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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: August 06, 2015, 09:59:21 am »
how heavy are the bands on those jump squats?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Recovery from quadricep tendonitis
« on: August 06, 2015, 09:57:56 am »i was able to get the rim with both hands off a standing, flat footed vertical before. i struggle to broad jump over 7 ft though
does not compute. however, sounds like you've got something to work on. a 7' broad jump is woeful. i'm in the middle of the pack on here explosiveness-wise and my broad jump is over 9'.
let your knee guide you to what's safe, but i'd suggest starting with glute activation stuff like single-leg bridges, bridge holds, ISO BSS, x-band walks, and 4-way cable hip extensions. keep it light and high-rep, and focus hard on activating your butt. you can also do stuff like KB/DB swings, focusing on the hip snap, and RDLs.
i wouldn't do anything with high impact until my knee felt better, if i were you.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 05, 2015, 08:04:37 pm »
^^^trying not to let the pressure build too much. i tend to overthink it when that happens and everything goes to shit.
WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe a little
MENTAL STATE: a little tired
- warm up
- depth jump @18" x 5,5,5,5
- superset x 3
-- DB OHP 45 x 10,8,8
-- pull up x 10,8,8
- stretch
WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe a little
MENTAL STATE: a little tired
- warm up
- depth jump @18" x 5,5,5,5
- superset x 3
-- DB OHP 45 x 10,8,8
-- pull up x 10,8,8
- stretch
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: August 05, 2015, 04:24:29 pm »
so happy that this video is back online. the song is good but don't just listen. watch.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-xDgWIh2Qo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-xDgWIh2Qo</a>
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Nature, Wilderness, Hiking, Travel, and Misc Outdoorsy stuff / Re: Random landscape of the day
« on: August 04, 2015, 10:40:32 am »
winners of this year's national geographic traveler photo contest: http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/08/winners-of-the-2015-national-geographic-traveler-photo-contest/400373/?utm_source=SFFB#
e.g.
e.g.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 03, 2015, 09:45:47 pm »
WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe
MENTAL STATE: good then weirdly weak
- warm up
- depth jump @24" x 5,5,5,5
all over the place. a few good reps but mostly meh. not as good as saturday.
- jump squat 50 x 5,5
- squat 280 x 1,2,1,2,1,2
- upper shit
did one rep of DB OHP with 45s and felt so, so weak. very strange feeling. bagged rest of workout and came home.
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe
MENTAL STATE: good then weirdly weak
- warm up
- depth jump @24" x 5,5,5,5
all over the place. a few good reps but mostly meh. not as good as saturday.
- jump squat 50 x 5,5
- squat 280 x 1,2,1,2,1,2
did one rep of DB OHP with 45s and felt so, so weak. very strange feeling. bagged rest of workout and came home.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: August 03, 2015, 06:07:12 pm »
of those, sleep is probably the most important. sleep sleep sleep sleep is everything.
and don't sleep on chocolate milk.
and don't sleep on chocolate milk.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 03, 2015, 12:16:04 pm »Then get after it! You've got this! You'll be surprised how motivated a close miss can make you
see my signature. my buddy who's in from out of town is gonna come work out with me this weekend. he is flaky and always late, but if the gym is open on saturday the way it was today i'll try to get him down there when the court is open. and he can throw me lobs. i've tried the adarq self-lob method, it's really freaking hard and messes up my timing. much easier to get a tosser.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 03, 2015, 09:21:58 am »
using the standard of "whole palm over rim" to be able to put down a well-timed lob, i am 1" away. and given that rattled-home weak sauce still counts for me as goal achieved, i think i could have done that on saturday.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 02, 2015, 11:04:06 am »
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 02, 2015, 11:02:07 am »Getting PR jumps / clean dunks with a soccer ball in hands is awesome! Can you palm it so well that you can do a full arm swing with it in your hand? I lose a couple of inches when i have to hold the ball because of the limited armswing.
Do you have any hopes of palming a basketball? Soccer ball ain't that far off bball. If you pick one with very good traction and only use it indoors you might have a good chance of dunking it already. Or just try, even when you lay it in or back rim it or even get stuffed, my experience is that it is a huge motivation boost, makes you push with all you got to get that last inch when you realize how close you are.
the soccer ball is a little bit deflated and nice tacky surface, so i can use a full arm swing. i will never be able to palm a basketball enough to get the full arm swing. tried palming a slightly deflated one with good grip yesterday and while i can hold it steady and move it around a little, a full-force arm swing would send it flying.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Loopie's Log
« on: August 02, 2015, 11:00:32 am »
sounds like eating cleaner also means eating less for you. if your strength went down after you lost 8 lbs, you probably lost a decent share of that weight as muscle. moar protein. also moar kcal.
fwiw i've also lost a few pounds recently, without meaning to. not necessarily a good thing.
fwiw i've also lost a few pounds recently, without meaning to. not necessarily a good thing.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: J_Mckinney08's Powerlifting Journal
« on: August 01, 2015, 11:27:39 pm »
if internet gurus and common sense are to be believed, it seems like you're not getting enough pulling volume for all the pushes you do. lots of bench variations, dips, etc. but not a lot of rows or pull ups or chin ups. just an observation.
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Powerlifting / Strongman / Re: janae marie kroc
« on: August 01, 2015, 11:24:49 pm »Just came across is on her Instagram
Who woulda thought it.
fixed
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 01, 2015, 04:44:55 pm »
raptor have you tried, on jump shots, focusing primarily on flexing your glutes from the bottom of the knee bend through the wrist snap? i find that that really helps my form.