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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3435 on: December 07, 2016, 04:15:24 am »
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Just tell him to also inject some in your quads and you'll be fine  :wowthatwasnutswtf:  :uhhhfacepalm: sorry couldn't resist.
I feel you on the ref call randomness, it is so frustrating, but you gotta build your mindset that this is how it will always be at the low level leagues. Adapting to it is not a bad choice, that's what i used to do, play smart. Other choice is just ignore it and play your game, in the long term statistically you will have equal wrong calls for or against you.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3436 on: December 07, 2016, 05:21:13 am »
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Good call on playing it like you're not going to get a call. Im def taking that into my mindset if i play again (not sure). TBH it was a pretty good game from me, i blocked a few shots that changed the complexion of the game. i got stops, rebounds and scored all the shots i took. they werent driving while i protected the rim, scoring from jumpers. So all things considered, id take it. I cant help think a simple cut from 1 one of those dudes would have won us the game but i cant control that. i wonder if i shud have tried something gimmicky like throw the ball into a defender to get another out of bounds call... oh if only my mind had calculated all these things at the time! :)

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3437 on: December 07, 2016, 05:23:32 am »
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One thing which i'd like to be able to do is run the fast break well. Like leave the defender in the dust. im working on my sprints now so that shud help, in addition to getting my legs stronger and becoming fitter and in better shape. plus im not really eating enough to perform at 100% right now. Maybe if i fix my achilles, get myself into decent shape and PR my lifts/sprints and eat optimally for performance, i can run a decent fastbreak. #goals

Having said that, i dont think practicing sprints will carry over by themselves unless i actually practice running with a ball, im sure the mind body connection with a ball needs to be accounted for too
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3438 on: December 12, 2016, 10:10:27 pm »
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Havent logged the last 2 sessions i think, oh well nothing happened. Couldnt do shit but im going to try get back on track this week. Its been rough recovering lately .. but im starting to figure out a plan to get out of this funk for a lack of a better word.

Sunday
BS 4x130, 2x137.5 (LPR)
Weighted Hill Sprint 3x6
Back Xtn 3x12x35kg (but i lost count on the last set so i might have shorted a rep, will repeat)

BW: 81.5kg (LPR)

tried using a bar to load the back extension but it simply does not work, cant hold it in place .. sad, really was falling in love with this exercise but it's limited in a big way by how to load it. oh well.

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3439 on: December 12, 2016, 10:11:05 pm »
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Big weekend of eating, poorly, all the shittiest no nutrition food, but going to start over today

BW: 82.5kg
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3440 on: December 12, 2016, 10:24:51 pm »
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tried using a bar to load the back extension but it simply does not work, cant hold it in place .. sad, really was falling in love with this exercise but it's limited in a big way by how to load it. oh well.


hold plate to chest, hold barbell in row position, get better at holding the barbell on your back. lots of options.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3441 on: December 12, 2016, 10:30:07 pm »
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tried using a bar to load the back extension but it simply does not work, cant hold it in place .. sad, really was falling in love with this exercise but it's limited in a big way by how to load it. oh well.


hold plate to chest, hold barbell in row position, get better at holding the barbell on your back. lots of options.

thanks, im ok with holding plates, my largest one is 25kg and i used it sunday. i considered i could hold 2x20kgs since the 25kg is physically thicker but i havent tried it. not sure i could pull up 2 plates into position tbh. but ideally a bar type loading would be beft cos it wud be essentially infinitely loadable. til i tried it, and i pulled up 40kg to my chest while tryna keep my elbows out of the way b/c they will hit the handles otherwise, it's almost impossible. andrew suggested a curl bar but im not sure that will make any difference really not that ive tried it but i havent got one and i dont want to unless i know it will work

i have seen the pendlay guys use the barbell in squat position but they have spotters and i obviously havent got a way to get in and out of place with a bar on the back.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3442 on: December 14, 2016, 08:49:50 am »
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BS 5x130, 6x120
Weighted Sprints 6x40m
Sprints 6x40m
BP 2x92.5(LPR), 6Fx82.5(aw man wanted 8, got 7 last week)

BW: 81.1kg (LPR)

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Think i picked up a bug from airport food. or maybe im dehydrated. really hoping im not sick though. i have some goals to accomplish man cant wait for illness.. btw i got the scan back for my foot if anyone wants to see i will post it but it's pretty depressing cos they dont really know wahts going on.. and doc didnt seem to wanna go to bat for me and refer an MRI ..
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3443 on: December 15, 2016, 01:40:06 am »
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I cant figure out what happened to my erectors mass.. it's almost all but gone. it's not like my squat has suddenly disappeared, im still maintaining 130kg for reps etc. The only exercises that i havent been doing are weighted chinups and rdls .. cud they be the reason? shud really start doing them again if thats the case, i miss having bigger erectors, prob the only bodypart i had good development on. may be that i do less squatmornings these days too
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3444 on: December 15, 2016, 09:21:28 am »
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Played a game today, wasnt planning to but it was a team mates last game with the team so i was obliged to go. I checked into the game with 4 mins to go, scored 4 points off 2nd chance rebounds i pulled down. Final score was 51-52. I cant help lose games by 1 point it seems lol. Team mates were saying why didnt i check in sooner, but i dont really like subbing off players unless someone wants to go off.. we prob win that game tho if i played more minutes. Pretty cool game.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3445 on: December 19, 2016, 11:16:06 am »
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BS 5x130, 2Fx137.5, 6x110
Push Press 5x5x70(PR)
Back Xtn 3x11x40(PR)

BW: 81kg

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So sunday i binged and didnt train. Today im back on eating clean and i trained. FML. I imagine if i put all those calories from sunday into today? I might actually grow some gains. Oh well, im a disgrace. But on the plus side, i was starting to get pretty lean, i think sunday i weighed 80.7kg or something? I really did think i could end the year at an even 80.0kg. Now i dont know. We'll see i guess.

Fuck back extensuions though. Such a limited exercise, i tried putting 40kg on my back and getting into place but the position felt so unnatural and precarious and i only later realised why. cos you cant use your hands to grab the handle if shit goes wrong. and the whole idea of doing a row and holding the bar to the chest is terrible in practice though excellent in theory, just takes too much effort to hold 40kg in the back extension bench, leave alone do reps of back xtns. i used 2x20kg plates, i guess with my weight vest that gives a max loading of 50kg with the exercise, then im moving on to other stuff, prob barbell stuff
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3446 on: December 19, 2016, 11:31:45 am »
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Kinda excited to see how it goes specialising on push presses. I gave equal time to bench/press/push press and got nothing much out of it in return. but now i'd like to focus on PP and get a nice milestone lift like 5x5xbodyweight and 100kg for a single. Will be cool to chase a goal that i actually find attractive on upper body lifts for a change.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3447 on: December 20, 2016, 02:22:15 am »
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BW: 82.7kg (!!)

not even a proper refeed but okay. interesting doms tho, i actually got oms in my right triceps straight away from the 5x5x70 push presses. But my whole upper back inc tarps and lats are sorea as well chest. so this is good news. want to have a best push press now .. it's sexy af

my ankle has been getting better from rest and dare i say, wobble board exercises i did on the weekend. i have a theory on this but lets see how it plays out over the next few weeks. imagine if i can dunk again pain free.. that would be so amazing

forgot to do weighted crunches yesterday, was hoping to grow some abz for when i get lean for vanity but it's not really a priority, my abs grow super fast whenever i do the crunches tho .
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3448 on: December 22, 2016, 10:46:18 am »
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BS 6x130(PR), 6x122.5

BW: 81.6kg

Notes:
What the fuck .. i finally progress my squat but had to cut the workout short to deal with some family bs fml. I was going to do a couple of sets of 6 after this and then bench. Oh well. So this is a PR while cutting, while fasting daily and without creatine. I reckon if i go to maintenance cals and jettison fasting and increase carbs, i shud be looking at +5-7.5kg? Creatine shud def take me close to 6x140kg. But im extrapoloating like a mf and its worthless to theorise, only thing that matters is actual results. I do think im on the right track tho, i can be a stronger and leaner 80kg for sure, still fkn obese so theres room to gain strength and mass at 80.0kg.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3449 on: December 24, 2016, 06:41:31 am »
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Kinda got food poisoning or something, but im starting to recover now. Hoping to be 100% for sunday's workout, wanna do some quality bench work. Oh and i def shud sprint tmr as well, it's been what 10 days since my last session? soemthing like that. yikes.
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