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WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right knee a little
MENTAL STATE: good

- warm up

- skater jump x 10

- one-step RVJ x 5

- DLRVJ x 8
a bit inconsistent but hit 36+ a couple times. best jump was the third or fourth after i reminded myself to relax and stay loose.

- half daily routine

gym should be open around noon tomorrow, got my buddy lined up to come throw some lobs. felt okay today, hoping for big jumps tomorrow. will try not to get too amped in the morning, that leads to overthinking which leads to tightness which leads to shit jumping.

yeah the lack of arm swing is the first thing that sticks out. also there is some evidence that a deeper dip can lead to a higher jump. might be worth practicing bigger amplitude. here's me a few months ago, for another comparison:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m58wrf99BA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m58wrf99BA</a>

one thing i'd say, though, is that you should not focus overly much on SVJ. it can be an okay training tool for practicing triple extension and for RFD but it's not gonna help your RVJ as much as practicing RVJ. that may sound obvious, but i think i spent too much time on SVJs even as recently as a few months ago. haven't done an ME SVJ in weeks and i don't miss it.

what are you shooting for with the squats?

i have no idea what i was thinking. it makes sense. go ahead and downvote that post to bring it back to 0 

much of what you think you know about training is actually mistaken. you've read some articles, you know a little bit about training, you know how to do some exercises, you know a little about diet, and your brain has made what feel like big logical connections. but those connections are mostly off. it's as if you started playing a video game where you can see part of the map, and with your imagination you have filled in the blank spaces erroneously but with a great deal of confidence. now you're trying to navigate around the blank parts and every time you reach a place that doesn't reflect the scheme that you made up, you either make a violent effort to proceed as if your mental map is correct, or else you say, "fuck that way, i didn't want to go that way anyway," and you turn around. but the treasure is on the other side of the blank part of the map! and we have an active member whose version of the map is much more complete than yours, who is willing to help you get there for free!

so, here is some unsolicited advice: stop thinking you know better. better yet, stop thinking you know anything. allow yourself to be led. your commitment and drive are unmatched on this site except maybe by adarq and t0ddday. you've made some great progress at times. but you're shooting yourself in the foot over and over. just listen to t0ddday.

or keep spinning your wheels and engaging in the world's most pointless (because, again, your premises are wrong) intellectual wankery.

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: hamstrings, glutes, low back
ACHES/INJURIES: right knee a tiny bit
MENTAL STATE: good

- warm up

- MB OH toss x 5,5

- bound-bound-jump x 3,3,3

- broad jump x 4

- one-step RVJ x 3,3,3

- daily routine

welcome back, and nice ride. it's funny, i'm almost 30 years old and have never owned a car. didn't need one in college and certainly don't need one in DC.

might look into getting one in pakistan, although i'd have to learn to drive on the other side of the road. 

Quote from: LBSS on April 24, 2016, 11:39:16 am

the best posture is a changing posture. don't worry so much about sitting ramrod straight, worry more about moving around. squirming is better than trying to hold yourself unnaturally erect.

Really? I've never heard this before. I like sitting straight because it's difficult to maintain so it requires you to always be in the moment to some extent and reinforces the hip hinge movement pattern cause the lower back is locked. Honestly the best solution would be to always stand but I'm not quite that much of a deviant...

https://www.painscience.com/articles/posture.php

A good posture is probably “dynamic,” emphasizing change and movement. Keeping active, frequently changing our posture, and experimenting with new ways of moving through the world are probably good responses to the uncertainties of posture. It’s the same in spirit as the nutritional advice to eat a varied diet.38

Most people lead overly sedentary lives, and are overly consistent in their limited physical activity; that is, even people active at work are often active in only one way, and they need variety in their movement. More movement — not any particular position, but more positions — is definitely a safe bet and a good start on a good posture.

A variety of postural behaviours will also help to strike a balance between the path of least resistance and obsessive and excessive effort, neither lazy nor overzealous. Do not stray too far from your comfort zone, but do not linger there either.