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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Measurements
« on: July 13, 2010, 11:07:47 pm »
Measurements taken after eating a lot of food.

Wrist: 7 (difference from ideal measurements below in parentheses)
Chest: 42 (-3.5)
Forearm: 12 (-1.2)
Biceps: 13.75 (-2.35)
Waist: 30.5 (-0.7)
Thigh: 23 (-1.1)
Hips: 38 (-0.7)
Calf: 15 (-0.5)
Neck: 15 (-1.8 )

So I need a bit bigger everything, particularly chest, forearm, neck and biceps. In order to look like a Greek statue, that is.

Foot length: 10.75
Foot width: 4.25
Index toe length: 2.75

UPDATE

According to this calculator: http://www.yewhealth.com/estimated-1rm-for-the-big-3/, I have a maximum lifting potential of:
bench 343
oly squat (high bar ATG) 472
power squat 515
DL 550

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Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros / Re: ITT Knee Study: Why your knees are injured and how to fix them.
« on: July 13, 2010, 02:52:26 pm »
LOL, I was wondering what the hell "Reserved" meant...

Seeing as I am pretty much the brittlest brittlebro around, and a huge nerd to boot, I guess I'm excited now, too.

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Track & Field / Re: Jonathan Edwards, Triple Jump beast
« on: July 13, 2010, 02:33:41 pm »
Yeah sorry to distract. Didn't mean to imply that you were being an asshole, at least not more so than I generally am about words with friends/coworkers.  :D Almost got into a fight with my boss a little while ago about a sentence she'd written. Note to everyone: Do not criticize your boss's grammar, especially when your boss was an English teacher before switching professions. I was right, though, haha.

Anyway, hijack over. Sorry about that.

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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: zgin spinach log
« on: July 13, 2010, 12:21:48 pm »
Quote from: zginphil on July 10, 2010, 09:38:17 pm
JULY 9

1 DAY SPINACH PR!  1.75 lb boiled.

Is this cumulative or did you just sit down at one point and eat 1.75 pounds?

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Track & Field / Re: Jonathan Edwards, Triple Jump beast
« on: July 13, 2010, 12:20:03 pm »
Funny, that's the role I usually fulfill in life.

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Track & Field / Re: Jonathan Edwards, Triple Jump beast
« on: July 13, 2010, 11:37:51 am »
Ah, touche. Thanks for the clarification.

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Track & Field / Re: Jonathan Edwards, Triple Jump beast
« on: July 13, 2010, 11:31:09 am »
That's not bouncy, THIS is bouncy:


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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Standing Broad Jump
« on: July 13, 2010, 08:07:35 am »
I know 9 feet is nothing special, wasn't trying to say it is. Just pointing out that adarq, who can dunk and could dunk well at one point has a worse broad jump than me, who can't. Also, I wouldn't say a standing broad jump is much like the track event. Broad jump is straight power, no reactivity. Long jump is all reactivity -- you ever seen a world-class long jumper try to fly off two feet at the end of the approach?

It's an okay tool for measuring lower body power, but I wouldn't say it's any better than regular old standing vert. Except easier to measure without equipment.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Standing Broad Jump
« on: July 13, 2010, 12:01:17 am »
Quote from: zginphil on July 12, 2010, 11:42:28 pm
Quote from: LBSS on July 12, 2010, 04:33:20 pm
N=2 (me + adarq) evidence for why broad jump is completely useless w/r/t vert, dunking, whatever:

Before my ankle sprain I was messing around in between sets during a workout and broad jumped 9', or farther than adarq has ever jumped in his life, even at his peak. No warm up, just jumped. And yet I probably have the worst vert (definitely the worst running vert) on this whole forum at the moment, even without the sprain.

wats ur rvj and svj?

At the moment approximately 0" for SVJ and 0" for RVJ. I haven't jumped in at least a month and hadn't measured for a while before that. All-time PRs are probably 28" and 32". Once the ankle is back to normal I will test and share my shame, probably in the RVJ-SVJ drop-off thread. Stay tuned!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: July 12, 2010, 10:19:38 pm »
Today sucked, I'm pretty sure because:
Quote from: LBSS on July 12, 2010, 12:23:25 pm
Diet over the weekend sucked, especially yesterday.

Anyway, blah blah blah I barely want to write this down but:

warm up
foam roll x10 mins (ITB, VMO, peroneals)
mobility

work
bench 3x195 SHIT, 2x5x185
DB row 3x8x70

cool down
stretch

Better luck next time.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: July 12, 2010, 07:08:16 pm »
Another question: What about specific core work?

9642
Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Standing Broad Jump
« on: July 12, 2010, 06:18:43 pm »
^^^Exactly. Toes behind a line, jump, measure from the farthest-back heel. If you lose balance and fall on your ass, measure from your ass  :D

And it is fun, unless you do it on concrete. Then, as adarq says, it hurts like a bitch. I'd recommend a track or gym floor (that kind of bouncy black stuff they put down in weight rooms).

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Standing Broad Jump
« on: July 12, 2010, 04:33:20 pm »
N=2 (me + adarq) evidence for why broad jump is completely useless w/r/t vert, dunking, whatever:

Before my ankle sprain I was messing around in between sets during a workout and broad jumped 9', or farther than adarq has ever jumped in his life, even at his peak. No warm up, just jumped. And yet I probably have the worst vert (definitely the worst running vert) on this whole forum at the moment, even without the sprain.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: July 12, 2010, 12:23:25 pm »
Strong DOMS today in hamstrings and somewhat in low back (only when I extend past normal posture). Thank you, trap bar. Good sign, though.

Diet over the weekend sucked, especially yesterday. On a related but ultimately boring and whiny note, sometimes I hate having a roommate.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: July 12, 2010, 09:45:27 am »
Looks excellent. Couple of questions:

What's a single leg buck?
Would light cardio (e.g. brisk walking, C2, stationary bike at first, longer extensive tempo/light jogging as ankle improves) be okay on some, not all, rest days?
Also, what are all of these:
Quote
-- C1: SHORT-SUICIDE:
-- C1: SHORT-LAT-SHUFFLE-GASSERS:

-- C1: 5-YARD-LAT-SPEED-SHUFFLE:
-- C1: 5-10-5:
-- C1: MULTI-SHUFFLE-TO-SPRINT:
?

Thanks again.

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