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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 26, 2016, 01:27:17 am »
Had a great time last night. Life isn't too bad right now! Am sore as fuck in the erectors, glutes and hamstrings from yesterday. But will still train. I think i need to, after the excesses last night haha. Then rest day monday.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 26, 2016, 01:25:22 am »
BS 2x120(LPR), 3x120(LPR), 4x2x120(LPR)
RDL 12x110(LPR), 10x150 (LPR)
BP 5x80(LPR)

BW: 80.7kg

Notes:
Decided to man up and start squatting heavy. Was pretty tough, struggled with almost every rep. Wanted to do a few more triples but noped out when i thought i may fail the 3rds. Incomplete workout. Was supposed to do chinups and more bench volume and also track work not to mnention dips in the park. Had to cut hte workout short cos i had to go out to a wedding function in the evening. Will try to do the remaining stuff next day..

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 23, 2016, 09:40:06 am »
Nailed Day 1, drank a protein shake for meal 1. Meal 2 was peri-workout 500mL gatorade. Meal 3: 1 chicken breast, shake, 4 x steamed chicken bbq buns and some sweet potato for extra carb for sleep quality.

Played bball, didn't get a call out to fill in but got a pretty competitive set of 3 pickup games. Some dunks, bout 18 total. I dunk a lot better around other ppl. When they left and i was by myself i didnt have the juice to do it, may be nutrition related too. I'm not far from PR territory .. which is surpising so soon.. but then again im not in danger of getting a PR of 40" so there's that also..

looking forward to resting tmr and then saturday ... track and weights.. weirdly looking forward to training for once.. i think i'm liking the things sprinting is doing to my body comp .. the gut i had is virtually disappearing overnight .. i'm still fat but getting lean quick.. nice..

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 23, 2016, 09:35:27 am »
Quote from: T0ddday on June 23, 2016, 02:35:00 am
Quote from: maxent on June 23, 2016, 02:13:37 am
BW:80.1kg / 176.59lb (LPR)

Ok so this is the lowest ive weighed since coming home. But ive been eating like shit lately. hotdogs, meatballs, loads of chips/fries and last night m&ms. I think ive been grieving the end of a promising relationship even before it blossomed. She went MIA since the weekend and she hasnt been returning my messages. I take the writing on the wall for what it is, occam's razor doesn't permit any other interpretation at this juncture. I knida know that im not going to find someone else like her unless i leave this city for greener pastures. So it's loss in the sense of what it means in the long term. I am going to end it with the younger girl too, i dont want to lead her on, theres no future there, 9 years is a huge gap. So yeah single again. Time to turn to training to fill the void. I'm back on the chicken breast and oatmeal wagon as of today!

Occam's razor is proof of nothing and even still it is useful only for matters regarding models of the physical world. 

Occam's razor should never be applied for matters of the heart.  She hasn't returned a few texts.  Don't harass her or send her any fatalistic or final text about how she hasn't returned them and thus you assume the worst.   But do assume something.  Assume something that puts you both in an extremely positive light and leave it alone without finality in your head...

Assume that you are awesome and she saw that and she is awesome as well... But she is going through something or perhaps is a little apprehensive about meeting a man so amazing...  Believe this.  She might not text you ever again... But then again maybe she will... And when she does you need to be the positive and optimistic guy she met - this can't be faked.   Don't burn bridges.  Don't put this on your shortcomings or her failings as far as not being respectful and getting back to you... If she 100% didn't like you she probably would have told you rather than disappeared in fear... Be you and post great IG stuff of dunks and believe something positive and you will be surprised how it pays off... 

This advice was given when I was young and was life changing for me... Had to share it with you.  Do with it what u want...

This was exactly what I needed to hear. I don't even have to assume too much, it's pretty much true as is. Pretty amazing how a perspective can change a situation radically. Wow.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 23, 2016, 02:13:37 am »
BW:80.1kg / 176.59lb (LPR)

Ok so this is the lowest ive weighed since coming home. But ive been eating like shit lately. hotdogs, meatballs, loads of chips/fries and last night m&ms. I think ive been grieving the end of a promising relationship even before it blossomed. She went MIA since the weekend and she hasnt been returning my messages. I take the writing on the wall for what it is, occam's razor doesn't permit any other interpretation at this juncture. I knida know that im not going to find someone else like her unless i leave this city for greener pastures. So it's loss in the sense of what it means in the long term. I am going to end it with the younger girl too, i dont want to lead her on, theres no future there, 9 years is a huge gap. So yeah single again. Time to turn to training to fill the void. I'm back on the chicken breast and oatmeal wagon as of today!


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 21, 2016, 08:21:27 pm »
Quote from: Final Phenom on June 21, 2016, 10:41:12 am
Quote from: maxent on June 18, 2016, 02:29:33 am
I'm going to lay off the low carb dieting now and do it in a more moderate fashion from here on. I want to stabilise at 174 with creatine -- so i think i need to make room for bout 2.5lb before I add in creatine? SOmething like that. I dont know.

Quote from: maxent on June 21, 2016, 06:14:31 am
Esp without creatine.

So did you decide not to use creatine at all? Any reason why?

I just wanna get to PR territory while weighing <80kg, so i can add in creatine there and go further. Makes it harder now but possible to break some mental/physical barriers later down the track. Otherwise i think creatine is really good, makes you train harder and recover better etc. Thanks for stopping by!

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: June 21, 2016, 06:41:04 am »


omg.......

i cant even touch the square and this dude jus did dis in the dying minutes of the last game of the playoffs ......

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / chasing athleticism (Day 1 of the new track focus training)
« on: June 21, 2016, 06:14:31 am »
BW: 177.91lb / 80.7kg

Sprints, 3x130m (i think) with 25s recovery), 1x130m (with full recovery; ME, )
BS 3x6x110kg (LPR)
OHP 3x6x55(LPR)
CURL 3x6x42.5(LPR)

Notes:
thought bout doing bounds but decided against it, lemme focus on sprints for a minute .. then i'll add in assistance like bounds? idk. For lifting, notably, switched out old bar for new bar, it's slightly heavier at 20kg vs 19.something. I'm going to make short work of getting my squat workouts to sets of 6x120kg .. maybe even 6x125kg but i do think 6x130kg while having a clear sixpack and playing bball regularly is a decent end goal .. if i can get all these things at the same time in 8-12 weeks, i'm doing great. Esp without creatine.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: June 21, 2016, 03:56:17 am »
These experiences mirror mine on the west coast. The worst was the season i played last year at Lords from august to november. It was neverending and i got injured pretty good on a dirty play. I went straight up in the air to contest a shot, guy sees me go up, gets under me and throws his head up into my ribs. Crack. I was livid. Like comeon on bro, this is a low level rec league, a meaningless game, why you gotta do that? I harboured revenge fantasies next time we faced but when we played them, he was missing, prob just as well, i wud have regretted it after.

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: June 21, 2016, 03:44:38 am »


holy shit

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 21, 2016, 01:06:07 am »
If i'm being honest, you guys are right, sprinting is actually not bad on my knees. I did find bounds to be pretty hard though, especially SL ones when i did them. However, sprinting itself on grass didn't do it, running on the TM, even regular TM walking does though! Ok, i'll add in another session.

Mon: off
Tue: track, weights
Wed: off
Thu: plyos/dunks, basketball
Fri: off
Sat: track, weights
sun: pickup bball

Does that look ok? Hope i'm not biting off more than i can chew, i want a program i can stick to for 12 weeks without breaking

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 20, 2016, 10:15:49 am »
Quote from: T0ddday on June 19, 2016, 05:54:59 pm
Quote from: maxent on June 19, 2016, 01:09:36 am
Here a rough summary of how my workouts are looking for the coming week:

Mon: off
Tue: Lifts
Wed: off
Thurs: plyos: depth jumps /  jump squats,  full court bball game
Fri: off
sat: Lifts 
Sun: pickup bball

I need to figure out a way to include track work ..
but idk what day wud suit. Maybe thurs? hmmm.

Are you kidding?  Your already doing plyos Thursday. 

Monday.  Tuesday before lifts.  Sat before lifts.  Lots of options.  You gotta change your mindset when it comes to lifting though if you want to become a real athlete. 

The mindset is: "oh no if I sprint/bound/jump before lifting my squat will be weaker!" Unacceptable. 

First of all.  Are you a lifter or an athlete?

Second.  Maybe weaker but actually not much weaker because you will adapt.  Assuming you squat 200kg.  Maybe initially when you get in track work first that squat will go down to 180.  But you will adapt and be able to lift 95% as much post track. 

Third.  Who cares how much you lift.  Progress requires effort moreso than poundage.  So if you doing track and lifting and progressing your squat from 150-160-170kg vs avoiding track and going from 160-170-180 it's the same thing.   A month off track and you would "realize your gains" and squat almost as much as if u never did the track work.   Basically a track work normalized lift doesn't need to be as strong - the carryover is the same and the weight is safer.   Win win.

Ok, i can take these criticism on board. Lemme revamp my program tonight.

Here is what i'm considering

Mon: off
Tue: track, weights
Wed: off
Thu: plyos/dunks, basketball
Fri: off
Sat: weights
sun: pickup bball

I feel i'm not really able to do track twice a week without wrecking my knees tho. i get achy knees just from 10 mins of slow steady treadmill running ffs. lol. but i'll start with the session tuesday, and if i make it work, can addd in the saturday session?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: June 20, 2016, 10:11:53 am »
Here is a question for you, is there a way to get thse benefits of sprinting out of a single workout. LIke minimal effective dose kinda thing? I'm not trying to become a 32 year old rookie track star lol.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: June 20, 2016, 10:09:53 am »
That sounds so familiar. I'm sorry.

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Basketball / Re: NBA Playoffs: 2015-2016
« on: June 20, 2016, 02:40:22 am »
LeBron James becomes the first Player-Coach-GM to win an NBA title, in a Finals that went 7 games, while having a triple-double in game 7, and breaking a wrist with 10.6 seconds left in the game, in Oakland, on Fathers Day, while being a pussy ass bitch. (self.nbacirclejerk)

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