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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: 40 - 42 inch vertical leap - ADARQ verified- Jacob Hiller
« on: May 16, 2011, 09:42:32 pm »
Sick videos Jacob. 
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Calfs
« on: March 21, 2011, 10:36:06 am »
I think the calves get enough work if you do any jump squats, box squats, or high intensity jumping.
If you want extra work, I'd lean more towards hill sprints and sled drags/pulls than calf raises.
If you want extra work, I'd lean more towards hill sprints and sled drags/pulls than calf raises.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Calfs
« on: March 20, 2011, 10:02:15 am »
The calves aren't exactly useless. Their contribution to the vertical jump is a lot less than most people believe, but it's still there. Their main role though is that of a stabilizer.
Unless you're lacking in calf development, there is little need to spend time training them, but there is also no harm in it as long as you don't dedicate a lot of time to it.
Unless you're lacking in calf development, there is little need to spend time training them, but there is also no harm in it as long as you don't dedicate a lot of time to it.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Cheap sources of Protein
« on: March 16, 2011, 10:30:52 pm »
Canned fish in general (Especially Tuna).
There's also ground turkey or similar.
Up here in Canada, grocery stores sometimes put certain foods (look for chicken breasts) half off when they're close to the supposed expiry date. You can load up on those and throw them in the freezer. Cheap source of protein.
There's also ground turkey or similar.
Up here in Canada, grocery stores sometimes put certain foods (look for chicken breasts) half off when they're close to the supposed expiry date. You can load up on those and throw them in the freezer. Cheap source of protein.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: March 12, 2011, 08:08:42 pm »<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqZgUVDm3c" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqZgUVDm3c</a>
I wonder if this is caused by him racking the weight on his throat (i.e. the wrong way). When I first starting learning the clean, there were occasions where I would do that and get dizzy within seconds.
As for the kneeling squats videos, they are useful for a lot of people who are lacking in the glute activation department, but I've only known of them being used with very low weights. Though I think Louie Simmons from westside barbell used them as strictly posterior chain work.
I wish I had a video, but there used to be a guy at my gym would do 1-pullup then try to hold there while doing all kinds of kicks in the air... kinda like in the old action movies where there's the occasional scene where the guy jumps on a bar then kicks a bad guy running at him.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: N.O. Xplode
« on: March 06, 2011, 07:55:56 pm »
Way overpriced IMO.
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Mixed Martial Arts / Re: ufc 127 - penn/fitch
« on: March 02, 2011, 02:48:11 pm »
So what do you think of that draw decision?
There seems to be an outcry from both sides. I would give rounds 1 and 2 to penn, and the 3rd to fitch, with round 2 being very close (I mean, fitch really didn't do anything when he ended up on top in the last 1.5 minutes of round 2), and I wouldn't be so fast to call round 3 a 10-8 for fitch.
There seems to be an outcry from both sides. I would give rounds 1 and 2 to penn, and the 3rd to fitch, with round 2 being very close (I mean, fitch really didn't do anything when he ended up on top in the last 1.5 minutes of round 2), and I wouldn't be so fast to call round 3 a 10-8 for fitch.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Whey Protein Dead?
« on: March 02, 2011, 02:42:24 pm »
Kelley Bagget's vertical jump development bible has the same layout at the sale page. Same for Jack Woodrup's vertical mastery. That doesn't mean they're scams. For this one though, I have my doubts.
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Olympic Weightlifting / Re: World's Strongest Teenager - WTF
« on: February 24, 2011, 10:15:46 pm »
Any links to the steroids allegations/test results, etc..?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Posterior Chain Strength Preparation for the Vertical Jump by Charles Poliquin?.
« on: February 24, 2011, 10:01:58 pm »
Don't forget whose article this is. Charles Poliquin has trained many Olympic medalists, including a gold medalist sprinter and a gold medalist long jumper.
Still though, he claims that biomechanists estimated the numbers he's providing (40% for glutes, 25% for hamstrings, 5% for quads, 5% for calves, the shoulder girdle 15%, and dunno where the other 10% went). I'd like to see these studies, but the closest thing I can find to this would be that the hip extensors contribute more to a horizontal jump than a vertical jump.
Still though, he claims that biomechanists estimated the numbers he's providing (40% for glutes, 25% for hamstrings, 5% for quads, 5% for calves, the shoulder girdle 15%, and dunno where the other 10% went). I'd like to see these studies, but the closest thing I can find to this would be that the hip extensors contribute more to a horizontal jump than a vertical jump.
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Program Review / Re: Starting Strength
« on: February 21, 2011, 11:53:47 am »
I'm with Mick on this. Starting strength is a really good program most of the people that do not have a good strength base. It's squat-centric, and gets your numbers up if you eat well and rest well. The linear progression on a per-workout basis works very well for beginners.
In addition to the squatting, the power clean portion of the program will provide additional help with the vertical jump.
Once you start stalling regularly and you rule out rest and food intake as the problem, it's time to move on though.
edit: doh! just noticed you made this thread in 2009. Doesn't change anything about the program though.
In addition to the squatting, the power clean portion of the program will provide additional help with the vertical jump.
Once you start stalling regularly and you rule out rest and food intake as the problem, it's time to move on though.
edit: doh! just noticed you made this thread in 2009. Doesn't change anything about the program though.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Skinny weak chic looking to get a lot strong. Help!
« on: February 18, 2011, 03:18:06 pm »
In general, it would be a good idea to recommend doing Starting Strength or similar, but finding the time for that might be difficult for a new mother w/ a 1-year old. In that case a bodyweight program that you might be able to do at home could work well temporarily.
Such a program should probably include bodyweight squats progressing towards 1-legged bodyweight squats, push-ups and pull-ups.
For nutrition, I'd recommend eating more real food w/ more protein. I'm a fan of John Berardi's seven rules of nutrition: http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/7habits.htm
Such a program should probably include bodyweight squats progressing towards 1-legged bodyweight squats, push-ups and pull-ups.
For nutrition, I'd recommend eating more real food w/ more protein. I'm a fan of John Berardi's seven rules of nutrition: http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/7habits.htm
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Squat vs Deadlift.
« on: February 13, 2011, 03:50:44 pm »
I don't understand. The squat works the posterior chain hard as well. Unless you're talking about a partial squat.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Soy Milk!!!
« on: February 10, 2011, 11:39:21 am »It means your body has a immune reaction to lactose and you shouldn't drink milk. lol.
Goat's milk has lactose too btw.
Even though Goat's milk has lactose in it, a lot of people who can't drink cow milk can replace it w/ goat milk and not have problems, so it's worth a try IMO.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Soy Milk!!!
« on: February 09, 2011, 05:05:27 pm »
Why not try Goat milk?
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