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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: 100m final london olympics 2012
« on: August 06, 2012, 12:01:51 pm »USA lost with all its steroid abuse. Nothing to see here people!
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Program Review / Re: crossfit
« on: August 06, 2012, 11:49:27 am »I don't think crossfit has anything to worry about, it's still attractive only to the white yuppie with more money than sense. Except for Charles Barkley that is, but he's not even human.
you seem to have missed the point.
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Program Review / Re: crossfit
« on: August 06, 2012, 11:14:00 am »
saw this posted in lyle's forum: http://gawker.com/5931288/crossfitters-worried-that-private-equity-deal-will-destroy-their-precious-crossfit.
my response:
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my response:
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Hip thrusts instead of deadlifts during Starting Strength?
« on: August 06, 2012, 09:49:04 am »I also wonder what would happen with a similar thread on Rippetoe's forum.
search "incorporating the half squat into an athletic program"
oh man, that takes me back. halcyon days, those were.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Short vid on how Oscar Pistorius prosthetics work.
« on: August 06, 2012, 09:40:28 am »I remember we debated whether or not he should run in the olympics a while back. Same argument everyone has about him having an advantage with the springs. No conclusive evidence in either direction though, but I say it shouldn't be a problem. At least not now. In my mind it's leveled out, because even though the springs don't lose nearly as much energy as an achilles tendon, he's missing the entire active component that other runners have to give them more spring. He has to compensate through the rest of his legs and especially his core to keep his legs high, that and his arm swing has to be harder and tighter than others just to keep him balanced. Until there's conclusive evidence in either direction I'll continue to be inspired by the man. Just the fact that he puts a smile on kids with a similar condition and gives them a little hope makes me like him.
WRONG. http://www.sportsscientists.com/2011/08/pistorius-12-sec-advantage-and.html
This is still true, though:
Quote from: Sports Illustrated article
"What Oscar has done represents for a lot of people an unwillingness to accept expectations others might impose on you," Weyand says. "And that part is inspiring and makes you feel great about human nature."
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: on the toad to elastic greatness!
« on: August 06, 2012, 09:33:52 am »
lol, toad.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: 100m final london olympics 2012
« on: August 06, 2012, 07:35:13 am »Yeah I've always liked Asafa and his running style. I really wanted him to sneak up and get bronze over Gatlin and Gay. Hopefully he can reload for the WCs next year, but I can't see him ever beating Bolt or Blake now. Blake is the only threat to Usain but he's still metres away from him when Bolt turns it on.
NO! USA NUMBER ONE!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 02, 2012, 10:19:35 pm »
BW = ???
SORENESS = none
ACHES/INJURIES = none
FATIGUE = very high
- warm up
- DLRVJ x 4
nothing. CNS d-e-d dead.
- squat 310 x 1
not happening.
- pause squat 225 x 3,3
- futzed around a bit with inverted rows and bench
was utterly dead. i could barely get myself to descend with 225 on my back. this week has been rough at work and i haven't gotten enough sleep. also, today was the day my body decided that i've been eating to much. i haven't been hungry all day, despite not eating lunch. going to force some food down now and try to figure out how to make these days come on days when i'm not supposed to train. fuck it. i'm away this weekend (again) and will hopefully get plenty of sleep and be back on monday. this summer has been rough from a training standpoint, recent PR notwithstanding.
SORENESS = none
ACHES/INJURIES = none
FATIGUE = very high
- warm up
- DLRVJ x 4
nothing. CNS d-e-d dead.
- squat 310 x 1
not happening.
- pause squat 225 x 3,3
- futzed around a bit with inverted rows and bench
was utterly dead. i could barely get myself to descend with 225 on my back. this week has been rough at work and i haven't gotten enough sleep. also, today was the day my body decided that i've been eating to much. i haven't been hungry all day, despite not eating lunch. going to force some food down now and try to figure out how to make these days come on days when i'm not supposed to train. fuck it. i'm away this weekend (again) and will hopefully get plenty of sleep and be back on monday. this summer has been rough from a training standpoint, recent PR notwithstanding.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: BoingTerd : Program Coming Soon! Only @ ADARQ.org, FREE :: BoingTerd > BoingVert
« on: August 02, 2012, 06:02:02 pm »I saw the video, i wish he would have came out with it because I feel he was on to something with the 20 rep squatting. It was like adarqui was just on the top of his game in jumping and just lost the passion for it. I honestly feel like he would be up to a 43 to 45 inch running right now if he kept going. I'm gonna try some of my own experimentation with high rep squatting and some EMS stimulation for the next month or so and see what happens.
THANK YOU FOR INFORMING US OF YOUR FEELINGS WITH RESPECT TO ANDREW'S METHODS AND POTENTIAL MISSED PROGRESS!
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Amrs & legs lengths
« on: August 02, 2012, 11:04:14 am »
where are you measuring for each? are you really that short? you seem taller on vids. maybe it's the long legs. damn my 5-11 height and 5-11 wingspan.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: acole14's journal - DUNK OR DIE
« on: August 02, 2012, 10:27:31 am »
man your gym has some girly kettlebells. i think ours go up to at least 50kg.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 02, 2012, 09:37:43 am »
^^^not quite the same, my SLRVJ is a horror show 
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs Vertical
« on: August 01, 2012, 07:01:28 pm »
there's a guy at my gym who can overhead press as much as he can bench. he's not super-strong in either, but maybe some people are just better set up to do vertical than horizontal pressing?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 01, 2012, 06:46:58 pm »
- triple broad jump
- DL bound x 3,3
not as far as triple broad jump, although i'm sure that's because i'm pretty good at pulling my feet forward and stabilizing if i don't have to rebound.
Do you know the measurements and differences between the two?
Your RDLVJ is much greater than your standing right?
not exactly. it was the first time i'd tried it and kind of a whim. the difference between the first set of bounds and the second was pretty dramatic, too, for what that's worth. if i had to guess, i'd say the 3 x broad jump was about 26.5 feet, and the second set of bounds was about 24.5 feet. will actually measure next time. also, my single broad jump PR is something like 9'2.
DLRVJ is 5-8 inches higher than SVJ. DLRVJ is more variable. i think SVJ is about 25 unless i'm extremely amped or extremely tired, but recent DLRVJ varies from 30-33 workout to workout. when i'm in a better groove with it, as i was in may, it's more like 32-35. all-time PR is about 35.
Yeah I thought I remember you gaining huge out of an approach. 8 inches in amazing.
Since it's the first time trying bounding... you might improve a lot with practice then and you will soon bound farther than muli broad jump. Last time I tested on the vertec I was stuck at 35 SVJ, 36 RVJ, still really frustrating. I do 4xbroad jump and go just over 40 feet, but when I bound I always get 2 feet farther, or 3 feet farther if I depth drop into the first bound. For some reason I seem to score reactive on multiple jumping tests but can't seem to get what you can out of a running vertical jump... Maybe I just hate the carpet where the vertect is and the results would be different if I could test on grass or track!
bizarre. for the record, the broad jumps and bounding were performed on a hardwood basketball court. all the jumps i do are, except when i do tuck jumps or pogos; those are on the rubber matting in the weight room. it's odd to me that i get so much out of the DLRVJ -- 5 inches at a minimum, on a terrible day -- but otherwise would consider myself relatively slow, un-powerful, and un-reactive.
so your single broad jump is well over 10 feet? strange to me that your DLRVJ would be so close to mine, given how much more powerful and springy you are.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 01, 2012, 03:42:26 pm »
- triple broad jump
- DL bound x 3,3
not as far as triple broad jump, although i'm sure that's because i'm pretty good at pulling my feet forward and stabilizing if i don't have to rebound.
Do you know the measurements and differences between the two?
Your RDLVJ is much greater than your standing right?
not exactly. it was the first time i'd tried it and kind of a whim. the difference between the first set of bounds and the second was pretty dramatic, too, for what that's worth. if i had to guess, i'd say the 3 x broad jump was about 26.5 feet, and the second set of bounds was about 24.5 feet. will actually measure next time. also, my single broad jump PR is something like 9'2.
DLRVJ is 5-8 inches higher than SVJ. DLRVJ is more variable. i think SVJ is about 25 unless i'm extremely amped or extremely tired, but recent DLRVJ varies from 30-33 workout to workout. when i'm in a better groove with it, as i was in may, it's more like 32-35. all-time PR is about 35.