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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: September 29, 2012, 05:02:37 pm »
Any more word from the doc? Seems like a good sign that you felt solid after this workout and that the headache is reduced.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: GHR soreness
« on: September 29, 2012, 12:28:49 pm »
Squats train hip and knee extension. GHRs train knee flexion. As such, you are using muscle in you hamstrings that either you haven't used much before, or have not used in this way. That would explain the new kind of soreness.
The glutes are not realyl involved in the GHR the way you do it, because glutes pretty much just function at the hip, and the movement you are performing takes place entirely at the knees.
The glutes are not realyl involved in the GHR the way you do it, because glutes pretty much just function at the hip, and the movement you are performing takes place entirely at the knees.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: September 29, 2012, 11:13:12 am »Of course. I really had to think where to put this - the stupid training video or the best thread. He's still a beast though, even if stupid.
Arm wrestlers are professional curl bros. I understand why you're conflicted about him.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: form check: squats
« on: September 28, 2012, 05:40:11 pm »
Guys is my depth ok?
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX9IqMi4xII" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX9IqMi4xII</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: September 28, 2012, 04:28:49 pm »
I haven't had any major medical procedures like that.
Thanks to that gif I'm imagining your CAT scan went something like Total Recall.
Thanks to that gif I'm imagining your CAT scan went something like Total Recall.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: form check: squats
« on: September 28, 2012, 12:59:44 pm »second what Joe said. W/out front or back angle or EMG data can't say anything. and what shoes are those?
"or EMG data" lololol :F
+10QuoteProvide a timeline of your progress in squat vs. SVJ. From what I remember you are insanely strong in squat but you said your SVJ wasn't improving much. In that case the last thing you need to do is squat with your hips. I switched to narrow(er) stance squats, slightly less than shoulder width, and it's been strengtening my quads way more and vj improving. but I can't say much until I get to 3 plates and am jumping consistently above 40 which I rpedict would happen with my new squat form.
i too felt alot of improvement with narrow stances.
Re hip squatting, I suppose I was still thinking as a lifter and not a jumper.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: September 28, 2012, 10:35:07 am »Yo Kingfish, what do you think of 8x5 vs 4x10 for hypertrophy?
I am currently doing 8 sets of 5 reps to get to 40 reps, and the thinking behind that is that I can maintain perfect form and concentration doing only 5 reps per set. The rest periods in between sest is about 30s to 1 minute. Do you think there are any issues with that mindset for hypertrophy vs going with a 4x10?
Thanks!
Both rep scheme will obviously elicit similar amounts of hypertrophy, it's just a matter of experimenting and choosing the one you think you will stick with and make the best progress by doing.
http://chaosandpain.blogspot.co.uk/ <-- that guy has massive legs and a big squat doing tons of sets of low reps always.
http://www.lift-run-bang.com/ <-- that guy has massive legs and a big squat doing higher reps when lifting to gain size and training singles when going for strength.
Edit: The current most recent article on the second of those sites is pretty relevant.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Football (soccer) player jumps high
« on: September 27, 2012, 10:11:37 pm »
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: form check: squats
« on: September 27, 2012, 09:45:59 pm »
There's no front or back angle, so I can't be sure, but I think you need to focus more on keeping your knees out. The way they shoot forward when you hit the bottom position is what is giving me that feeling, your hips just need some more space to get that deep.
Another thing that isn't necessarily an improvement, but may help you squat heavier is to think about squatting with your hips. Yours is looking quite close to what Rippetoe would call a "standing leg press" at the moment. It looks like you start the movement with the knees, instead of with the hips.
Looking pretty damn solid overall, though. Pretty much all my criticisms don't apply if you are doing high bar.
Another thing that isn't necessarily an improvement, but may help you squat heavier is to think about squatting with your hips. Yours is looking quite close to what Rippetoe would call a "standing leg press" at the moment. It looks like you start the movement with the knees, instead of with the hips.
Looking pretty damn solid overall, though. Pretty much all my criticisms don't apply if you are doing high bar.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: September 27, 2012, 09:21:04 pm »
Good luck with your recovery, man.
Do you speak Arabic?
Do you speak Arabic?
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / 400m training and lifting
« on: August 11, 2012, 09:28:05 pm »
Yo, figured I should make a return here at some point, might as well make it a question.
I've been interested in getting into 400m running. Actually, I guess that's not quite what I mean. Rather, I've recently felt like getting both faster and fitter, and figure that the 400m is the best all-round metric for to measure both of those facets simultaneously.
So I've been reading a bunch about how people train for the 400m, and it is more complicated and overwhelming than even I'm used to in regards to training methods. There's special endurance, speed endurance 1, speed endurance 1, MaxV, accel, yada yada yada. All that is clearly far beyond what I need right now, given that I suck at 400m. So, what I'm asking is what are the basic things you recommend for a person at a fairly regular level of fitness to start improving his 400m time while not forgoing continued strength gains?
I've been interested in getting into 400m running. Actually, I guess that's not quite what I mean. Rather, I've recently felt like getting both faster and fitter, and figure that the 400m is the best all-round metric for to measure both of those facets simultaneously.
So I've been reading a bunch about how people train for the 400m, and it is more complicated and overwhelming than even I'm used to in regards to training methods. There's special endurance, speed endurance 1, speed endurance 1, MaxV, accel, yada yada yada. All that is clearly far beyond what I need right now, given that I suck at 400m. So, what I'm asking is what are the basic things you recommend for a person at a fairly regular level of fitness to start improving his 400m time while not forgoing continued strength gains?
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: August 11, 2012, 05:53:14 pm »<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRY_J9Iy9mE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRY_J9Iy9mE</a>
Now that you know the proper way to squat, I expect you people to conform and adjust.
I like how at 0:26, they call him MaruIce Greene. At least spell his name right.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Bill Gates Vert
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: why the us sucks at olympic lifting
« on: September 13, 2011, 05:14:20 pm »US sucks at any sport because the best athletes play football or basketball, for the most part
i hope you're joking.
Look at US performance in athletics. The man is just telling the facts as they stand. I mean, first and third in long jump and second in 400m is pathetic!