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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: CORE strength/stability training in relation to vertical jump
« on: March 08, 2011, 05:17:45 pm »
The abs, glutes, forearms and masticatory muscles are all important in terms of affecting the rest of the bodies muscles ability to generate tension.

The abs are pretty much the "volume control knob" that you'd get with a stereo mixer - they just set a threshold of maximal applicable power in my opinion. If you can generate a lot of power with the legs but little power with the abs/core, you're not going to maximally utilize your leg power in my opinion.

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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Could changing the type of squat be more effective for taller athletes?
« on: March 08, 2011, 10:39:56 am »
You think too much at your current level. I used to be like that so it's hard to be "hard on you", but you should lower the weight you do squats with, do proper form squats and build from there. Once you get to a serious number in the squat (1.5+) then you could worry about doing more explosive stuff etc.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: GloBallCollab: NEW DUNKERS/ ATHLETES
« on: March 08, 2011, 03:49:28 am »
Sidebar area doesn't show it at all :P

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Norwegian Girl
« on: March 07, 2011, 12:02:29 pm »
Quote from: Nightfly on March 07, 2011, 10:01:11 am
Did the competition allow regular cleans or you had to do power cleans and power snatches, cause you just won the competition using power versions of the lifts. If you would learn and you could use regular cleans  and regular snatches you would probably shatter national records.

That's absolutely correct.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: March 07, 2011, 09:51:04 am »
How ridiculous is this?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q4OY1pqz98" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q4OY1pqz98</a>

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Importance of Training Whole body
« on: March 07, 2011, 09:48:40 am »
Quote from: LBSS on March 07, 2011, 09:01:55 am
Quote from: Raptor on March 07, 2011, 07:15:57 am
Well there are many benefits.

For one, squats build core strength. Secondly, the power you get (whole body power) is still hip initiated in general, and core generated/managed. Thirdly, a good leg strength base is the foundation on which upperbody is based on in terms of good stability for good power generating. And quartedly, the more lean muscle in general you have the more irradiation effect you have.

Where I'm going here is sports. If you do pullups/chinups/pushups etc just for the sake of good looking, then all I said is pretty much nullified.

yeah but big upper body and tiny legs makes you look like a fucking idiot.


I thought Johnny Bravo was pretty cool. "Whatever", to quote him.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Norwegian Girl
« on: March 07, 2011, 09:40:14 am »
Quote from: KokoyPinoy on March 07, 2011, 08:35:28 am
Quote from: adistarhj on March 07, 2011, 08:15:57 am
I am now the national champion in Olympic Weightlifting :D

Check out the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coY4LbR7vsM&feature=channel_video_title

WOW!! You're amazing :wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf:. I couldn't even clean 55kg. Someday I will be strongerl than you! :)

Boy, setting up unreachable goals aren't we?

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: March 07, 2011, 07:23:04 am »
Incredibly distorted Cannon Brown dunk from yesterday:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwlDBv-G9E" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwlDBv-G9E</a>

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: March 07, 2011, 07:21:18 am »
This is beast, as in stupid:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5L4xUne0BQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5L4xUne0BQ</a>

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Importance of Training Whole body
« on: March 07, 2011, 07:15:57 am »
Well there are many benefits.

For one, squats build core strength. Secondly, the power you get (whole body power) is still hip initiated in general, and core generated/managed. Thirdly, a good leg strength base is the foundation on which upperbody is based on in terms of good stability for good power generating. And quartedly, the more lean muscle in general you have the more irradiation effect you have.

Where I'm going here is sports. If you do pullups/chinups/pushups etc just for the sake of good looking, then all I said is pretty much nullified.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Posterior Chain Strength Preparation for the Vertical Jump by Charles Poliquin?.
« on: March 07, 2011, 07:10:52 am »
I could always do KB swings well, hip initiated, because the arms are being kept straight and the KB is going foward. I could never understand how can you do power cleans or snatches, where the arm bends, without involving the arms.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: March 07, 2011, 06:31:23 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqZgUVDm3c" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqZgUVDm3c</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Jn5dAwYR0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Jn5dAwYR0</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axiezYb2tcM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axiezYb2tcM</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73vwZPY948s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73vwZPY948s</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBuFvxq5irY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBuFvxq5irY</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7SOOg-5LBg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7SOOg-5LBg</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmnx3koRRTo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmnx3koRRTo</a>

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: funny / horrible training videos
« on: March 07, 2011, 06:25:21 am »
160 kg jumpsquats :uhhhfacepalm:

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

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: CORE strength/stability training in relation to vertical jump
« on: March 07, 2011, 06:14:29 am »
Quote from: Ineedtodunk on March 06, 2011, 06:48:54 pm
Quote from: Raptor on March 06, 2011, 06:06:58 pm
Like I said, the irradiation effect is really a core generated effect.

Sorry but what is the irradiation effect?

It's the overall body potentiation effect that contracting the abs, glutes and forearm muscles gives you.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Evening, gentleman.
« on: March 07, 2011, 06:03:16 am »
Quote from: LBSS on March 06, 2011, 04:43:53 pm
To which gentleman in particular are you referring?

He sees our entire forum as a collective individual presence.

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