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Quote from: jumperer on September 28, 2016, 02:21:21 am

just came up with a great idea: weighted vest "pistol" squats. i'd have to look around for a 100+ pound weighted vest though, cause i can really crank them out bodyweight, and i go ATG too.

also, when i do "pistol" squats i always stand on something like a chair or box when i do them to get the flexiblity thing out the way. i guess they're more like single leg ATG squats then instead of pistol. i also get that on the internet, and even in real life, people will always point out that a true pistol squat is done on the ground, and i'm always wondering why people choose to do that. is it an ego thing just to show off how flexible you are? cause if not, why put in the flexibility factor when you're just trying to use it as a unilateral exercise to strengthen your legs?

right on. you can also use a dumbbell or kettlebell instead of a vest. doing them on a chair or box is fine. personally i do proper pistols, on the floor, but always with my heel raised up about an inch on something: a 25-lb plate, my squatting shoes, whatever. being able to do them flat-footed would be cool but just because, not for any real reason. if it's more comfortable to do them on a box, then do them on a box and internet dick-measuring be damned.

i'm actually gonna try them with dumbbells/kettlebell at the gym, but do you know the best way to hold them up? the last time i did it, i was using dumbbels and pretty much curling them as i went down, and that was harder than the actual pistols lol

goblet position, or out in front.

also, to help prevent your back leg from contributing to the step up, lift your down-foot toes off the ground. makes it harder to push off.

the goblet position seems good, out in front i think might be too tiring though cause i'm gonna be doing atleast 40 lbs. i also might try this one out, but i think it might not work for me cause i go rock bottom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJXBYOf2fY

thanks, i tried that right now and it made a difference. i was pretty much just dorsiflexing my ankle hard.

try taking a false step before you jump, that is, start a half-step back with the plant foot. more closely mimics what will happen when you add more steps. or were you not adding one on purpose?

did a few dribble dunks off 1 foot on 9'6, still giving me minor pain in my left knee. possibly still am recruiting too much quad? or maybe i'm just not meant to be a 1 foot jumper lol.

so as to cut off the acole thread hijack: i think you should email the >35 track and field group. if you explain that you're an amateur/noob and are having difficulty finding training partners and competitions, they might let you come by and train anyway. i mean, you're canadian, y'all are nice. worst case scenario, they send a polite "no."

trap bar deadlift: 315 5, 325 x 6 and 6.

pistol squats with 35 lb kettlebell: 5 and 6.

two 50m sprints.

gotta find another way to do weighted pistols, i could do more reps, but even a 35 lb kettlebell was too much. also think i may still be more quad dominant, i'm strongest in the trap bar when i have my knees forward and really power it through with the quads. i felt a bit of pain though in my left quad tendon during them, but it was very minimal. the only thing that seems to give my knee the most grief is only 1 foot jumping it seems like.

Quote from: jumperer on October 10, 2016, 08:59:51 pm

gotta find another way to do weighted pistols

why? there are like 8 bajillion ways to strengthen your legs that are easier to load. or you could do more reps. plenty of ways to progress.

yea true. i just really like pistols(on a box) cause i can get that rock bottom range of motion lol. i guess i can just go back to high bar ATG squats though. i hope they don't bother my left knee though. itl'll be kinda weird too if they do cause i'm doing these pistols 100% pain free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIlh4JWXKaA

goal now is to make this consistent. i think my max vert is now sitting in between the mid 30s and high 30s. don't think i have the best genetics, but i'm confident that i can get to 40. just have a very slight ache in my left knee still, think im just gonna keep foam rolling and stretching it i guess. may try cross friction massage on it and maybe even acupuncture.

Where in the knee? Don't go sticking needles into tendons and ligaments haphazardly.