a cop. It was night time and we were doing a ride-along thing, with a random person in my squad car. We ended up rolling up on someone in the process of robbing or mugging somebody or some other such thing. One of the other cops I was with (multiple cars were there) was a rookie and we were all like, "Okay, noob, time to make your first arrest." And then we stood around and laughed at him as he fumbled with the handcuffs. Even the perp was kind of amused, I think.
Then we got back in the car and kept driving around. At one point I saw that there was a fire truck coming up behind, so I turned on my lights and siren and started clearing a path for the fire truck, so it could get where it was going faster. That was kind of fun.
Then I woke up.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 30, 2011, 07:50:17 pm »
BW = 171.3
SORENESS = none
ACHES/INJURIES = none
FATIGUE = none
DIET = okay, waited too long between breakfast and workout, should have had a snack
s2: power
- RATING (9/10)
- warmup
included a bunch of OH squats w/PVC pipe, focusing on keeping torso very upright, eyes forward
- 10 yard dashes x 5
ankle-biting little soccer players had taken over the gym, so I did 10x5y sprints in the weight room
- ME jumps (~5-7 x 2) - if feel very stale, 1-step lead ins
mostly shitty, a couple very good, 31-31.5
- ME MR halftuck: 5 x 5
- ME MR pogo: 3 x 5
- SQUAT: 3x8
255,255(x4F)245(x4),245
- S1: dips @ 3 x AF
+28 10,10,9
- S1: pullups @ 3 x AF
9,9,4
- OPTIONAL: CORE (Y/N?)
N
- STRETCH
Ran out of steam toward the end because schedule prevented proper eating. Saw "The Fighter" with my gf right before workout. Dope movie, all should see it.
SORENESS = none
ACHES/INJURIES = none
FATIGUE = none
DIET = okay, waited too long between breakfast and workout, should have had a snack
s2: power
- RATING (9/10)
- warmup
included a bunch of OH squats w/PVC pipe, focusing on keeping torso very upright, eyes forward
ankle-biting little soccer players had taken over the gym, so I did 10x5y sprints in the weight room
- ME jumps (~5-7 x 2) - if feel very stale, 1-step lead ins
mostly shitty, a couple very good, 31-31.5
- ME MR halftuck: 5 x 5
- ME MR pogo: 3 x 5
- SQUAT: 3x8
255,255(x4F)245(x4),245
- S1: dips @ 3 x AF
+28 10,10,9
- S1: pullups @ 3 x AF
9,9,4
- OPTIONAL: CORE (Y/N?)
N
- STRETCH
Ran out of steam toward the end because schedule prevented proper eating. Saw "The Fighter" with my gf right before workout. Dope movie, all should see it.
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Olympic Weightlifting / Re: Wide Grip Clean Technique
« on: January 28, 2011, 11:36:45 am »
Weird.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 28, 2011, 09:57:12 am »
Didn't get a chance to record yesterday, so:
BW = 171.3 (from 1/28, forgot to measure yesterday)
SORENESS = hamstrings, low back
ACHES/INJURIES = left hip just felt a little stuck. and low back.
FATIGUE = low
DIET = good
s1: volume-strength
- RATING (8/10)
- warmup
- sprint: 10y x 4
- ME jumps (~5-7 x 2)
x3 == fuck my gym, the floor is a ridiculous joke. was so hyped up, ready to go, and slipped a little on the first attempt. still got 30.5 or so, but subsequent jumps just weren't happening. god fucking damn it.
- MR double leg bounds: 5 x 5
first four sets felt really nice. like i said, i was hyped. last set drop off was impressive, though.
- SQUAT: 3 x 8
245,245,245 == sort of hard, low back really feeling it. need to be better about bracing core to maintain neutral position instead of over-arching my back.
- trap bar DL 3x5
skipped because of lower back fatigue.
- OHP: 3x5
130,130,130 PR
- DB row: 3x8
75,75,75
- UNILATERAL: 3 x 8e (BSS)
150,150,150
- OPTIONAL: CORE (Y/N?)
N
- STRETCH
BW = 171.3 (from 1/28, forgot to measure yesterday)
SORENESS = hamstrings, low back
ACHES/INJURIES = left hip just felt a little stuck. and low back.
FATIGUE = low
DIET = good
s1: volume-strength
- RATING (8/10)
- warmup
- sprint: 10y x 4
- ME jumps (~5-7 x 2)
x3 == fuck my gym, the floor is a ridiculous joke. was so hyped up, ready to go, and slipped a little on the first attempt. still got 30.5 or so, but subsequent jumps just weren't happening. god fucking damn it.
- MR double leg bounds: 5 x 5
first four sets felt really nice. like i said, i was hyped. last set drop off was impressive, though.
- SQUAT: 3 x 8
245,245,245 == sort of hard, low back really feeling it. need to be better about bracing core to maintain neutral position instead of over-arching my back.
skipped because of lower back fatigue.
- OHP: 3x5
130,130,130 PR
- DB row: 3x8
75,75,75
- UNILATERAL: 3 x 8e (BSS)
150,150,150
- OPTIONAL: CORE (Y/N?)
N
- STRETCH
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Soy Milk!!!
« on: January 27, 2011, 01:22:07 pm »Thanks for your reply! But is soy milk a good substitute for milk for a post work-out drink?
no. it makes you into a pussy
correct. also soy doesn't have as-high-quality protein as milk.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Soy Milk!!!
« on: January 27, 2011, 09:37:11 am »Just eat food then.
This. Or buy lactaid, or buy lactase pills.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Hang Clean: 385lbs!!!!
« on: January 27, 2011, 09:11:28 am »
That's not a power clean, it's what I believe Tony Gentilcore once called an explosive reverse curl.
Still, he's strong as fuck.
Still, he's strong as fuck.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 27, 2011, 08:07:21 am »
ssr7: I don't have a car, but it took my roommate 2 hours to get from Gaithersburg, where he works, to our apartment near U Street. That's the reverse commute, mind you. He said Connecticut outbound was a parking lot from Van Ness to the Beltway. Suckers.
Clarence: You're right, my hamstrings are sore. I was gonna guess traps, from all the shrugging. But nope, hamstrings it is.
Clarence: You're right, my hamstrings are sore. I was gonna guess traps, from all the shrugging. But nope, hamstrings it is.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 26, 2011, 09:08:06 pm »
BW = 173.3
SORENESS = none
ACHES/INJURIES = left hip tweaking a little bit and left toe is bugging
FATIGUE = low
DIET = good
First day of learning the snatch. Lots and lots of drills for 1.5 hours, one-on-one with coach. Hands hurt. But had made solid progress by the end, was doing a passable power snatch with 50-55 lbs (lolololol).
SORENESS = none
ACHES/INJURIES = left hip tweaking a little bit and left toe is bugging
FATIGUE = low
DIET = good
First day of learning the snatch. Lots and lots of drills for 1.5 hours, one-on-one with coach. Hands hurt. But had made solid progress by the end, was doing a passable power snatch with 50-55 lbs (lolololol).
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: January 26, 2011, 05:03:35 pm »
Time to get some beasts back in here:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScgJJDYeqqg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScgJJDYeqqg</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: January 26, 2011, 02:43:14 pm »
And my right (stronger) leg measures 23.5" thigh and 15" calf. How are you guys measuring VMO? If it's just around the part of the leg that your VMO is in then my VMO is ~17.5-18". That's at 5-11, 172, or right in between Nightfly and adarq weight-wise and considerably shorter than either
The lesson, in any case? Cross sectional area might mean something, but it don't mean shit when it comes to jumping well. I'm a good 6-7 inches short of adarq and IDK how many short of Nightfly but probably a bunch.
The lesson, in any case? Cross sectional area might mean something, but it don't mean shit when it comes to jumping well. I'm a good 6-7 inches short of adarq and IDK how many short of Nightfly but probably a bunch.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: January 26, 2011, 10:35:59 am »That doesn't look smart or healthy to me. Stubborn person trying to satisfy her dreams.
I hate marathons.
You gotta know the backstory. She was doing the Ironman (not a marathon) almost as a joke, for a class project during her senior year of college. Did not train in any kind of serious or concentrated way, showed up in Kona and there were all these hardcore people around with specialized bikes and outfits and such. And at some point late in the bike or early in the run, she found herself in the lead. Then, with 400m to go, her body quit on her. But her mind didn't quit. She decided that she was going to finish no matter what happened. She was going to stumble and crawl and shit her pants if she had to (and she does in that video), but she was going to finish. So she did.
It's not smart or healthy. But it shows an insane level of determination and mental strength. Your body can go so much harder than you think. Most of the time, your brain is the limiting factor. I love having that knowledge.
Beast.