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Quote from: Rix on May 28, 2012, 06:38:46 pm

Quote from: scoobychau on May 23, 2012, 06:11:31 am

Adidas Recovery Long Tight arrived.  Wore it to sleep tonight, but next morning still feel like both leg are sore, especially the glute (probably due to thai kicking)

  You're supposed to wear them while exercising...Even then I doubt they have a significant effect. It's not like you put them on and magically your muscles recover faster. What do I know though, keep wearing them to sleep every night and see how that works out for you.

You sure?
It's not typical compression shorts, it's a 'special' product , recovery shorts to wear AFTER training:
Or am i wrong and it is just a gimmick marketing trick for just another pair of compression shorts?

http://www.weartesters.com/reviews/apparel/adidas-techfit-recovery-tights-review

Nah I'm not sure, just my initial reaction. You're right, it looks like you're supposed to wear them after.
Definitely sounds gimmicky though. I don't know how a pair of compression shorts could have much effect. Can't trust reviews like that either, there's a link to the product in the article. They're just trying to sell it.

That squat is really impressive. Keep it up man.

Do you foam roll and stretch at all? If not it sounds like you could benefit quite a bit by starting.

Yeah man I realized the same thing the other day.
I always thought the harder I kick off the ground the higher I'll go but that's not the case. The translation of horizontal to vertical should be pretty smooth. You've got the idea now. Congrats, sound like you're real close to a lob dunk now 

question: if we don't challenge our brains, are we using them at 100%?

let's say i watch jersey shore all day long, then go to a club, then come back home and do some pushups.

am i utilizing my brain at 100%?

if i know one language and am capable of learning 8-10, am i using my brain at 100%?

if i can't control my dreams, ie, lucid, am i using my brain at 100%?

if all i do is walk, am i using my body at 100% of what it is capable? so if i am capable of running 22mph, yet, i never surpass 8mph on a slow jog, what percent of my body "am i using"?

if all i do is eat 1 cheese doodle, yet im still hungry, have i used my intestines at 100% of their capability? perhaps, 100% of being empty?

then i think you are correct lbss, if we are only using ~10% of our brains, then we can say we are not using 90% of our brains, which still classifies itself as "using".

so, if you add the 10% use of my brain, to the 90% NOT use of my brain, then I am actually using 100% of my brain.

lbss good point ;f

Your brain is split up into different areas that handle different functions. It's not like any section can be used to learn a new language for example.

If you're not in pain, the sub-section of your brain that controls pain isn't active but it can't be used to learn calculus. It is however being used. If you get kicked in the nuts you'll feel it immediately (hopefully). Other areas are responsible for things like memory and cognitive function among other things. They are solely responsible for those tasks.

You are capable of learning an infinite number of languages if you had the time. Knowing them doesn't use your brain so much as learning them does. If you're fluent in a language you don't have to think much at all when speaking it. In the moment, whether you know 1 language or 50, all sections of your brain are firing and being used (hopefully).

That cheese doodle example...really? What do your intestines have to do with hunger? Ignoring that, they are either being used or they aren't. You could argue that only the sections with food in them are being used but the truth is it's an organ that functions as a whole. If some section were inactive the food would get stuck there. Also, comparing your brain to your intestines is retarded.

It is?

Never found anything more boring.

Boring because it makes no sense, agreed.

These programming posts should stay in your private journal man...I don't really see the point of sharing them here.
What's the objective of this bot anyway (besides you learning comp sci theory)?

Thanks to all who reply,
Regarding to the Jumpsole, I just want to give it a try, and it is within reach... so no harm for testing it.

Testing =  a workout or 2, at most a couple weeks. You dedicated (and wasted) 8 weeks doing workouts with them.
D4 said it right: if you ask for advice be prepared to listen and act on it. People give their input and you keep doing your own thing. Many people on this forum know what they're doing. There are also plenty of resources here and online in general that you can use to build an effective training plan for yourself. You just have to actually do it.
I would say the first place to start is cutting down on BF. Dropping down to below 15% should increase your vert at least an inch. You asked Raptor for "some quick effective method". Are you serious?! Do cardio for some extended period of time and make sure you're consuming less calories than you burn.