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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: 3x8 or 3x5?
« on: November 02, 2010, 11:04:54 am »I think the general consensus is: Do the Session A: 3x8
and Session B: 3x5
but do your bounds, barbell skips, depth drops, sprints before hand or you're going to spin your wheels again. I did a couple years of hypertrophy work for my glutes, hamstrings and quads. Sure it made me more athletic, but I'm certain I'd be jumping a good number of inches higher than I am now, if only I had included my plyos while getting bigger.
That's the reason I was the guy RDL'ing 170kg for reps but only single leg jumping 31 inches. If I actually trained to jump higher (What a shock if you want vert huh?) and let the muscle gain take care of itself through getting stronger and diet, I would be jumping higher than I am now. That is my opinion and experience.
Strong post. This has been my experience, as well. I can DL 370# at a bw of 168 but my BEST running jumps are 30.5". That's because I spent a long time wanting to get stronger to get my vert better but not actually jumping while I was doing it. In retrospect, this was beyond stupid.
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Yes but I won't be able to jump this winter since it will be cold outside, and I don't WANT to jump while gaining weight (muscle and fat). I want to only strength train.
This is dumb. See above.
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And no, I can't "eat like an athlete". I already have irritable bowel syndrome and feel like puking all day long (literally all day long) so that's a no-no for me. I try to but I can't. The word "eat" make me feel like I want to puke.
If you're sick, get some help!


