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i hate genetic freaks too.     but at least im on my way

Without the genetic freaks, you wouldn't have much to look up to. If all you saw were white people (or anyone) jumping 35 off a run, you'd be very close to maximum at this current point in time. You would be content. Instead, you're not content, you want 40+. So, thank the genetic freaks for motivating you.

peace

Quote from: adarqui on March 20, 2010, 02:09:50 pm

Quote from: zginphil on March 20, 2010, 02:03:10 pm

i hate genetic freaks too.     but at least im on my way

Without the genetic freaks, you wouldn't have much to look up to. If all you saw were white people (or anyone) jumping 35 off a run, you'd be very close to maximum at this current point in time. You would be content. Instead, you're not content, you want 40+. So, thank the genetic freaks for motivating you.

peace

Agreed!!!
Genetic freaks = respect & admiration.

Who got me into jumping? Was it watching sub par athletes jump?

No, it was t-dub & frank yang.

Also , something we seldom think is that we may appear genetic freaks ( or just a little gifted ) to other people too.
In things like motivation , dedication , staying healthy etc.

Ya. Steve Nash is one of the best examples here. His lack of power is made up for by his work ethic. He does have "freak abilities" in other departments, such as hand eye coordination and very fast decision making.

I don't have any power genetically, instead I make up for it by having naturally good endurance, work ethic, consistency, hand eye coordination, good hand speed, and a combo of abstract/logical thinking. Also, my self-taught computer science background integrates highly with my s&c background.

Sometimes as athletes, we want to be something we aren't "meant to be". That's fine though, but it requires alot of work to overcome it. Everybody's body/physiology lends itself better to a certain type of performance, whether it is boxing, sprinting, high jumping, long distance, middle distance, archery, etc. Becoming something you're "not" takes alot of work, but it's possible to completely defy our genetics.

Some people cant drink milk... or take whey protein ( mike? )
Did someone stop and think how shitty his training would be without milk and whey? nop! He just takes it for granted.
Human nature is greedy...

not sure what you meant here? But ya his training would be alot better if he didn't have those allergies & knee issues. However, I have been chronically "injured" my whole life, so those issues he has I would pretty much ignore. He's probably better off health-wise by not pushing through as intense as I would, but I know for myself, that the only way to success is to bulldozer over any obstacle I was facing. I mean, all of my biggest PR's in RVJ came after my debilitating hamstring tendon injury, which when reinjured, would sideline me for at least a month. That anger became some pretty intense fuel.

pc

Quote from: adarqui on March 20, 2010, 02:50:37 pm

Quote from: vag on March 20, 2010, 02:23:06 pm

Some people cant drink milk... or take whey protein ( mike? )
Did someone stop and think how shitty his training would be without milk and whey? nop! He just takes it for granted.
Human nature is greedy...

not sure what you meant here? But ya his training would be alot better if he didn't have those allergies & knee issues. However, I have been chronically "injured" my whole life, so those issues he has I would pretty much ignore. He's probably better off health-wise by not pushing through as intense as I would, but I know for myself, that the only way to success is to bulldozer over any obstacle I was facing. I mean, all of my biggest PR's in RVJ came after my debilitating hamstring tendon injury, which when reinjured, would sideline me for at least a month. That anger became some pretty intense fuel.

pc

Thats what i meant.
That everyone should try to get advantage of his own personal pros , not look to what he doesnt have (such as , say, a natural 40'' RVJ ) , but what he does have and can get him where he wants ( such as work capacity , motivation , his own gym , easy access to roidz , whatever... )
Were getting too off-topic though...

lol ya..

what's funny is, my "good endurance / work ethic" helped me build a good work capacity. This ability to train hard & often, allowed me to do 3 blocks of high frequency training very effectively.

• First time I did it: 2 week squat routine, front/back squatting 4x/week, PR'd RVJ after two weeks
• High frequency squat experiment: 1 month, PR'd DJ's, RVJ, and 1-2 step lead in RVJ's
• High frequency block: ~2 months, my last PR's on RVJ, no vertec access so I couldn't get exact data
• CURRENTLY: experimental high frequency system, ~1 week, so far so good

:)

pc

Which NBA players did you work with Adarq?

i worked with a few when I interned at perfect-competition, I actually forget their names.. perfect-competition had some miami heat players also, and a "CBA" team (the miami pitbulls) or some shit.

pc

I stayed till 01:44 to read this thread. This is nice info, now i really want to come on vacation to Tamarac, Florida and meet you personally. Problem is the tickets are around 1000 euros + i have to beg the consulate to give me a visa

lol@!$ tamacrack florida mang, gonna put it onthe map.

ya man one day we will murk a rim together.. me, you, and the romanian crew.

i forgot what I even wrote in this thread, i'll have to re-read it, I remember dissing Pete Bommarito though.

pc

Haha yeah I'd really like to visit New York, but Miami is cool too

Problem is - time is passing by. There's only a small window of athleticism... which is fading as the days go by (unless you're training and getting better, that is ).

I'd really really like to see Vince play in real life... time on THAT is going by rapidly.

bro, stop ur whining, we'll just lower the rims as we get older.. i hope to be jumping 45" into my 40's, lol, but if that doesn't happen, we'll just age adjust the rims, 9' at 40, 8' at 50, 7' at 60.

adarq.org dunk fest on 7' rims at 60+ years old, wut u kno bout dat.

Oh man, can't I just GOMAD and lower the rims already? Be 6'0 at 350 lbs weight of SHEER STRENGTH BABY!!!