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Quote from: LBSS on January 16, 2015, 09:40:13 am

oh man i really wouldn't recommend using more weight on one side than the other. no basis in anything other than ZOMG YOU'RE GONNA HURT YOURSELF. but that seems dangerous and unlikely to produce the desired effect.

it's been suggested before i think for correcting imbalance by lyle but not in the context of barbell stuff. I'm also using a lighter weight. But. It's still not ideal. Im not sure what i can do right now about this problem but it's something i'd like to address for the long term

yeah i mean for DBs it'd be one thing, although i would do them separately and not at the same time. the BB thing wigs me out, though.

BW:182.32

Training upper body today. Don't feel as bad as last monday but then again i htink i was cutting last week whereas i am not right now. Also adaptation to basketball.

My lower back is nicely DOMed up today. Which always means my squats are about to get very hard and plummet - until i recover my back - which then means squats get a lot easier and better. I put it down to the last rep or two of the 5s i did yesterday - they got nice and good morninginy

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BP 2x82.5, 3x87.5 (LPR), 4x82 (LPR), 5x80, 6x72.5 (focusing on pushing mainly with weak R side)
WCU 3x100, 1x105, 4x95, 5x90, 6x85

BP notes:
I can grind out a 3RM LPR with 87.5kg but ive seemingly lost the ability to do 6s with 80kg now. Not really happy with my bench right now but im not willing to commit to more than 1x week benching so it will have to do..

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I didn't do curls today. fuck em. i gave them a chance and they didn't do anything for me. Maybe it will take 6 months or even years before they give results but that's not very appealing. I'll just do chinups and try to add weight over time. I might as well just stick to the compounds if i'm doing an exercise i hate but may do something for my arms but probably wont than to additionally do another one specifically for my arms that prob wont do anything either

BW: 181.44

Ok bodyweight is starting to slide back but i'm not actively cutting right now. There's 11 days left in Jan. I'm considering weighing <81kg/178.5lb by Feb first. But i'm focusing on adding 10kg to my squat - so idk, if i have to choose one, i'll go with the squats. Not saying I shud be gaining weight though. I can attempt a recomp or something or add more cardio.

a question...; I've never got a fast break dunk. I've attempted several but i always hit the rim front. Is there a trick to it?

but i can't; its the damnedest things also r u calling me white?? bro.

Haha, i was just kidding of course. Anyway, imho SLRVJs are more convenient for in-game dunks in traffic, but in fast-break situation i don't see why you can't use your full easy-dunk DLRVJ potential.
At one point that i was stable at a dunkable 34'' DLRVJ ( gosh, i miss that! ), i had the same dilemma. What i did was dedicate dunk sessions to 'real' situations. I would toss the ball from one basket to the middle of the court, sprint , pick it up, dribble to the basket and try to dunk. Other scenarios too, pump-fake 3p, drive, dunk. Baseline pivot dribble, drive, dunk. And so on. I had the luxury of having 9'8'' 9'10'' and 10' rims available, so i started from the low one. When i mastered it , i moved to the 9'10''. When i mastered that too... i got injured and never jumped above 31'' ever since. FML.
To sum it up, practice makes perfect. You are not missing jump height, you are missing game-situation dunk efficiency. So practice it and you will acquire it.
2c

Friday at last! My back feels okay but legs could be a bit fresher. My grip feels weak (--> proxy for CNS freshnness) so i'm prob not going to have an amazing workout but we'll see how it goes. Oh and I lubricated  my barbell with Inox - will see if that helps get my (home) powerclean unstuck. Would be cool if it does otherwise i'll explore using a public gym 1x a week on days i do cleans.

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Bodyweight: 179.68

Sub 180lb bodyweight sticks - in addition,  i woke up looking a lot leaner - my torso is taking on that lean cylindrical shape you have when you are not fat. Also legs look bigger. Cool. I'll stick to what i've been doing, will be nice getting to my bodyweight goal while continuing to get stronger and more muscular!

Food log for the day

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Training to come

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FBS 2x120
FS 0Fx129.5
BS 1x130, 0Fx137.5, 1x137.5B, 0Fx142.5
FS 1x122.5, 1x117.5, 4x110 (LPR)
BS 4x112.5
OHP 4x60 (LPR), 4x60, 5x60 (LPR)
HPC 3x3x70 (PR), 1x80 (home PR), 0Fx86
DL 6x90 (LPR; new ex)
CURL 8x40, 8x45 (PR), 10x42.5 (PR)

Squat notes:
Unbelieavably weak squats today. I should be doing 10 reps with 112.5 and i got a hard 4 and said fuck this and called it a day.

OHP notes:
60kg milestone word up.

Hang PC notes:     
Lubricated bar made short work of my 70kg worksets - world of difference really. Even though i havent done PC worksets in 3 weeks.  I couldn't believe it. After that i took a crack at a heavy single of 80kg suprisingly got it which is a home pr. Then thought why not go for a 1kg (anywhere) PR and put 86kg on the bar - got it up okay for a catch but cudnt get my elbows up and the rack didnt happen :/ I took several other attempts at it but they got weaker and weaker so called it a day. I probably would have got 86kg if i did it before my worksets - but im not too bothered, just happy to get back on the PC train. Lets work up to 80kg worksets now.

Deadlift notes:
I caved, im in on deadlifts after all the fuss on the forums how they're the magic exercise for basketball. And while im going to be conservative i think i might have neglected the wrong exercise after all - felt the DLs in my legs in a way i haven't felt in a while on squats - so maybe i should have been doing these all along and i sold myself short by going all in on squats. But my form is awful and im not sure how to fix it so it might not really go anywhere with these anyway.

BW: 179.35

I wish i was in the 79s in kilos not pounds, then i could stop cutting and just maintain <80kg while getting strong as fuck. But right now i'm not in a position to maintain  a fat unathletic 81.35kg/179.35lb since i'm not close to the bodyweight goal of 79kg/175lb. Blah.

Today i have some decent doms in the upper back area, lats and tarps. Cool. Goes to show these hang pcs aren't completely useless. To think i was ruiing skipping rows yesterday but it turns out i got a good workout anyways - i'll do em on monday though after chins.

Been thinking how to be a good basketball player. we have enough height and size on my team now that i can think about taking my preferred role on the wing. I just need to have a bit more skill though cause im  not good at or confident with the ball and i think ppl will yell at me if i shoot 3s. But i need to do this - i am not a post player and im sick of trying to become one esp with my low bodyweight and lack of athleticism, im not really good at it. I can shoot 3s and drive from the wings much better.

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Food log. I omitted the 2 bowls of icecream i ate bc idk how much they weighed. Hopefully this will get me fresh enough to PR my squats. Been stuck a while now