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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!

« on: February 12, 2013, 03:56:21 pm »

Quote from: T0ddday on February 12, 2013, 02:25:45 pm

but a soft surface is both 1) safer and 2) will give you better results because of the stiffness you will build up on the soft surface.

I read on maximum-maximorum.com, a site that doesn't work anymore, that training on soft surfaces promotes systemic stiffness, while training on hard surfaces promotes systemic compliance. I don't remember exactly what the text/observations were.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!

« on: February 12, 2013, 03:00:00 pm »

Yup. I'm actually waiting for a call to go pick up my AdiStars right now as I'm typing this. I also wear an "artizanal" knee sleeve when I squat and jump and pretty much do anything "athletic".

I'll have to see if I can front squat with the o-lifting shoes. I can't maintain the bar on my shoulders because I can't keep the elbows high, only pointing down. I probably have the tendency to rotate forward too, but maybe with the o-lifting shoes that's less of an issue.

But why do you say the ceiling for the low bar squat is lower in terms of carryover than the high bar squat? I think defining a style of squat just by low and high bar is way too simple... you can still do leg-driven low bar squats like a high bar squat and get plenty of carryover IMO, unless you squatmorning it like some of the Rippetoe folks.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: HB vs LB and carryover - lbss self-centered thread

« on: February 12, 2013, 02:36:23 pm »

When I was comparing the styles of jump I was actually reffering to this:

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if you want to talk about movement patterns, kingfish's SVJ's are more like a low-bar squat. he leans way over. so do i, although i don't get nearly as high. look:

vs comparing your SQUAT styles. I was comparing your JUMPING styles.

From what I understand, you were comparing your squat styles lower in your post (and what you quoted).

The revelance of ball in hand is that he can't armswing his arms from back to forward-up like you can... that might alter the way he jumps (maybe with the ball in hand he has more weight in front of him, loading the quads more like in a front squat).

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: HB vs LB and carryover - lbss self-centered thread

« on: February 12, 2013, 12:59:55 pm »

If all you care about is two-leg jumping exclusively, then you don't care about hamstring strength other than their function as the antagonists of the quads (having strong hams will allow the quads to express power better).

I think you can get away doing a "leg dominant" low bar squat though... so a similar movement pattern to a high bar squat. Also, a deep low bar squat.

Also, a successful (two leg) jumper is going to be more quad dominant than a sprinter.

You're also more hip dominant than Kingfish. You have your head forward and hips pushed more backwards at 0:31, with your knees barely going over the toes in the deep squat position and also having the heels elevated from the floor, whereas Kingfish has his knees go WAY over the toes and head more "back" and back more vertical in his video at 0:19, with his heels planted on the ground (they do seem to be just 1 inch or so raised off the floor).

Granted, he jumps with a ball in hand and you're not, but still, something to think about. Quadnation™

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!

« on: February 12, 2013, 03:30:04 am »

What about people with no choice but to squat low bar, like me, that have knee issues? Even attempting 2 reps of high bar squats is a ticket to go home with knee pain (but I have whatever stuff moving in my right knee).

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Some dunks from a 5'10 guy

« on: February 11, 2013, 05:49:43 pm »

Yeah watch that Joel Smith video I posted here (here = http://www.adarq.org/pics-videos-links/knee-vs-hip-dominance-by-joel-smith/ )... you might get a few ideas.

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Bios / Re: Animals

« on: February 11, 2013, 03:59:55 pm »

Quote from: LanceSTS on February 11, 2013, 03:18:12 pm

Quote from: Raptor on February 11, 2013, 10:21:17 am
He seems like a pretty cool dog. But he reminds me of HarveyM due to his name.

My dog is not retarded.

Good call.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Knee vs Hip dominance by Joel Smith

« on: February 11, 2013, 02:44:12 pm »

As usual, a pleasure to watch.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3LwXxga5g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3LwXxga5g</a>

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Some dunks from a 5'10 guy

« on: February 11, 2013, 10:22:14 am »

He has those ridiculous quads though... I guess bumping up his posterior chain strength will both increase his jumps and prevent overuse knee injuries.

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Bios / Re: Animals

« on: February 11, 2013, 10:21:17 am »

He seems like a pretty cool dog. But he reminds me of HarveyM due to his name.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE

« on: February 11, 2013, 02:53:45 am »

I was wondering if you do it on purpose. Some people have this idea of "not locking up at the top". I'm pretty much the other way around, I put emphasis on locking up since that's what really creates the maximum amount of muscle contraction and "finish", like in a jump. Plus the VMO seems to be better activated.

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