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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Unilaterals Make You Weaker
« on: November 23, 2010, 02:41:03 pm »
That'd be really strange, I can't buy that.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: November 23, 2010, 02:39:51 pm »
Schroderish...
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LanceSTS's Performance Blog / Re: Effective and Time Effecient Upper body *(and lower) Training for Athletes
« on: November 23, 2010, 02:37:39 pm »
I'm going to try this right now, I'm going to the gym, going to do overhead presses and pull-ups. Well, and some deadlifts after these.
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Bodyweight management in the next few months
« on: November 23, 2010, 12:54:43 pm »
Oh, I was also wondering this: if you eat a caloric deficit, yet a great amount of protein, can't it happen that you lose weight and build muscle at the same time? So body re-composition is happening? I mean, it would make sense, probably the weights on the bar would not increase but if they stay the same and the bodyweight is going down, then the relative strength increases so that's a gain in itself I guess.
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Bodyweight management in the next few months
« on: November 23, 2010, 12:37:38 pm »
Well yeah, I'm kinda currently doing that right now... my protein shake is 90% protein after the workout, as I figured I already eat too much carbs anyway so there's no reason to supplement with a protein shake that has a high % of carbs in it as well.
What do you think about the cardio thing? What should I be doing in terms of cardio and when? I really have no experience at all with cardio. Right now, 84 kg is a lot of weight. If I could somehow move towards 72-75 kg as my weight (my bone structure suggest, in my mind, this would be a great weight to be at) that would be tremendous... haven't been lower than 80 kg in 5-6 years.
Regarding what I said in the other thread, about one day of full squats and another of partials, one issue I currently worry about is:
1) I prefer to do the partials with a high bar position. This instead runs the risk of irritating my right knee. At the same time, I don't really want to do low bar with a heavy weight yet as that wrecks my wrists, elbows and shoulders...
AND
2) There's this thing that if I go with a heavy weight past a certain point, I might not be able to come back. Say I plan to do a 1/4 squat with 150 but I can't stop the weight quickly and high enough in one of my reps and I fail the rep... I don't want that to happen, not safe at all. I've usually seen people that do partials use a box under their butt to stop the momentum/for safety, but I don't have such a thing.
Thanks for the answers!
What do you think about the cardio thing? What should I be doing in terms of cardio and when? I really have no experience at all with cardio. Right now, 84 kg is a lot of weight. If I could somehow move towards 72-75 kg as my weight (my bone structure suggest, in my mind, this would be a great weight to be at) that would be tremendous... haven't been lower than 80 kg in 5-6 years.
Regarding what I said in the other thread, about one day of full squats and another of partials, one issue I currently worry about is:
1) I prefer to do the partials with a high bar position. This instead runs the risk of irritating my right knee. At the same time, I don't really want to do low bar with a heavy weight yet as that wrecks my wrists, elbows and shoulders...
AND
2) There's this thing that if I go with a heavy weight past a certain point, I might not be able to come back. Say I plan to do a 1/4 squat with 150 but I can't stop the weight quickly and high enough in one of my reps and I fail the rep... I don't want that to happen, not safe at all. I've usually seen people that do partials use a box under their butt to stop the momentum/for safety, but I don't have such a thing.
Thanks for the answers!
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Bodyweight management in the next few months
« on: November 23, 2010, 10:02:21 am »
I am currently training for strength right now with a bodyweight of ~84 kg at 1.82m height. Bodyfat is ~15-16% I guess. My plan is not to worry about my bodyfat right now and keep on eating a lot etc to increase strength, and then shed the fat off in the spring, so I'm in optimum shape in the summer. What do you think about this?
I currently don't do any type of cardio and never did, other than the occasional 5 on 5 basketball and 3 on 3 stuff. I actually hate cardio from all my heart (almost to a literal level, I always feel like my heart will pop out and I will die during my running).
Is this plan a good idea? I could do some KB swings after my workouts but I'm basically dead after the workouts so I'm not sure if it's wise to put the heart to more work, more so cardio, after a heavy weight lifting effort. And also burn calories that I have problems getting in the first place.
I currently don't do any type of cardio and never did, other than the occasional 5 on 5 basketball and 3 on 3 stuff. I actually hate cardio from all my heart (almost to a literal level, I always feel like my heart will pop out and I will die during my running).
Is this plan a good idea? I could do some KB swings after my workouts but I'm basically dead after the workouts so I'm not sure if it's wise to put the heart to more work, more so cardio, after a heavy weight lifting effort. And also burn calories that I have problems getting in the first place.
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Great forum section
« on: November 23, 2010, 06:39:20 am »
TVS is kind of dead right now, and it has been in the last few months...
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Unilaterals Make You Weaker
« on: November 23, 2010, 05:58:08 am »? What doesn't have to work as harder? The lateralis?
vmo doesn't.. tychver is probably saying, patella-femoral stability isn't as important with bilateral squatting, so, vmo being the main patella stabilizer, doesn't have to work as hard.
pc
So... what does this have to do with my low bar squatting?
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: PENultimate Step Explained
« on: November 23, 2010, 05:57:15 am »thanks for the link.
who are you btw, weird avatar, weird caption, weird sig.. lol
peace
Probably IR Baboon:
That article is from http://www.elitetrack.com/ , I'm like 99% sure of it.
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Great forum section
« on: November 23, 2010, 05:48:15 am »Adarqui AND LANCE answering on the same site? EPIC!!!!111 w00t All love for y'all ! I owe dunking to Raptor, but the latest improvements came after listening to you two. It's really great that you(Lance) have your own performance section, props!
appreciate the support mang!
Adarq.org on National TV! Remember that?
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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Re: Adsense
« on: November 22, 2010, 06:39:41 pm »
I can still remember that commercial with Dwight doing situps and Barkley eating a donut, and Dwight saying "72 calories?" woww or something like that
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Unilaterals Make You Weaker
« on: November 22, 2010, 05:55:55 pm »
? What doesn't have to work as harder? The lateralis?
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Basketball / Re: Blake Griffin needs his own thread - This guy is a freak
« on: November 22, 2010, 05:54:27 pm »0:40
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: BOX JUMPS ARE STUPID - STOP BRAGGING AND DO A REAL VERT, BITCHES
« on: November 22, 2010, 05:45:18 pm »
Would it make sense to you if I were to squat 2 times per week and one time go with full squats and the other go with heavier partials for more specificity, like half squats or 1/4 squats?
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Great forum section
« on: November 22, 2010, 05:36:35 pm »
Yeah well despite how good/bad intentioned or with great/poor knowledge someone is, it's still your choice as an athlete to listen or not to listen to that particular guy or group of people. So when you think about it, the merit is still a very high % to the athlete for putting in the work and making the right decisions.