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Getting back up there

thanks man! ya, jumping is feeling decent lately.. feels gr8.

picked up a new bball specifically for lobbing.. I had the dude at the store pump it up to the max, and I tested it out, seems like a good ball. We'll find out tonight.. I'm actually doing a submax jump session BUT, I also want to do a bunch of lobs with submax dunk/layup (with rim touch) jumps.



under armour ball ^ ... out of all of the bballs there, this seemed like the best one for lobbing. Decent grip, lots of bounce, and no funky sound when it bounces off the ground.

seems like a really good ball so far.. 100x better than my current bball which is an absolute travesty of a basketball.



eventually if i can get back to dunking, i would like to practice more tricks (windmills, spins, etc) .. One reason i'd like to do that is, it seems like it would be a great way to do submax sessions while still having a ton of fun. I already enjoy submax jumping.. I imagine submax dunking/practice would be even more fun. Typically, i've always just done MAX EFFORT dunk sessions.. Always looking to land the highest vert+lob+dunk possible. I rarely did anything submax.

This time though, i'd like to work on some tricks.

For some reason, I just feel like i'd be able to do tricks easier with SLRVJ vs DLRVJ ... My DLRVJ was such an intense effort.. so much of my energy/focus went into simply jumping as high as possible. With SLRVJ however, it seems like I can relax more during my jumps.. and the jump itself just seems more natural. So this could get interesting eventually.

Nice man! I just bought myself the NCAA Spalding ball and pumped it to the max.

nice! how's the bounce on it? if you need it to bounce even higher, leave it in a car with the windows up for a several hours (~2-6 hours or so).. it really helps hah! that even helps my crap flat ball.

a veteran lob trick... 

Can't quite get high enough for lobs but hopefully soon!

yup. and keep practicing them, even if it's just a few reps. I think initially people feel an 'inhibitory effect' when trying to time the ball during lobbing etc. But, with a bit more practice, that should disappear quickly.. Eventually, with enough practice/proficiency, I think a lob then becomes stimulatory -> helps you get a little bit higher sometimes. That's been my experience at least.

And for people struggling with lobs, i've mentioned this before.. just work on the lob itself, trying to get it to bounce slightly above the rim and just in front or to the side, and do your runup + submax jump and basically just try to get the ball and simply tap the rim.

As for "low lobbing", I definitely have to get better with that. That's always been a problem for me but, mostly because I was always trying to catch the highest jump/dunk possible. Since that is basically out of my mind, I want to add low-lobs into the mix.. low lobs are better for tricks/windmills etc. High lobs are perfect for max vert/power dunks.

Hoping to see you fly and land some of those dunks.

thanks! yup i'm excited to see what I can build with SLRVJ .. I started switching to SLRVJ in 2012 before I stopped training.. my SLRVJ was surprisingly impressive back then. But my left leg basically died, a "quad splint" of sorts. Biggest thing for me though, is trying to stay healthy. Seems like i'm accumulating aches/injuries more than I used to, during this comeback. Need to be careful.

I feel you on running. I honestly enjoy changing changing up sports seasonally so I can enjoy them without it becoming a burden.

ya.. I think i've been most consistent with jumping & basketball. Growing up, I was never bored with basketball. Never needed a break. I finally stopped playing because I just couldn't resist getting injured - lots of contact injuries, just too brittle. As for jumping/dunking, I went hard af with that for ~4-5 years. Really loved it.. Thought about it alot when I got away from it (and became unathletic).

As for running, sprinting, lifting, tennis, etc.. I go through phases with that stuff.. I guess I just don't enjoy it as much as jumping/basketball.

I like to switch things up too, especially my training. But we're lucky if we find things (big endeavors) we don't actually want to switch up.

I guess deep down I "regret" not sticking with dunking after I hit my peak in 2012.. I also regret not sticking with the computer security related stuff I was doing from 1996-2005. *IF* I could re-write history, I would stick with both of those things instead of drifting away. Though, by drifting away from computer security, I actually changed my major to exercise science and that eventually lead me to pursue improving my athleticism/vert/dunking because of my "new understanding" of sports science... funny how these things work. 

pc!!

everglades bugs.. it's like ~3 inches. these monsters are nearby.. ;f

today

08/13/2016

Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: ~8 hours
last night fell asleep: ~4 AM
wakeup = 12 PM
bw = 148 lb.
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = hamstrings slightly, quads slightly
aches = left ankle slightly, left achilles slightly, right achilles slightly
injuries = none
standing desk (when on computer): none
feel = good
water = alot



Food

12:30 PM

- 2 x wheat bread with peanut butter
- banana
- green tea
- a few banana bites
- store-bought beet juice drink




Food

9 PM

- cereal + honey + 2% milk
- banana
- greek yogurt
- blueberries
- watermelon
- mixed nuts
- english muffin with butter



Session: Stretching

12 AM

- some fairly intense stretching
- mostly calves/quads .. since these feel the most tight lately
- same as yesterday

Is self lobbing for a sl jump just as easy for you? 

08/15/2016

Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: ~8 hours
last night fell asleep: ~4 AM
wakeup = 12 PM
bw = 148 lb.
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = quads slightly, hamstrings slightly, glutes slightly
aches = left ankle slightly, left heel barely
injuries = none
standing desk (when on computer): none
feel = good
water = alot



Food

12:30 PM

- 2 x wheat bread with peanut butter
- premade beet juice drink
- 2% milk



Session: Evening

5:30 PM

light half squat variations:
- barefoot
- worked on keeping toes up during reps
- 45 lb. x 10
- 135 lb. x 5, feet together, super slow reps
- 135 lb. x 5, semi-wide, super slow reps
- 135 lb. x 10, feet shoulders width apart, 5 reps staggered left in front, 5 staggered right in front, slow ... i like the staggered stance
- 135 lb. x 5, semi-wide, slow down, explosive up
- 135 lb. x 5, feet together, slow down, explosive up
- 135 lb. x 20, semi-wide, controlled by rhythmic/fast partials at the bottom of the half squat
- 135 lb. x 50, semi-wide, controlled by rhythmic/fast partials at the bottom of the half squat

legs felt great after that.

glutes/quads are definitely feeling it.

bar is starting to feel light again.. towards my peak a long time ago, 225 felt even lighter than this 135.. heh. so still lots of work to do.



Food

6:30 PM

- 2% milk



Food

8 PM

- cheerios with 2% milk & honey
- watermelon
- blueberries
- a bunch of mixed nuts
- plaintain chips
- english muffin with butter



Food

3:30 AM

- greek yogurt



lots of coding today.. working on some internal cache mechanism for the backend. so far it's helping but, not helping enough.

Happy Birthday! Congrats on another age