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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Weight and Caloric Deficit
« on: July 22, 2011, 12:35:09 pm »
Is it possible to gain weight with a caloric deficit?
NO
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Who would jump higher and why?
« on: July 22, 2011, 09:27:27 am »Well it could mess up with your proprioceptive ability.
You have said that already but you did not mention by which mechanisms that would happen.
I don't know. It just makes sense for me. By the same token, why does closing your eyes demand a more proprioceptive signal from you when moving around?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Who would jump higher and why?
« on: July 22, 2011, 09:09:05 am »And if you think your bodyweight is a variable to minimize for a higher VJ, you are fooling yourself big time.
So if I'm 6'0 and 300 lbs with a 50% bodyfat I shouldn't think my bodyweight is a variable to minimize for a higher VJ?
No, you should not minimize it, but you should definitely decrease it. Notice the difference.
Can't comment on the single leg stuff, but I don't think that body fat - in reasonable amounts, like up to 15% - plays a measurable negative role in coordination. At least I cannot see why that would be the case.
Well it could mess up with your proprioceptive ability.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Glute activation during squats
« on: July 22, 2011, 09:07:52 am »I watched a video of a guy who progressed into standing and even decline ab wheel rollouts and he recommended against the "wall" thing. Instead, he said you need to do your standing ab wheel rollouts in the beginning on an incline surface or on certain incline benches in the gym.
I watched a video of air up there recommending against lower body strength training. Instead he said to stretch the lower body and do abdominal exercises. Must be true cuz he can dunk really well.
Yeah but this guy progressed towards that ab wheel rollout prowess.
BRB, training c0r3.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Who would jump higher and why?
« on: July 22, 2011, 08:48:27 am »
Well Nightfly is. He naturally jumps off one leg although he got great off two feet in time with his maturization, strength training and lowering bodyfat levels. At ~15 years old he had a what, 24 inch two footed vert and now at 22 he has a 42 inch vert off two feet and probably a ~43 off one leg at his maximum, best day.
For me, I have no idea what my 1-leg jump PR is. It kind of varies. It should be around ~36-38 though. I had a moment in the past where I was sick and stayed in bed 3 days, one after another, then as my sickness gone away I went in the park and could barely walk, I was getting tired very very quickly and felt so weak, and then I tried to jump at the rim (just to goof around) and was jumping I think close to 40 inches, I mean WTF?
, and hitting my head in the middle of the net at the 2.96 rim. Right now I can just scrape that net with my head but I don't really have the best jumping technique WITHOUT the ball in my hand at this point in time.
So as you can see, weird stuff usually happens with my one leg jump. It depends a lot on fatigue levels (and as silly that was, I think staying 3 days in bed fully rested my leg muscles although you'd expect to suck hard after such an event) more in the 1-leg jump since there's more overload occuring (there's more speed in the plant than in a two-footed jump) and the overload happens for the muscles of 1 leg so that's another point of excessive overload as well.
And frankly, I think the whole key, besides voluntary strength as expressed in the weight room - is to make your body accept VERY HIGH levels of overload without allowing the leg to collapse under such a high stress. Great eccentric strength levels are needed for a great one leg jump and also, the body position in the plant is very important.
My bodyfat levels have decreased lately, but I think I'm around 13%.
For me, I have no idea what my 1-leg jump PR is. It kind of varies. It should be around ~36-38 though. I had a moment in the past where I was sick and stayed in bed 3 days, one after another, then as my sickness gone away I went in the park and could barely walk, I was getting tired very very quickly and felt so weak, and then I tried to jump at the rim (just to goof around) and was jumping I think close to 40 inches, I mean WTF?
, and hitting my head in the middle of the net at the 2.96 rim. Right now I can just scrape that net with my head but I don't really have the best jumping technique WITHOUT the ball in my hand at this point in time.So as you can see, weird stuff usually happens with my one leg jump. It depends a lot on fatigue levels (and as silly that was, I think staying 3 days in bed fully rested my leg muscles although you'd expect to suck hard after such an event) more in the 1-leg jump since there's more overload occuring (there's more speed in the plant than in a two-footed jump) and the overload happens for the muscles of 1 leg so that's another point of excessive overload as well.
And frankly, I think the whole key, besides voluntary strength as expressed in the weight room - is to make your body accept VERY HIGH levels of overload without allowing the leg to collapse under such a high stress. Great eccentric strength levels are needed for a great one leg jump and also, the body position in the plant is very important.
My bodyfat levels have decreased lately, but I think I'm around 13%.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Who would jump higher and why?
« on: July 22, 2011, 08:27:21 am »
I think there are other people that jump very well off one leg that are heavy: Cannon Brown for example. James White put quite a bit of muscle, especially upperbody, on him and he is jumping the same if not more right now. So I don't know. Vince, back in the day when he weighed ~225 lbs at one point was still jumping great off one leg.
I think bodyfat % is even more important in one-leg jumpers for some reason, that reason probably being putting you out of the optimal position for jumping.
I think bodyfat % is even more important in one-leg jumpers for some reason, that reason probably being putting you out of the optimal position for jumping.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Who would jump higher and why?
« on: July 22, 2011, 07:53:40 am »And if you think your bodyweight is a variable to minimize for a higher VJ, you are fooling yourself big time.
So if I'm 6'0 and 300 lbs with a 50% bodyfat I shouldn't think my bodyweight is a variable to minimize for a higher VJ?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: cowed77's time to get up!
« on: July 22, 2011, 06:25:10 am »
You eastern people have a lot of money on your hands don't you?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: July 22, 2011, 06:08:04 am »
Please explain this pic!
dno it was after i landed this nasty warmup two hander, which was actually my best dunk make of the night... i didnt have cam on.. then i brought cam out and threw a bad lob and just coasted in the air for head height.. haha
ya i dno wtf is going on there.. oddness
looks dope tho
im going to dunk again tomorrow.. should be interesting... going to use the normal ball, not lob ball.. felt better with normal ball but i let some people use it.
pc man
WTF?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Glute activation during squats
« on: July 22, 2011, 03:51:04 am »
I watched a video of a guy who progressed into standing and even decline ab wheel rollouts and he recommended against the "wall" thing. Instead, he said you need to do your standing ab wheel rollouts in the beginning on an incline surface or on certain incline benches in the gym.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Few Questions
« on: July 22, 2011, 03:45:39 am »
ASS TO TOES!!!
The best thing I've heard all year long
The best thing I've heard all year long
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Who would jump higher and why?
« on: July 22, 2011, 03:44:23 am »Guys on a serious note, everybody needs to watch this vid. I have only put it here because this thread is getting traffic.
Rick Simpson - Cure for Cancer.
DON'T EVER FORGET THIS VID. WATCH IT!!!.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uomQey0HVGw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uomQey0HVGw</a>
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WTF?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: cowed77's time to get up!
« on: July 22, 2011, 03:32:18 am »Oh yea, I subscribed to Adam link's vertfreak product.
Went thru 4 emails, alot of selling heehee, but I'm inclined to see it thru.
Heck, I might even buy it if it's reasonably priced!
You western people have a lot of money on your hands don't you?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Glute activation during squats
« on: July 21, 2011, 06:22:25 pm »
Hip Flexor. I wanted to emphasize that thing with the hip flexors because really, most people don't even know it's possible to train them well with the ab wheel.
In what variant do you think the hip flexors get better stimulation: the standing ab wheel rollout or the kneeling one?
In what variant do you think the hip flexors get better stimulation: the standing ab wheel rollout or the kneeling one?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Glute activation during squats
« on: July 21, 2011, 05:43:42 pm »How do you strengthen the low abs? Are they being stimulated with ab wheel rollouts?
YES< IF you pull in with the knees if youre doing them kneeling, or pull with the feet if youre doing them standing. most people dont do this and they miss out on some awesome low ab /hf work.
That's exactly what I'm doing. Not only they help with the abs but also the hip flexors strength which I need for a powerful knee drive in my one leg jumps.