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Mon
May 16, 2011

Single leg Jog
- bball length x 2 - warmup for single leg hurdles

Hurdles
Single Leg 16"
- 12x4 continuous, 2 step apart

Jumps
- SVJ double hand rim grabs x6

* single leg hurdles were hard. legs lost capacity to absorb really quick. first 1-2 sets was good.. last 2 had misses on both legs. did pick up game also as warmup to the SVJs. was about 2" above foam on the SVJ.. lol. thats a 40.. and i did it at least 2 times. could have been the lower bodyweight at 188lb while maintaining the same squat strength.. or its probably the heavy ballistic partials doing its thing.. will take SVJ vids after im repping 405+minibands.
* tmrw is another set of heavy warmup squat singles, 385+minibands partials, back up full x6-8 and some more hurdles. hopefully fatigue really dies out by then.

That's absolutely sick man! Are these your first 40s? Beastly work either way.

il bring vertec and camera today. if i already missed my peak yesterday.. i dont care. il take vids after i do my heavy squats. i jump higher after lifting heavy anyway.

Tue
May 17, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425x1]

#16 Heavy Partial Squats + Mini Bands
- 325x8
- 345x6
- 365 4x2
- 385 2x1,4x2

* brought the jump tested to gym. did not even have space to use it. too many gym rats everywhere. bball court was saved for the badminton crew..did not even do my double hand SVJ rim grabs. i just spent my time in the cage. nobody bothers me there.
* did 385+bands x2 after the full squat warmups and form sucked. got lost on depth and explosive concentric was a mess. had a good idea to warmup for partials too. the 325x8 felt good. depth and form is spot on. took it from there and when i got to 385 again, it was a lot better. did not do 405+bands because i did not get 440 today.
* the 425x1 was not paused. form was strong but the concentric was not fast enough. did not add more weight to 440/455. stopped at 425.
* compared to last weeks volume full squats with 345-365x 6-8 reps, these volume partials have localized effect to the lower quads and glutes. the full squats just hurts everything evenly. upper knee muscles are stiff/bloated after workout compared to the rest of the legs. not bad at all

Sun
May 22, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405x1]

#18 Heavy Partial Squats + Mini Bands
- 325 6x4

SVJ Jump Test
- 36" x6

* all warmup full squats were paused. could have done 425 but decided not to lift too heavy so i can do good jump tests either today or preferably on monday. i jump best on mondays.. but still get respectable jumps on sundays after bball pick up games.
* i was jumping lower than i thought - i measured the rim with my jump tester. appears to be 1" lower. see pic.
* did explosive partials as warmup to the jump tests. no pick up bball game for me. gym was almost empty, probably due to the long holiday weekend.
* did some legit repeatable 36" SVJs but thats max for today. i could gain another 1-2" if i just played bball with some crowd watching as i jump. today is a non-motivated jump test. thats my excuse. 
* the ballistic 325s + bands were really quick and i really pulled down the bar on the decent accelerating it more.
* will do jump test again next tues. i should do a lot better than 36s. i was already at 38-39 at one point. i jump best on mondays. thats my cycle, so tuedays should be 38s at least. if i suck again, thats probably because i should be testing on mondays.

Pic of Jump Tester next to rim. i might have dropped it a bit from all the rim pull up i was doing. this rim was 10ft last time i measured it.



SVJ Test - 36"
lowest vane at 120"
Standing Reach = 92"
touch lowest vane = 28"
12 Black, 12 Red. 1" apart
Highest Black Vane = (132") 28"+12" SVJ = 40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is6e4A8orMo

^ thats how ive always done it. full squats to get legs firing nicely. thats all i do also.. squats and jumps 

Tue
May 24, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425,440,455x1]

#1 Heavy Partial Squats - max / supra max
- 325 + miniband x4 warmup
- 345,365,385,405,425,440,455x2
- 475x1

* i was 188 at gym, 186 empty weight. was not expecting the paused full squat warmups to be easy. the 405 was not heavy. could have attempted 425 paused again but saved the effort for the heavy partials. the 425 was fast also. hell.. go for it. 440 and 455 were still explosive. better than the last time i did them, even with 2lb less BW. im getting better at max singles.
* 455 was quick after the rebound, i did not even bounce that much. concentrated on slowing down the bar towards the hole and keeping the back upright. explosion from bottom got me to 1/2 squat depth quick and then the mid back caved it again.. lost a good deal of upward momentum because the force "leaked" from the unstable mid back. forced it up even with a shitty form like last time. i did see some improvement in the speed from the bottom compared to last time.
* first day of max/supra max partial squats. had to use the minibands for the 325 because its not heavy enough to stick to my back after i explode upward. did not force too much upward momentum on the 345. just something to warm up with the 1/2 depth.
* doubles all the way to 455. could have done 4 reps on 455 if i was really going for it. took it easy for the first day. did a single on 105%RM - 475 and it was not really a grinder. i just had to really slow down making sure that my back doesn't cave in. quads were still strong but i had a feeling that i was a heavy rep away from cramps.. i ended the day there.
* i might set a workout just for partials alone. this is too much heavy volume for 1 day. will warmup with halfs also and see how it works.
* the half squats with max/supra max weight might be a good way to strengthen my midback so it can hold its own when i do heavy full squats. 365-385x 6-8 is enough volume to get more mass in my legs eventually getting to 405x6-8. i should be at 475-495x1 by then. thats probably a realistic target for Dec 2011.

^ 495 is ~ 110%RM on full squats.

yes i will use it eventually. il give myself 6-8 workouts using 455-475 max to get the form going first. its not a matter of being able to lift it. i would like to use it with good form so i can benefit from the supramax weight.

315 looks very skinny coming from 455 +