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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: July 28, 2015, 08:09:44 am »
a 5s eccentric sounds like hell on earth.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: July 28, 2015, 08:08:25 am »you are a weird, weird dude scoob.
vertical jump training has this effect on most people.
if you're going to spend good amounts of money to train.. might as well go to the dark side.
juice up and high bar to 2.5BW+. x 5-10reps of SVJ every day or two.. he'll end up at 5'10, 195-205lb 7%lean.. boom.. dunk like nothing. retire.
if i weren't worried about health effects i'd have tried this a long time ago.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: THE DREAM JOURNAL
« on: July 28, 2015, 07:44:25 am »
made my season debut in the majors. went 1-4 in the game by beating out an infield hit to first, had a couple of put-outs from somewhere in the infield (SS?). very exciting. i'd played a few games here and there in the previous couple of seasons but mostly stuck around in the minors. after the game a veteran came over to me and was asking me about myself, saying i looked like i had the stuff to stay in the bigs if i kept working hard.
after the game a friend of my ex-gf and i was driving me home and we were talking about her. apparently she was looking to date a guy who was kind of the opposite of me, and the friend named a guy as an example who's kind of a loser. i was flabbergasted. we drove by my ex-gf's house and a big group of people were gathered there. my ex had cut her hair short and dyed it dirty-blond -- not a great look. she could barely make eye contact with me and greeted me with a kind of sullen "hi." i was sad, didn't understand why we couldn't have a more normal interaction. the people were eating papaya and i was offered some but declined so i could get out of there.
fin.
not difficult to see where the inspiration comes from, given that i was watching a major league ballgame last night in the town where my ex lives.
after the game a friend of my ex-gf and i was driving me home and we were talking about her. apparently she was looking to date a guy who was kind of the opposite of me, and the friend named a guy as an example who's kind of a loser. i was flabbergasted. we drove by my ex-gf's house and a big group of people were gathered there. my ex had cut her hair short and dyed it dirty-blond -- not a great look. she could barely make eye contact with me and greeted me with a kind of sullen "hi." i was sad, didn't understand why we couldn't have a more normal interaction. the people were eating papaya and i was offered some but declined so i could get out of there.
fin.
not difficult to see where the inspiration comes from, given that i was watching a major league ballgame last night in the town where my ex lives.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 28, 2015, 12:33:10 am »
bagged gym tonight because my dad got sweet orioles tickets at the last minute. spent the evening right behind home plate, watching a pitchers' duel that ended in a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 11th! first time i've ever seen a walk-off in person!
sometimes, life>gym. that and genetics are why i'm not an elite athlete. but i can live with that.
sometimes, life>gym. that and genetics are why i'm not an elite athlete. but i can live with that.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scooby 2011 Journal
« on: July 28, 2015, 12:31:57 am »
you are a weird, weird dude scoob.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 26, 2015, 09:48:13 pm »
WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe
MENTAL STATE: a bit sluggish
- tennis x 45-60 mins
not as sharp as the last time i played. still got up a decent sweat.
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe
MENTAL STATE: a bit sluggish
- tennis x 45-60 mins
not as sharp as the last time i played. still got up a decent sweat.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 25, 2015, 05:49:55 pm »
WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe
MENTAL STATE: good
- warm up
did the t0ddday method out to three but jumps were not great. no point pushing it.
- depth jump @18" x 10,10
- rhythmic jump squat 55;65;75;85;95;75;65 x 5
- squat 200 x 2,2,2,2,2,2
- superset x 3
-- dip x 10
-- inverted row x 14
strongest inverted rows ever. the last few reps were hard but first two sets very solid.
- stretch
good workout.
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe
MENTAL STATE: good
- warm up
did the t0ddday method out to three but jumps were not great. no point pushing it.
- depth jump @18" x 10,10
- rhythmic jump squat 55;65;75;85;95;75;65 x 5
- squat 200 x 2,2,2,2,2,2
- superset x 3
-- dip x 10
-- inverted row x 14
strongest inverted rows ever. the last few reps were hard but first two sets very solid.
- stretch
good workout.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 25, 2015, 12:21:30 pm »
right toe is really bad, not sure what's wrong with it (i mean acutely, obviously the arthritis is the background problem). no consistent discomfort at rest but if i try to raise my heel with my toes on the ground pain starts right away rather than waiting until i get to end ROM. boo.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: July 24, 2015, 08:19:29 pm »
now you just need a good lob. 
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 23, 2015, 09:28:53 pm »
- shoot around x 45 mins
had a job interview (!) tonight for a gig in the philippines. i think it went pretty well. but it went late enough that i didn't have time for a full workout. so i'll just do it on saturday.
had a job interview (!) tonight for a gig in the philippines. i think it went pretty well. but it went late enough that i didn't have time for a full workout. so i'll just do it on saturday.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: July 23, 2015, 09:55:09 am »
i'm with raptor, my knees are strained very heavily (uncomfortably so) during half squats. much, much more so than during full squats.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 22, 2015, 07:53:28 am »
this morning:
WEIGHT: 172.5
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: stiff all over, right toe pretty bad,
MENTAL STATE: okay
- shoot around + layups x 20 mins
wearing glasses makes everything harder. i sort of couldn't believe how stiff and slow i felt, but i guess that's what happens at 7 AM. toe was bothering me a lot, even while walking. still glad i got up if only to get the juices flowing a little and refind the discipline to do it.
WEIGHT: 172.5
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: stiff all over, right toe pretty bad,
MENTAL STATE: okay
- shoot around + layups x 20 mins
wearing glasses makes everything harder. i sort of couldn't believe how stiff and slow i felt, but i guess that's what happens at 7 AM. toe was bothering me a lot, even while walking. still glad i got up if only to get the juices flowing a little and refind the discipline to do it.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 21, 2015, 11:02:00 pm »
WEIGHT: 172.5
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe not as bad as sunday
MENTAL STATE: good
- warm up
- depth jump @18" x 10,10
inconsistent but second set better than first and all better than last week.
- rhythmic jump squat 55;65;75;85;95;75;65 x 5
- squat 305 x 1,1,1,1,1,1
45-60s rests. not hard or unstable but felt not-quite-right
- superset x 3
-- DB OHP 45s x 10,8,6
-- pull up x 10,8,6
- stretch
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe not as bad as sunday
MENTAL STATE: good
- warm up
- depth jump @18" x 10,10
inconsistent but second set better than first and all better than last week.
- rhythmic jump squat 55;65;75;85;95;75;65 x 5
- squat 305 x 1,1,1,1,1,1
45-60s rests. not hard or unstable but felt not-quite-right
- superset x 3
-- DB OHP 45s x 10,8,6
-- pull up x 10,8,6
- stretch
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 21, 2015, 02:13:00 pm »
deliberate practice. search "t0ddday method" in the forum.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Two Hands Two Feet
« on: July 21, 2015, 08:07:53 am »
i have belatedly found that taking an extra second or two under the bar to make sure i'm really squeezing everything up top makes a huge difference. for me it doesn't take more than that, if i've just had the intention up front i'm better off. it's funny, i've been squatting more or less consistently for five years at least and there's still a LOT for me to learn about it.