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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 15, 2015, 10:43:42 pm »
So when I get back into it should I do unilateral exercises with my right leg since it is significantly atrophied at the moment? Thanks.

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Performance Training Blog / Re: Negative heeled shoes (track shoes) to jump higher
« on: July 10, 2015, 12:32:44 pm »
Well I don't think I could ever play ball with track shoes, but they certainly helped me hit PRs on running vertical jumps.

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Performance Training Blog / Negative heeled shoes (track shoes) to jump higher
« on: July 09, 2015, 02:57:09 pm »
I've always found that I jumped like an inch higher in track shoes and just found out the reason: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10521609

These are the shoes I would normally wear when I used to jump (prior to injury) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BJ87MI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage. They improve your RVJ, but in my experience can actually decrease the SVJ. Anyone else have any similar experiences with negative heeled track shoes? Thanks!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 07, 2015, 05:21:35 pm »
This is another study on balance training and vert: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20949844
It seemed to have improved vert and rate of force development.

EDIT: rate of force development increased in this study as well http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20677124
         and vertical jump increased by 9% in women http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818666/

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 07, 2015, 05:19:17 pm »
Hmm why did I get negged for that post?

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 07, 2015, 05:17:46 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on July 07, 2015, 04:48:32 pm
3 calf raises = impossible

I'm serious. I had my brother do them and he was able to pump out 20 with ease...I have small feet (size 8 ) and long toes, so perhaps I don't have a long enough base to do single leg calf raises?

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 07, 2015, 04:21:45 pm »
Took a pic of a frame in an old video to show you guys how unbelievably short my arms are. This is me touching 9'6:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: July 07, 2015, 04:03:00 pm »
I saw some research showing that balance training oddly improves vert. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11332-013-0143-z
Why not add that in?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: July 07, 2015, 04:00:03 pm »
Quote from: LBSS on July 07, 2015, 12:02:33 pm
@alestor:

Quote from: Kingfish on April 15, 2015, 10:29:28 pm
Quote from: LBSS on April 14, 2015, 12:15:37 pm
do your calves really go up and down in size that much when you're doing raises vs. when you're not?

yes. and i really like the bloatedness when i do them with a bent knee (soleus). it does not tire my lowerback from supporting heavy weights.

the soleus gets sore but it seems to not have anything to do with walking as much as the gastrocs.

Thanks lol.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 07, 2015, 03:58:23 pm »
This was my best jump ever (tons of adrenaline and almost touched rim) with Nike+ shoes on like 2 years ago that I haven't replicated since.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 07, 2015, 03:55:04 pm »
I also have 2 working copies of ACTN3, which bodes well for me according the the research. My friend also got this genetic testing done and he had 0 working copies...perhaps that's why he has a 14" vert?

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 07, 2015, 03:47:52 pm »
Quote from: LBSS on July 07, 2015, 03:26:18 pm
it is impossible that you can only do 3 single leg calf raises. i do not believe it. your calves are strong enough for you to have, in population-wide terms, a well-above-average jump -- not to mention the ability to walk. i demand video evidence of your failure.

Is it possible that I have trouble doing single leg calf raises because of my really small feet (size 8 )? I feel like when i do them my foot is slipping off the stair.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 07, 2015, 02:00:33 pm »
Jumped slightly over 26 inches today with both legs with moderate pain upon landing. My standing vert is 25" right now...I'm guessing the difference is minimal because I can't generate any speed before takeoff due to my ankle. I really should not be jumping tho lol. This is the lowest I've jumped since I was 12-13.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« on: July 07, 2015, 01:00:23 am »
Do you only do seated calf raises? Do you think they help that much for jumping since they primarily work out the soleus muscles? Thanks.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Been aware of these boards for a while
« on: July 04, 2015, 11:26:30 pm »
Lol yep, only 3. My calves are impossibly weak and are really skinny (12.5 inches) lol.

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