right so thanks again to everyone for the feedback. except kingfish, who just wanted a chance to show off his standing two-handed dunks again.
but also, @kingfish: i don't expect things to happen quick. i'm conditioned, in fact, to seeing gains come slowly and sporadically. but since i started doing SVJ instead of RVJ, two months ago, i have seen no real gains. squat strength has also not moved significantly since a year ago. so yes, you're absolutely right in that squatting more will not instantly transform into jumping gains or vice versa. i'd say, though, that there are a bunch of dudes on here whose squat is weaker than mine, relative to bw or absolutely, but who jump a lot higher than i do. raptor is one, vag is another, i'm sure there are others. not saying i'm strong, just that strength under the bar isn't everything, and it seems to me that my strength under the bar is out of proportion to my ability to jump high. and who knows, with a shift to speed and explosiveness for a while my squat could go up.
EDIT: the new dude whose username i forget at the momentis another good example of someone who is weaker than i am (barely DL's 300 pounds!) but who jumps a LOT higher than i do. dunking from a standstill with two hands is undoubtedly badass. but it's not actually my goal. my goal is to dunk off a run-up.
acole's quote stuck out: it's obvious that i need to try something different for a while. not going to abandon my modified texas method QUITE yet -- i'd like to have a week where 330 is going up strong on all reps on the MSEM day. talked to my buddy who's running the morning pickup basketball at the old gym and he said that i could probably have it to myself from 7:40-8, maybe even past that if i work out something separate with the manager guy. my thought is to show up around 7:15, warm up a bit, play a game of pick up to get the juices flowing, and then do a modified version of the T0ddday explosive/reactive workout. [
broad jumps - bounds - sprints - running jumps]. sprints longer than ~15m aren't possible because there's not enough room to decelerate. and i don't have a shot yet. then in the evening do [
snatch - squat - push press - assistance circuit - SVJ].
so
monday AM: explosive/speed
monday PM: RFD/strength
tuesday PM: ultimate or tempo or conditioning (e.g. fan bike, jump rope) or rest
wednesday AM: explosive/speed
wednesday PM: RFD/strength
thursday PM: ultimate or tempo or conditioning or rest
friday AM: explosive/speed
saturday: RFD/strength
sunday: tempo or conditioning or rest
given work and life, one or two of those tempo/conditioning sessions is likely to be rest. ultimate is not draining anymore. could do short fartleks or something until the tracks are open again. i'm going to try to get back into snatching but i'm not sure about OH mobility so will be careful about those until i'm comfortable. squat will be as t0ddday suggested: work up to a heavy but not grinding single, then do 2-3 x 3-4 at 80% of that.
/procrastination