Adarq.org

mind blown. legit 10' measured rim.

Update on toes after orthopedic surgeon visit this morning:

Both big toes are arthritic, although the left is more pronounced. The joints are malformed and cartilege has worn away, although it's not completely gone. But my stride is pretty normal-looking, even barefoot. Eventually, I'll need surgery, with the preference being for joint replacement ( ) over fusing the bones together. But the doctor said that because the state of replacements for toes is not as advanced as those for knees or hips (which each have about a 95% success rate), it'd be best to wait a while to see if procedures improve over the next 10-15 years. In the meantime, he told me to take Aleve for 10 days or so (3-4 times the max amount on the bottle, confirming my suspicion that dose recommendations on OTC painkillers are a complete joke) and see if that improves the inflammation or pain any. He also told me to get some more arch support, to prevent overpronation (okay, will think about it, although I'm worried about my feet getting even weaker than they already are), and to get a shoe with a rocker bottom (over my dead body).

Glass half-empty: I will need surgery and in the meantime am stuck with overly stiff, occasionally painful big toes.
Glass half-full: I can hold off on the surgery for a while and can continue to go about my business until then without worrying that this will get any worse.

damn that sucks ass, how did that arthritis even happen, it's just because of how the joints formed as you grew up? are you prone to having more of your joints becoming arthritic? i mean, is there an increased risk because of this toe shit?

1 November 2010

Bball game.

Endurance = bad , i get tired after ~5 mins and i can't breath and request sub at ~8 mins

not good..

Vert = good , did only 1 jump in very fatigued state at half time and got 8'' above , but the rim was slightly bent so it's 32,5'' and not 33''. Nevertheless , touching wrist at legit indoor court rim feels damn good!

very good..


conclusion: neutral.

any plans on improving your overall fitness? I think you could make some nice improvements with not much work, ie some quick interval sprints (gassers/suicides) after a session, some jump rope before or after upper body, or something.. I think you could definitely improve fitness a bit more by focusing on it a bit before or after those UB sessions, perfect place to incorporate.


peace man

bwhahahahahahahahaha

shit, Jan 1 2011 is right around the corner........ remember I said I was going to hit my head on the rim by Jan 1, 2011? ok well i'm kind of far off from that right now, let's assume the highest i've gotten as of recent is 38, i'm 9" off from hitting 47" which would be hitting my head on the rim.. 9" may seem like a shitload, which it is, but i'm still going to make a push for it.

so, I think my max-effort jump sessions will consist mostly of ME jumps, not much dunks.. I need to work on summoning all of that power via the strength of my will, and I need to make EVERY jump count, no "shitty jumps" because of bad lobs, this means 100% quality during my jump sessions. I'm also pondering the use of shock, once again, though I don't really have a 30" box, so I may just do shock from 18" (4x10 eventually, starting out at 4x5). I may incorporate that pretty soon, so that I am going full force 4x10 come december 1.

I'm going to keep my current lifting routine that i'm on, i'm having alot of fun with it, and i'm on the right track considering i'm back to incorporating high volume BW lunging, which is freaking my legs out hardcore. I just may in fact have enough pop come Jan 1 to get very close to my goal if I just put everything together and make the push.

I need to also get in a few jumps @ the LA fitness because I felt very springy in there on that wood floor, I had some crazy jumps that day, and I'm jumping higher now on the outdoor courts.. so I may be getting a little extra pop off an indoor surface with my zoom waffles, have to look into that and test it out.

For december, I need to phase in 4x5 DJ's, and get completely adapted to 400-800 BW lunges + moderate volume squatting, so that for December, it's not tapping into my jumping at all, then I can drop frequency on squat/lunge and get a bit more recovery, while increasing 4x5 DJ sessions to 4x10. That should give me alot of power by Jan 1.

All of that requires I don't get injured, so, have to make sure not do anything stupid either.

ok ok just was on my mind before i sleep

peace

I don't like barbell shrugs either. I prefer db shrugs or plate shrugs (for the plates with handles).

ya i just get much more trap with arms at my sides, my db's will be even further away from my body too, because i'll have to use my 25 lb plates which are pretty thick, so arms being out further to the side will stress the traps even further.

i'll still do barbell shrugs occasionally, just to manhandle some barbell weight, but i like db's.. If I start deadlifting more then my traps would get hit hard regardless, i have a pretty beast DL if I train it.. gonna keep it light though on DL.

pc

Oh and about the hypertrophy stuff: if you look at Shannon Brown, he's having massive posterior chain muscle mass... yet he jumps 45+ off one leg. You can see he voluntarily generates the force to get up there.

what do you mean yet? massive hamstring muscle is going to aid in dlrvj/slrvj, but it's also a sign that shannon brown simply is explosive & carries a bit more muscle than the average person, in the right places, im sure his glutes and quads are equally massive, similar to what you would see in most sprinters.

peace man