Midnight Monday Sept 1 2014
BW at 181.2lbs pre workout
Good energy, ready to go since I missed Friday :/ shoulder is ehh, only a dull ache at weird angles.
-stationary bike+dynamic warmup+jumps
-squats
(Warmup) b135x5, b225x3, b315x1, b365x1 (just below parallel)
(Worksets) b315x5, b315x5, b315x5, b225x8. I'm getting just below parallel on the 315s I feel, not quite ATG. I think its mental as I can pause rep a single 315 ATG. Gta push through it. Really trying to explode past the stick point and all the way through.
-paused calf raises on leg press
550lbs: x12, x12.
315lbs: x20. Some guy wanted to leg press...so I just pumped out a 20 rep set, real good pump!
-hypers
45lbs: x10, x10, x10. Trying for 12 rep sets next.
-stepups:
120lbs: 3 sets of 10 per leg. Felt better, still hard on set 3 last reps.
Nice core circuit to finish. Overall a good workout.
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Tuesday Sept 2 2014....this will be long lol
Hoops. Huge day for me. Huge. Quads are mildly sore when I arrived at the gym a little late. Guys were already running full court so I couldn't do my usual warmup. There's a 9'6" goal off to the side tho and while I HATE shooting on it its fun to mess around on...I decide short goal dunks are an acceptable warmup today. Little bit of dribbling and about 15 mins of short goal dunks and Ive got a sweat broke, can feel soreness fading in quads. I shouldn't be getting up like I feel I am on sore quads, but I am. And I'm just messing around. I decide today might be quite fun. I finish loosening up with some light stretches as the game thats been going on ends. Fast forward a few minutes, Ive hit a deep 3 and a pullup j haven't taken anything to the rack yet but I feel 'ready', definitely fully warmed up. I get the ball on the wing and size up the D. No one in the lane and the opposite block defender has his back to the ball (smh), I give my guy a slow left to right cross and a quick step to the right. He plays good D and slides with me so I hit him with a hesitation dribble and fake the pull up. He bites, hard. I can see him raise up out of his stance and lean forward to go for the shot block/contest. One quick dribble and I blow by him and take off right at the block off 1. Before I can think I ram home a one hander and am jogging back down on D thinking WTF just happened?
My first step felt ridiculously quicker than usual and I dunked off 1 easily...without thought. I didn't get a chance at anymore dunks during the games (I HAD a backdoor cut for a lob but my teammate didnt see me) but I'm totally ready to dunk after the games!
A long 6'4 kid and a 6'2 guy with some decent vert started dunking after the games so I decided to see whats up as usual. After a few easy dunks I decided to go for it, legs feel great now. Results... my first 360 off the dribble!!! Just missed a pump reverse off a lob and caught a tomahawk off glass that I felt touch my shoulder blades! Even got a few off 1 foot. By this time Im amped up and the other guys dunking and going on is just feeding the fire. After tossing a few lobs to guys I had one of them bounce the ball in front of the rim and I tried a BTL...not happening lol! I need to get the transfer down wayyyy quicker. At this point weve been dunking for about a half hour and im starting to tire out so I gave it one last shot at something big (for me lol) and tried a 360 off a lob. Idk wtf happened but I exploded out of the plant, easily one of the quickest takeoffs I've had and it showed. I killed the 360 with both hands! The jump itself felt insane, quick, powerful, the triple extension just happened so smoothly. This is the type of jump Ive been trying to get too!
All said I am geeked for the next few weeks! I did NOT expect to be having any progress this late in a strength block of workouts, its very strange. I dont think im doing anything differently but I seem to be jumping great even when sore. Im hoping this translates over to the RFD/peaking cycle!!!!
Sorry for the long post but my mind is racing right now trying to figure this all out and at the same time...not really caring as ling as it continues!
