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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: January 15, 2014, 04:41:25 am »
I think 100% recruitment starts from 80% of 1RM or so...
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 14, 2014, 02:55:06 pm »
Back in the day I used to sprint and then actively decelerate as fast as I could. So go all out in the sprint and then try to stop in as shorter distance as possible.
I remember some coaches asking why I do that etc. and annoying the heck out of me.
I remember some coaches asking why I do that etc. and annoying the heck out of me.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: January 14, 2014, 01:58:36 pm »
It's scooby... he doesn't have a cure.
4x8-10 at 85%? Can't be possible.
4x8-10 at 85%? Can't be possible.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 13, 2014, 12:44:57 pm »
Damn, you're going so strong lately.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: January 11, 2014, 03:43:29 pm »
A MMA/boxing commentator from Romania:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcGpFo-PZf8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcGpFo-PZf8</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: January 10, 2014, 02:03:25 pm »
Well yeah but how do you translate the need for someone to plantar flex everytime they jump?
For example when I try to do consecutive vertical jumps of any kind (to the rim, backboard, over hurdles), I suck so bad at them because I ALWAYS land in a plantar flexed foot position after my first jump and I NEVER recover back. So I basically jump, land in a plantar flexed position, have to stop and reset, jump, land in a plantar flexed position, reset etc.
And it's terrible.
For example when I try to do consecutive vertical jumps of any kind (to the rim, backboard, over hurdles), I suck so bad at them because I ALWAYS land in a plantar flexed foot position after my first jump and I NEVER recover back. So I basically jump, land in a plantar flexed position, have to stop and reset, jump, land in a plantar flexed position, reset etc.
And it's terrible.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 09, 2014, 10:13:46 am »
That's great, and exactly what you need (other than the obvious focus on jumping).
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: January 09, 2014, 07:11:25 am »2109
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: January 08, 2014, 02:40:42 pm »
Yeah I don't know why people "naturally" do that... maybe it's a sign of quad dominance of some sort and when exposed to a hip dominant movement we look like idiots or something?
I've also wondered on the reason why we need to keep the foot dorsiflexed when doing plyo movements (say in high hurdle consecutive jumps).
Basically keeping the foot dorsiflexed takes away the calf's ability to really absorb force excentrically because you don't have that excentric range of motion through which the calf can act to decelerate (help in that particular landing motion). Instead, with a dorsiflexed foot I guess maybe it's more the Achilles and quads that load up?
That's one thing I'd really like to understand.
I've also wondered on the reason why we need to keep the foot dorsiflexed when doing plyo movements (say in high hurdle consecutive jumps).
Basically keeping the foot dorsiflexed takes away the calf's ability to really absorb force excentrically because you don't have that excentric range of motion through which the calf can act to decelerate (help in that particular landing motion). Instead, with a dorsiflexed foot I guess maybe it's more the Achilles and quads that load up?
That's one thing I'd really like to understand.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 07, 2014, 09:26:16 am »
You should film your approach again because I think you still have a ways to go until you can say you're good at the run-up plant thing.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: January 07, 2014, 04:21:14 am »
Same here ^^^
I wonder from a strength standpoint, what is the limiting factor? Calf strength, quad strength, glute strenght? Just overall leg strength?
I guess the calves load a ton on these.
I wonder from a strength standpoint, what is the limiting factor? Calf strength, quad strength, glute strenght? Just overall leg strength?
I guess the calves load a ton on these.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: January 07, 2014, 01:05:06 am »
I know... that's so terrible it's just crazy. But I just can't understand the movement. And because I've always jumped off my left leg 32059358958 times in always the same pattern, and never off my right... I just can't understand the movement. I don't know what to do with the arms either. If I use the double arm swing I overload my knee every single time (same in a one-leg vert to the rim). It's like a dance, basically, for me. I just don't get the movement itself.
Remember the specialization thing we talked about? This ^^^ displays it perfectly.
Remember the specialization thing we talked about? This ^^^ displays it perfectly.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 07, 2014, 01:02:30 am »
Yeah I think you're exactly right entropy. In fact, to think of it... that's the reason. If you have a lot of upperleg strength and you're weak in the lowerleg department... then you will tend to look like you do. That's a big no-no in my books.
Not only that, but will put you in the position of a possible injury because you will exert power from the upperlegs but have ankle collapse lower down the chain, which in turn will stress the knee.
So... the barefoot running idea is a very good one (I do it on the track). And anything else that loads up these calves while being in a dorsiflexed position is great too (consecutive jumps, ankle bounces, line hops, rudiment hops, sprints, high hurdles etc).
If I were you I'd probably do barefoot sprinting and double leg bounds + rudiment hops at the end, with emphasis on staying on the ground as little as possible.
Not only that, but will put you in the position of a possible injury because you will exert power from the upperlegs but have ankle collapse lower down the chain, which in turn will stress the knee.
So... the barefoot running idea is a very good one (I do it on the track). And anything else that loads up these calves while being in a dorsiflexed position is great too (consecutive jumps, ankle bounces, line hops, rudiment hops, sprints, high hurdles etc).
If I were you I'd probably do barefoot sprinting and double leg bounds + rudiment hops at the end, with emphasis on staying on the ground as little as possible.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 07, 2014, 12:56:42 am »
Damn, PR tie off four? Never tried jumping off all four 
Anyway, it seems your strength is carrying over to your jumping more and more. Sounds like improvements in movement efficiency to me.
Anyway, it seems your strength is carrying over to your jumping more and more. Sounds like improvements in movement efficiency to me.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 06, 2014, 07:07:50 pm »
To me, entropy's biggest problem is neither of these things discussed here... I have to be honest... he just LACKS LIFE so to speak.
Whenever I see a recording with him... he's walking around very slowly and his jumps look like a 60 year old guy tries to jump. I hope entropy (or anybody else) doesn't hate me for saying this but... that's what I think.
Until he won't try to be more aggressive and FASTER... I just don't see how this will work out. Maybe he'll be OK off a standing vert or something but of a running (walking) jump in his case...
Entropy buddy... you need to put out some life out there man. Seriously. You can't just walk around and jump like someone forces to do it and you hate it, and then expect to have results.
Whenever I see a recording with him... he's walking around very slowly and his jumps look like a 60 year old guy tries to jump. I hope entropy (or anybody else) doesn't hate me for saying this but... that's what I think.
Until he won't try to be more aggressive and FASTER... I just don't see how this will work out. Maybe he'll be OK off a standing vert or something but of a running (walking) jump in his case...
Entropy buddy... you need to put out some life out there man. Seriously. You can't just walk around and jump like someone forces to do it and you hate it, and then expect to have results.