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Basketball / Re: BOSTON CELTICS vs LA LAKERS
« on: June 11, 2010, 10:01:27 am »
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Futbol (soccer) / Re: World Cup
« on: June 11, 2010, 09:59:13 am »
Anybody else watch the Daily Show last night? John Oliver's piece about the US-England game was freaking hilarious.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-10-2010/world-cup-2010--into-africa---two-teams--one-cup
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-10-2010/world-cup-2010--into-africa---two-teams--one-cup
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Futbol (soccer) / Re: World Cup
« on: June 10, 2010, 10:49:04 pm »
2:30, actually.
I cannot wait.
I literally had tears in my eyes this morning when the promo came on SportsCenter. What the fuck.
I cannot wait.
I literally had tears in my eyes this morning when the promo came on SportsCenter. What the fuck.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: June 10, 2010, 09:33:17 pm »
So beautiful out today, not nearly as hot as it was supposed to be.
Warm up
feet drills
10m sprints
walking mobility stuff
Work
3x4x100m @16-18s/35-45s with 75-85s between sets
core circuit x4 of
crunches x25
L crunches x15, 3x10
R crunches x15, 3x10
hypers x10
Cool down
stretch
Then there were some dudes from the top men's club team in the area doing a track workout. They finished right around the same time I did, so we ended up throwing around for about half an hour. Was originally just short-to-medium throws, but then the field emptied out so we ended up doing some longer stuff. Lots more sprinting and jumping. Not too much, but still, more intensity than I meant to do today. Whatever, it was worth it to throw around.
Warm up
feet drills
10m sprints
walking mobility stuff
Work
3x4x100m @16-18s/35-45s with 75-85s between sets
core circuit x4 of
crunches x25
L crunches x15, 3x10
R crunches x15, 3x10
hypers x10
Cool down
stretch
Then there were some dudes from the top men's club team in the area doing a track workout. They finished right around the same time I did, so we ended up throwing around for about half an hour. Was originally just short-to-medium throws, but then the field emptied out so we ended up doing some longer stuff. Lots more sprinting and jumping. Not too much, but still, more intensity than I meant to do today. Whatever, it was worth it to throw around.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: vag's journal : Age vs Vertical
« on: June 10, 2010, 06:08:14 pm »
REA SQUATS :
-Going up was damn explosive , because of all the effort in the transition. So explosive that i could not decelerate at the top so i was jumping a few inches off the ground. Is that bad?
I have the same question, actually.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: June 10, 2010, 09:42:02 am »
Pussy 
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McZm-TEFmeg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McZm-TEFmeg</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: June 09, 2010, 10:42:11 pm »9728
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: June 09, 2010, 09:42:36 pm »
word. i need to get a hockey goal or something set up in the gym so i can practice throws in between jumps and whatever else. two birds, one stone.
today:
warm up
usual
work
ankle hops 2x10 (i'll post a vid in a couple of minutes)
bench 3x5x165
BOR 3x8x135 -- my back is going to be sore tomorrow
core circuit x3 of
front plank x30s
side plank L x30s
side plank R x30s
advanced glute bridge x10x3s hold
cool down
stretch
today:
warm up
usual
work
ankle hops 2x10 (i'll post a vid in a couple of minutes)
bench 3x5x165
BOR 3x8x135 -- my back is going to be sore tomorrow
core circuit x3 of
front plank x30s
side plank L x30s
side plank R x30s
advanced glute bridge x10x3s hold
cool down
stretch
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: vag's journal : Age vs Vertical
« on: June 09, 2010, 05:16:49 pm »Sprints is true too , i forgot my watch so i didnt know how much i was pushing, whenever i dont monitor i push more.
+1. Mostly because I take too-short rests.
Quote
Nahhhhhhh , its the bad session before sunday's 34'' PR
Good luck! I would just about crap my pants if I jumped 34" between now and Sunday
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: June 09, 2010, 05:14:24 pm »
thanks again, that does help. the bit in there about side planting (vs. straight squat planting, like i do) is good to keep in mind, but i guess there's no real way to practice it other than to get more explosive/reactive and just do it.
it might help me to come in more from the side and then try to jump facing the backboard, now that i think about it. if that makes sense.
also, overthinking kills me in so many ways. the one day, whenever it was, that i got a couple of knuckles above the rim (~32" jump), i was just attacking for those couple of jumps. the rest sucked as usual.
it might help me to come in more from the side and then try to jump facing the backboard, now that i think about it. if that makes sense.
also, overthinking kills me in so many ways. the one day, whenever it was, that i got a couple of knuckles above the rim (~32" jump), i was just attacking for those couple of jumps. the rest sucked as usual.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: June 09, 2010, 09:10:12 am »
Thanks adarq, good advice as usual.
Couple ?s:
Couple ?s:
- I get that plantar flexion is less than ideal w/r/t the plant, but what do you mean by "staying back a little more"?
- Makes sense about the ankle hops. I'll lose the box. Do you have a preference/recommendation for true stiff-leg hops vs. pogos or even tuck jumps?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: June 09, 2010, 12:28:20 am »
Also, I finally got some vids. My reach is about 90", so I got around 30.5" on the two approach jumps. Pretty sad but what are you gonna do.
First a couple of three-step approaches (the full runups are embarrassingly awkward looking, I think I'll focus on three-step until it gets better, then worry about full speed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWDbyfa-H3U
Then some ankle hops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVZlK8eClL0
Then some jump squats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsTbWG_HRuo
Then, just for zginphil, some squats (yes, I know I'm good-morning-ing the last couple of reps)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s-G82TRYtM
Thoughts would be appreciated.
First a couple of three-step approaches (the full runups are embarrassingly awkward looking, I think I'll focus on three-step until it gets better, then worry about full speed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWDbyfa-H3U
Then some ankle hops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVZlK8eClL0
Then some jump squats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsTbWG_HRuo
Then, just for zginphil, some squats (yes, I know I'm good-morning-ing the last couple of reps)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s-G82TRYtM
Thoughts would be appreciated.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: June 08, 2010, 11:07:24 pm »
Damn, getting to be a lot of journals on here. Today:
Warm up
kind of quick cause I got to the gym before anyone was using the court and I wanted to take advantage
Work
DLRVJ from 3+ steps, not so great. Need more practice on a rim. 3 step approaches were better than run-ups.
low-box ankle hops 2x10
jump squat 2x3x95
squat 5x265 -- felt way better than last time
superset x3 of pullups x5 and pushups x20
Cool down
stretch
foam roll
Warm up
kind of quick cause I got to the gym before anyone was using the court and I wanted to take advantage
Work
DLRVJ from 3+ steps, not so great. Need more practice on a rim. 3 step approaches were better than run-ups.
low-box ankle hops 2x10
jump squat 2x3x95
squat 5x265 -- felt way better than last time
superset x3 of pullups x5 and pushups x20
Cool down
stretch
foam roll
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Baseball / Re: Bryce Harper
« on: June 08, 2010, 01:35:57 pm »crazy, why forego high school and go that college though?
To play against competition closer to his level. You can't get better if you're a shark in a garden pond full of goldfish. See: all American soccer "stars" before the current crop of Howard, Altidore, Dempsey, etc. An international-level American player would be wasting his time on a college team or in the MLS (ahem, Donovan, ahem) because he'd be too far superior to everyone else. Same reason someone like John Wall has no business playing in college. What's the point?