happy bday dude, we're approaching the big 3-O!
thanks alot man, hah ya, will be fun to try and jump higher as i get older.
thanks alot lance, surprised u didnt use a GWS pic for that.. hah
still love that pic, thanks lbss@!#
happy birthday mang, I couldnt find any funny pic so I leave you this one from a board of a teather I saw in Argentina
what is that? lmfao.. what kind of teacher? why does a teacher have a board like that wtf?
thanks alot guga!
happy birthday boss. this gonna be a year of improvement getting closer to breaking those teeth on the rim. all jokes aside you the best trainer out there man.
one thing that'd be great man is if you could write some stuff about speed training. that'd mean a lot to me cuz i take your word seriously. something like what you did with the single leg jumper's toolbox. shit was dope. peace man.
thanks alot speedstik.. hope i do break some teeth on the rim, gotta get lighter + much stronger to do so ;F
ya man i been meaning to blog more just havnt.. if you want to get crazy fast (past 20m), become a beast on natural glute ham gastroc raises... ie natural ghr's etc, like the one on my adarqtv account.. that's one of the best indicators of potential for speed imo.
pC
The best is yet to come.......and the worst.
Hope u have a good one.
29 reps, lool.
thanks fedexpress!
Happy birthday man!
thanks steven-miller!@ hope your knee heels up quick.
Hey andrew,
long time no chat
happy bday btw
quick training question if cool?
just then i did 175kg times 5 trap bar deadlift on blocks (about kneeish high) rack DL if you will
Im 6 foot 3
about 88 to 90kg (200lbs ish) and
looking at your PR vid of 315lbs times 5 at 145lbs
i thought i would try this and adjust weights by adding my extra bodyweight 55lbs or so (385lbs times 5) which i did.
I also looked at your bottom leg position too which my trap DL replicates angle wise
and trying to keep spine neutral
SO phew:)
just wondering, my back feels ok now, but how do feel this would compare for vert leap benefit in comparison to your half squats that you do? ( i dont have ready access to a power rack btw)
keep up the great site and work:)
jon
thanks for the birthday wishes.. as for trap bar, it's definitely very similar to my half squat style lift, the biggest difference is how motor unit activity is initiated & the eccentric portion of the lift etc.. with half squatting, its pure leg/hip drive and there's that lowering of the bar controlled for the eccentric, which is a crucial part of the lift, because then you have that reversal point etc.. not sure how you're trap barring but i doubt you are slowly lowering, could be wrong though.. regardless, if you get significantly stronger by trap barring, it'll transfer over to vert.. because it's still leg/hip strength that you're improving.
pC