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Performance Area => Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion => Topic started by: adarqui on February 24, 2011, 06:05:35 pm
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this is the current adarq.org motto, the idea is simple:
transform the s&c industry and athletes everywhere through legit transformations, for example, {below average/average/good}-natural ability to ELITE-LEVEL-ABILITY.
that is pretty much my main goal with this site.. it may sound like a "fantasy", but it's not, i know exactly what *I* have to do in order to achieve elite level athleticism, and it's definitely not impossible, in fact, it's staring me right in the face, it's not that far away.
A few but very important obstacles I need to overcome, in order to achieve elite level athleticism, is to get to 145 lb, shredded, with a 405+ pin 6/half squat while staying in shape/jumping.. the "protection" of modern society has turned me (us) into sub-human organisms, far from well versed with the fight or flight system.. too fat - too heavy, too content, too lazy, too submissive, reduced alpha.
the rest of the guidelines can be found here: http://www.adarq.org/forum/strength-power-reactivity-speed-discussion/posterior-chain-strength-preparation-for-the-vertical-jump-by-charles-poliquin/msg37420/#msg37420
so how far off am I ??? I'm 151-153 normally (154 today) with a 325 lb pin 6 half squat, putting me around 38-39" RVJ PEAK on a max jump... getting to 145 while maintaining strength would add at least 3 inches to my RVJ, so that puts me around 41-42".. being 145 while improving pin 6 half squat to 405+, well that has me at 47" RVJ, guaranteed. I don't know about you, but a legit 47" RVJ would have me in the elite category.
so what do you have to do to get to elite level? or do you not care?
I am not content with anything other than the most elite level of athleticism.. i'd love to go from "27 inch RVJ to 47 inch RVJ", but then when i achieve that, i'd want 50, 52, 55. etc... i know it sounds insane but that's my mindset.. got to hit 47 first.
all I know, is that 1000+ years from now, people will ask where it all started, and just like the Euphrates river, they will say "adarq.org". Who influences adarq.org? Verkhoshansky, Zatsiorsky, the animal kingdom. Yes I've actually learned more about s&c from the animal kingdom than I have from t-nation. It sounds mean, but i'd love to cause a severe economic depression in the s&c industry. I'd love to hit my head on the rim and then within 24 hours have severe job loss throughout the industry. My reason is this: the vast majority of coaches use ineffective means and train their athletes like they are pussies. One of the most important aspects of this "performance training" we do, is to get us closer to being more animal like, more predator like, not sissified cows grazing on pastures waiting to be ripped to shreds. When we are in the weight room, on the court, jumping, sprinting, etc, we need to become more in tune with our animalistic roots. If we aren't trying to improve our "alpha" every time we train, then we aren't putting forth that true effort, that true intensity.
If you have a mirror nearby, when you're squatting, just stare into your eyes between sets, look deep into your "soul" and see what the fuck is going on there.. then go apeshit on your next set.
peace
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Well said! :highfive:
Amen! +1
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adarq:
wouldn't you be better served by being a super lean 170 or even 180? If all that weight was gained in the jumping muscles I think you would be better...
145 is just too light for a strength/power athlete, which as a jumper, is what you are.
Secondly, if you are not completing in a sport where it is illegal to dope, I would run a cycle. I would read the doping protocol charlie francis used for ben johnson (its in the CFTS book) and then do that.
can you imagine you at 150ish squatting 500? you'd be unbelievable.
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adarq:
wouldn't you be better served by being a super lean 170 or even 180? If all that weight was gained in the jumping muscles I think you would be better...
nope, i'm not meant to be heavy.. heavy for me is over 160, i start feeling like shit & joints take a beating for it, no matter if it is pure muscle gain or what.. some people aren't meant to be heavy, and i've learned that the hard way.. the most injured i've ever been is when i started creeping up over 170.. if you look at then and now, i suffered multiple month long injuries when i was over 170, and constant achilles tendonitis/knee issues kicking in.. the highest i jumped back then was 160, the highest i've jumped ever is probably around 152.. the lighter i get, the better I *FEEL*, there's no comparison.. when I am sub 150 I feel amazing..
when I get to my 145 goal with 405+ pin 6 half squat, then i'll re-evaluate, but i'm pretty sure i'll continue to stay light and try to slowly increase my 1RM even further.
look at the industry as a whole, people who gain a ton of mass have at times obtain some pretty impressive numbers, but i'm not looking for 'impressive', i'm looking for 50, and to hit 50 i need to be EXTREMELY light and EXTREMELY strong.. going up to 170-180 would put too much stress on my joints during each jump session, it would also require me to get that much stronger under the bar.. i'm a natural endurance athlete, hypertrophy is not something I sustain easily.. as soon as I stop lifting I start shrinking immediately and my strength drops rapidly.
it's kind of like telling a "cheetah" to gain weight.. everyone is built different, naturally, i'm definitely an extreme ecto & I will always "struggle" to put on weight/maintain weight.. I've gone from 147 to 180 on two occasions, I have no problem gaining weight because when I commit to something I do it, but how I felt at 180 vs how I feel at 150, not even close -> I feel amazing at 150, I feel like shit at 180.
for example, there's casey combest vs pyrros dimas, same height generally, very different builds naturally, very different abilities.
what i'm trying to do has probably never been done, no offense to everyone out there who has worked there ass off incredibly, but 27" RVJ (highest of my life at the time) at age 26, to ~47-50 by age 29-30 would be unheard of.. so I need to do things that are also unheard of, to achieve that goal. If I "follow" instead of "lead", then I will come up short.. one thing i've done throughout my training history is, analyze what pretty much everyone is doing in terms of training systems/ideologies, then I try to avoid training like them.. their are no ELITE transformations anywhere, show me any that exist or have been well documented, I cannot think of one.. everyone who competes on the elite level has gotten there through enhancing their already excellent genetic gifts.. show me a guy jumping low 20's who is now jumping 50. show me a guy who started running 12's who is now low 10's (that one is more probable), show me a guy who was running 12's who is now running sub 10 (doesn't exist)..
etc
coaches brag about the elites they train, not about the elites they create..
lmao, people can't even make elite transformations while taking PED's.. i have no interest in "training like them".
i have yet to achieve my goal so for now it's just shit talk, but you get where i'm coming from. i've made impressive gains but not to the level I require of myself.. If I fail to achieve elite level athletic performance, then i'm just another "failure of a coach" in my opinion..
I always hear this one common line among "coaches": something like this... "well I wanted to be a professional ______ athlete, but I just didn't have the gitfs, I worked my ass off and now that's what I teach to my athletes" etc.. I hear that alot, it bugs me.. because, I see it as a failure.. I can definitely fail just like them.. they might not see what they FAILED TO ACHIEVE as a failure, but I do.. most coaches couldn't even achieve slightly impressive gains, yet they then "retire" from training and then teach their "failure ideology" to their clients... I know I sound harsh but that's my view on s&c... I consider myself a failure until I hit my head on the rim (47" RVJ), this is the mindset one needs to achieve the "impossible" (as many would refer to it).. so in the end, I'll either succeed and help to push the performance envelope for the entire s&c industry, or fail and just shoot the shit in the hole (anonymous subforum). There's no "i tried my best", there's only success of failure.. if we as coaches/athletes are truly passionate about elite performance, there's no "I tried hard enough but I just wasn't blessed with the gifts of athlete athletes".. so in the end, if i fail to achieve "elite level performance", then I am ONLY capable of coaching people how to "improve considerably" (as that is what i have done so far), but I am in no way capable of turning an "average joe" into an "elite athlete".. that's where the line is drawn, there's no way around it.. I am the perfect subject for this experiment.
lead by example.
145 is just too light for a strength/power athlete, which as a jumper, is what you are.
incorrect
tell t-dub, darlington, guy dupuy, kadour ziani, holm, etc.
Secondly, if you are not completing in a sport where it is illegal to dope, I would run a cycle. I would read the doping protocol charlie francis used for ben johnson (its in the CFTS book) and then do that.
i'm very much against doping.. I'd rather come up short and fail to achieve my dream than to "dope my way" to my dream.. just like I have no interest in dunking on low rims, I have absolutely no interesting in dabbling in PED's.. beyond that, I would never risk the tendon / joint injuries that come along with PED cycles.. I want to somehow achieve elite numbers AND achieve longevity with them, using PED's to recover would increase long term damage imo, to the joints & increase the risk of tendon injuries which I am pretty concerned about already.. If I were to do PED's, I'd have "tendon tears" in my mind every moment of my training, I already have to "fight" to keep those thoughts out of my mind, for some reason -> using PED's would cause me to go insane.
beyond that, i am just interested in what I can achieve without any "cheat codes".. the human body is capable of some amazing feats and I am going to try and demonstrate this ability through proper, progress, intense training.
can you imagine you at 150ish squatting 500? you'd be unbelievable.
I can do that without PED's, because my squat is above parallel :D
i'm at ~150 putting up 335-345 half squat singles, I have alot more work to do, but it'll get done.
peace man
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thread hall of fame plz
bookmark when feature's added
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"Nature has provided man with the possibility to enhance his abilities in extreme situations, and we need to utilize it in the training of the high class athlete." -- Prof. Yuri Verkhoshansky
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Nature has provided man with the possibility to enhance his abilities in extreme situations, and we need to progressively tap into this ability over time, throughout an athlete's training history.
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ok adarq i respect that.
i'm the opposite ha,
I put on muscle easily and am not very endurance oriented lol, gotta struggle for every achievement in that regard.
I appreciate everything you're doing with this site.
In relation to your goals:
one of my favorite soccer players, Zinedine Zidane, once said that "growing up in the streets of Marseille there were many kids that were better than me". He stuck with it, he persevered and is now one of the all-time greats.
i.e. what i'm trying to say is more people would achieve success if they just didn't take no for an answer
Btw, I think you should start coaching other people again as a job. You're too good not to and you could really effect some change working "from the inside".
Having first-hand experience of the incompetencies of the s&c industry myself, I wish there were more coaches like you...
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ok adarq i respect that.
i'm the opposite ha,
I put on muscle easily and am not very endurance oriented lol, gotta struggle for every achievement in that regard.
ya complete opposite of me.. hah
I appreciate everything you're doing with this site.
thanks man, gotta thank lance though and everyone else for making the site much better than it was.
In relation to your goals:
one of my favorite soccer players, Zinedine Zidane, once said that "growing up in the streets of Marseille there were many kids that were better than me". He stuck with it, he persevered and is now one of the all-time greats.
i.e. what i'm trying to say is more people would achieve success if they just didn't take no for an answer
right, but im talking power, skills is a different issue.. people can work on skills all day long, putting in millions of reps, power is much diff.
Btw, I think you should start coaching other people again as a job. You're too good not to and you could really effect some change working "from the inside".
Having first-hand experience of the incompetencies of the s&c industry myself, I wish there were more coaches like you...
thanks alot man, but i'm not even considering coaching until i reach my goals.. i'd rather work at whole foods until then lmao.
peace man
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sick post adarq
I feel the same way, but you are the mastermind with all of the knowledge. For me, I won't be happy until I reach 40+ rvj, but of course I will want to go higher after that.
I've never been satisfied with people congratulating me on accomplishments (whether it be vert, physique, weightlifting, tennis, w/e) by just saying "wow, that's really good" or "I'm impressed". I'm not saying I don't like compliments like that, but I want people to be speechless. I want them to think I'm a freak.
I'm proud to be a member of adarq.org (here since the beginning, june 09 u mirin? jk but srs).
I'm with you on this journey to elite status.
Hands in
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hey adarqui, as corny as I might sound, this post you put up was motivating. just in time as Im about to go workout in the morning. I've been taking your advice on the diet and you should see me eating fruits and veggies all day and shit lollll. Anyways, for now, I am aiming for a 44" RVJ and won't be satisfied til I get that.
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Brilliant thread this Darq. Props.
Its the same idea I would like to embrace.
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sick post adarq
I feel the same way, but you are the mastermind with all of the knowledge. For me, I won't be happy until I reach 40+ rvj, but of course I will want to go higher after that.
I've never been satisfied with people congratulating me on accomplishments (whether it be vert, physique, weightlifting, tennis, w/e) by just saying "wow, that's really good" or "I'm impressed". I'm not saying I don't like compliments like that, but I want people to be speechless. I want them to think I'm a freak.
I'm proud to be a member of adarq.org (here since the beginning, june 09 u mirin? jk but srs).
I'm with you on this journey to elite status.
Hands in
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hands in..
and ya, once you get back on the power/reactive blocks, your vert will start sky rocketing.. no reason you won't eclipse 40 this time.
just stop playing 1 on 1's with spazzes ffs!@$!@$!@%@
hey adarqui, as corny as I might sound, this post you put up was motivating. just in time as Im about to go workout in the morning. I've been taking your advice on the diet and you should see me eating fruits and veggies all day and shit lollll. Anyways, for now, I am aiming for a 44" RVJ and won't be satisfied til I get that.
glad you liked the post man, go get 44", nothing is stopping you.
Brilliant thread this Darq. Props.
Its the same idea I would like to embrace.
thanks man, and you are definitely well on your way to doing it.
LEAD BY EXAMPLE: http://www.adarq.org/forum/strength-power-reactivity-speed-discussion/mental-toughness-test/msg37704/#msg37704
i didn't even get into a rhythm either, had to dunk sporadically between people shooting, and games... that one dude can fly holy crap.. regardless, big jumps by me im happy, next peeking session is monday, so, got to get up even higher.
peace
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Haha, "peeking session" :ninja:
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Haha, "peeking session" :ninja:
hah first time i ever wrote it like that.. 6am breh gimmi a break :)
i definitely need more reactive work on my day 2/day 3 sessions.. my peaking needs a bit more of a boost on the 5th day:
day 1 = peaked dunks + squat x 5, heavy singles, push/pull/45deg hyper/swing exercise
day 2 = bball stuff / reactive work + volume squat, push/pull/45deg hyper/swing exercise
day 3 = possible jumps/dunks + reactive work + pin squat x 5 on pin 6, heavy single on pin 6, heavy singles on pin 7, push/pull/45deg hyper/swing exercise
day 4 = rest
day 5 = repeat
so far that's been my rotation recently, working very well.. need more reactive work though I feel i'm missing it. gotta sacrifice some dunking on day 3 especially, to help get a bit more pop on day 5.
peace
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You said in another thread you're 29 and I was like "oh man, wasn't Adarqui like 26 and me 23?". 3 years have passed like you can't believe since the glorious old days.
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One of the greatest things I have ever read, your mentality is fantastic.. Anybody ever told you that you are kinda crazy? I love that :headbang:
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My goal is to be able to dunk 2 handed off a 100% standstill. Just measured my reach at 93" (7'9") in the middle of this post. Rim is 120" but lets say I have a 94" reach in shoes.
I need 26" to touch rim. 32" to dunk with one hand, or probably a 34" standing vert without the ball. My two hand reach is about 3-4" lower than my one hand reach. That means I need a 38" standing vert to dunk 2 handed from a standstill.
Well, currently my standing vert is about 30" but my running is 38" so that's a big difference. When I dunk 2 handed off a standstill, my running vert should be 46"
I'M WITH YOU ADARQUI.
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It doesn't make sense for you to only have a 30 inch standing vert. I have a 28 and I'm squatting ~140-145 kg at the most.
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this is the current adarq.org motto, the idea is simple:
transform the s&c industry and athletes everywhere through legit transformations, for example, {below average/average/good}-natural ability to ELITE-LEVEL-ABILITY.
What factors keep you from getting to NBA level?.
(UK citizen here).
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Haha. I agree with everything Adarq said. Look from where i got (6 years ago) to where i am now, and there's more to come :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCPar4NS4Yo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw-0DaOz8xw
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs068.snc6/167812_180916628592742_100000232192013_550668_5980636_n.jpg)
Raptor, Adarq, Lance, TVS and now Adarq.org have been of huge aid in my progress and i hope adarq.org will continue to prosper so i can brag on here after reaching a 50 inch vert :(
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It doesn't make sense for you to only have a 30 inch standing vert. I have a 28 and I'm squatting ~140-145 kg at the most.
Yeah what the hell... I was surprised. I need to re-test on a Wednesday or Friday (when I jump highest usually). I should be able to hang on the rim from a standstill, giving me like a 32" standing.
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One of the greatest things I have ever read, your mentality is fantastic..
really appreciate it man, glad it had an impact
Anybody ever told you that you are kinda crazy? I love that :headbang:
thing is, the "stronger i get", the "more powerful i get", it results in a better ability to express myself.. i don't even feel like the same person compared to years ago, i'm so vicious now.. so ya perhaps that can be interpreted as crazy, but, i honestly think as I improve my power/speed/strength, I just am becoming more "animalistic" or "true human".. inhibition disappears from not only my "golgi tendon organs/cns" lmao, but also my ability to express myself... as I jump higher, I just feel more aggressive anywhere in life, not to be misunderstood as "being an asshole" or "thinking i'm tough", but it's just more of a confidence/dominant feeling, it's hard to explain..
i can't even imagine how "free" i will be with 47" RVJ-level power, it'll be kind of disgusting.
;d
My goal is to be able to dunk 2 handed off a 100% standstill. Just measured my reach at 93" (7'9") in the middle of this post. Rim is 120" but lets say I have a 94" reach in shoes.
I need 26" to touch rim. 32" to dunk with one hand, or probably a 34" standing vert without the ball. My two hand reach is about 3-4" lower than my one hand reach. That means I need a 38" standing vert to dunk 2 handed from a standstill.
Well, currently my standing vert is about 30" but my running is 38" so that's a big difference. When I dunk 2 handed off a standstill, my running vert should be 46"
ya just practice SVJ's more, it's definitely a skill that takes tons of practice.. i have no doubt with your 'squat style' and athletic ability that you would definitely be able to decrease the gap between running/standing vert.
I'M WITH YOU ADARQUI.
nice, your hard work (as well as many others on this site) motivate me to achieve my goals, even if you do squat with your pants folded up (EEK!@!@$ lmao).
but seriously you get after it, always great watching your progress.
go get that 2-hand off SVJ.
Haha. I agree with everything Adarq said. Look from where i got (6 years ago) to where i am now, and there's more to come :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCPar4NS4Yo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw-0DaOz8xw
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs068.snc6/167812_180916628592742_100000232192013_550668_5980636_n.jpg)
the definition of "lead by example" folks ^^
i never saw that 6 year old vid, unbelievable.. your current ability is absolutely ridiculous compared to that vid.
:wowthatwasnutswtf:
Raptor, Adarq, Lance, TVS and now Adarq.org have been of huge aid in my progress and i hope adarq.org will continue to prosper so i can brag on here after reaching a 50 inch vert :(
thanks man, we taking over, and i have no doubt you can hit 50 you're not even close to your max potential..
props to raptor for his guidance on your training too, he def helped you a ton.
pC
this is the current adarq.org motto, the idea is simple:
transform the s&c industry and athletes everywhere through legit transformations, for example, {below average/average/good}-natural ability to ELITE-LEVEL-ABILITY.
What factors keep you from getting to NBA level?.
(UK citizen here).
factors keeping me from nba:
#1 skills
#2 no love for the game
i'm def not a bad basketball player, growing up i just destroyed every park locally, I really put in tons of work.. i just lost my love for the game, I definitely had some kind of D1-D2 talent that's for sure, but nba definitely not.. i don't play games or anything because:
#1 i don't want to get injured
#2 i would have to video tape, need someone to vid tape
#3 i'd like to have head on rim first
when i get head on rim i'll def start playing some ball to get in-game highlights.. i'd love to jsut sky on people and bring more of a 'football power' feel to the bball court, just destroying people with speed/cuts/massive dunks etc.. that'd be fun, but it's not worth risking injury until i achieve goal #1.
i have some weird but nice dribbling/shooting vids on youtube.com/adarqtv, check out the vivaldi dribbling vid, that's me doing some weird aggressive bball dribbling without even practicing, i just retain all those motor abilities from my many years being obsessed with the game.
peace man
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I'M WITH YOU ADARQUI.
nice, your hard work (as well as many others on this site) motivate me to achieve my goals, even if you do squat with your pants folded up (EEK!@!@$ lmao).
Lol man, i just HAD to show my stupid quad to hamstring ratio... i swear you can see my complete quad from behind me and its not even funny. People don't even know that my quads are pistons. They ask "dam how do u just that high?" and I just pull of my shorts a little and they freak out lol.
You think having the hamstring catch up will make a significant difference? I mean I'll try to have it catch up to prevent any imbalance injuries of any kind.
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Getting better hams will probably help you jump faster/extend faster at the knee, since the CNS will "know" (in lack of a better term) it can allow a faster knee extension because the hams are powerful enough to stop the knee from hyperextending (act as brakes). So therefore, at least in my opinion, your knee extension power will improve.
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factors keeping me from nba:
#1 skills
#2 no love for the game
i'm def not a bad basketball player, growing up i just destroyed every park locally, I really put in tons of work.. i just lost my love for the game, I definitely had some kind of D1-D2 talent that's for sure, but nba definitely not.. i don't play games or anything because:
#1 i don't want to get injured
#2 i would have to video tape, need someone to vid tape
#3 i'd like to have head on rim first
when i get head on rim i'll def start playing some ball to get in-game highlights.. i'd love to jsut sky on people and bring more of a 'football power' feel to the bball court, just destroying people with speed/cuts/massive dunks etc.. that'd be fun, but it's not worth risking injury until i achieve goal #1.
i have some weird but nice dribbling/shooting vids on youtube.com/adarqtv, check out the vivaldi dribbling vid, that's me doing some weird aggressive bball dribbling without even practicing, i just retain all those motor abilities from my many years being obsessed with the game.
peace man
Just think of the money you could potentially earn.
It's gotta be better then what your on/doing now?.
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I definitely had some kind of D1-D2 talent that's for sure
LOL. not d1
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I definitely had some kind of D1-D2 talent that's for sure
LOL. not d1
oh great. not again :D
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I definitely had some kind of D1-D2 talent that's for sure
LOL. not d1
you've seen videos of me shooting around/dribbling and even playing, after what, 7 years of not playing/practicing, and I still destroy you in every manner regarding basketball. In my "prime" when I was actually playing/practicing I was definitely D1 level point guard material... very accurate quick release jumper off dribble/screens/everything (hornacek level quick release, could shoot with either hand from anywhere on the court), ridiculous handles, low turnover rate, great basketball IQ, very good passer, extremely well conditioned. I held my own against people who went off to play D1 in college, when I played AAU.. For my AAU team, I started over a point guard who went off to play at georgia tech but got "cut" because of grades. I routinely destroyed D1-D3 players and overseas players every summer on the streets. My coach begged me to play varsity senior year but I'm a knucklehead and didn't like his racist comments toward me, every time I saw him I wanted to stab him in the throat.
You can laugh all you want, because you "think I wasn't D1 material", but bottom line, no matter how hard you practice, no matter what type of achievements you'll ever earn, if you ever come to south florida I would completely wreck you (1 on 1, full, whatever) and I don't practice or give one fuck about basketball.
Post your shooting/dribbling videos zgin, so I can LOL back.
you may think you "struck a nerve with me", but you didn't, it's just I have someone who shoots semi retarded and can't dribble telling me "LOL. not d1".
adios
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I definitely had some kind of D1-D2 talent that's for sure
LOL. not d1
you've seen videos of me shooting around/dribbling and even playing, after what, 7 years of not playing/practicing, and I still destroy you in every manner regarding basketball. In my "prime" when I was actually playing/practicing I was definitely D1 level point guard material... very accurate quick release jumper off dribble/screens/everything (hornacek level quick release, could shoot with either hand from anywhere on the court), ridiculous handles, low turnover rate, great basketball IQ, very good passer, extremely well conditioned. I held my own against people who went off to play D1 in college, when I played AAU.. For my AAU team, I started over a point guard who went off to play at georgia tech but got "cut" because of grades. I routinely destroyed D1-D3 players and overseas players every summer on the streets. My coach begged me to play varsity senior year but I'm a knucklehead and didn't like his racist comments toward me, every time I saw him I wanted to stab him in the throat.
You can laugh all you want, because you "think I wasn't D1 material", but bottom line, no matter how hard you practice, no matter what type of achievements you'll ever earn, if you ever come to south florida I would completely wreck you (1 on 1, full, whatever) and I don't practice or give one fuck about basketball.
Post your shooting/dribbling videos zgin, so I can LOL back.
you may think you "struck a nerve with me", but you didn't, it's just I have someone who shoots semi retarded and can't dribble telling me "LOL. not d1".
adios
o i didnt know you started over someone at georgia tech. cuz all you would say was you got an injury junior year hs and didnt play senior year. and yeah, i gotta say your a nasty dribbler. when i come to south florida (or you come to ny to promote adarq.org 8)), we goin 1 on 1. haha. and i gotta get a shooting video up asap.
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I think I may be ready for D1 in a year or two because of my insane jumpshot and slowly improving athletic ability... i routinely destroy this 6'6 shooting guard who's a damn junior in HS (averaging about 32ppg on varsity, and i think his championship game is today) who plays for York Prep. I mean we have LITERALLLLLY played 1-on-1 about FIFTY (50) times and I have beat him. He's getting a shit loaod of D1 looks because he's young, tall, and has a HELL of a 3 point shot. He's just skinny and lanky right. But out of all the times we've played, I've beat him...
every.single.time.
EXCEPT For the very last time we played, in which i lost by two points. Like I mean my record against his is probably 62-1, NO EXAGGERATION. And I mean that I have literally WRECKED this kid like 16-4 and 11-1 and 21-6 everyyyy singllleee timeeeeeeeeeeeee we play because NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES he just cannot stop my jumpshot...
I'm a freshman in college right now at fordham university, but i swear i think i can make the team. I'm doing a 5 year program anyway so I have another 4 years left...
omg man.... i just regained a lot of my motivation for basketball..... i need to re-name my log to "Dreyth's Journey to Division I Basketball."
i swear i think i can make that team because they're mid-major and kinda suck anyway, and i'm 6'1 but my jumpshot has insane potential (i remember being like 15 and hitting dozens of 3's in a row in game with LITERALLY fingers touching my face)... i just need to be like that every single day, and not just on my "on fire" days.
I never woulda thought I'd be so motivated to play basketball again like this. I can't forget that I'm on a mission and basketball is my life.......
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Thanks Adarq! :headbang: I am really really motivated by your words. I will bookmark this thread and read it over and over again when motivation is low and when life is shits on me hard.
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I think I may be ready for D1 in a year or two because of my insane jumpshot and slowly improving athletic ability... i routinely destroy this 6'6 shooting guard who's a damn junior in HS (averaging about 32ppg on varsity, and i think his championship game is today) who plays for York Prep. I mean we have LITERALLLLLY played 1-on-1 about FIFTY (50) times and I have beat him. He's getting a shit loaod of D1 looks because he's young, tall, and has a HELL of a 3 point shot. He's just skinny and lanky right. But out of all the times we've played, I've beat him...
every.single.time.
EXCEPT For the very last time we played, in which i lost by two points. Like I mean my record against his is probably 62-1, NO EXAGGERATION. And I mean that I have literally WRECKED this kid like 16-4 and 11-1 and 21-6 everyyyy singllleee timeeeeeeeeeeeee we play because NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES he just cannot stop my jumpshot...
I'm a freshman in college right now at fordham university, but i swear i think i can make the team. I'm doing a 5 year program anyway so I have another 4 years left...
omg man.... i just regained a lot of my motivation for basketball..... i need to re-name my log to "Dreyth's Journey to Division I Basketball."
i swear i think i can make that team because they're mid-major and kinda suck anyway, and i'm 6'1 but my jumpshot has insane potential (i remember being like 15 and hitting dozens of 3's in a row in game with LITERALLY fingers touching my face)... i just need to be like that every single day, and not just on my "on fire" days.
I never woulda thought I'd be so motivated to play basketball again like this. I can't forget that I'm on a mission and basketball is my life.......
play other good peopl as well, just one person isn't gonna cut it
and if you land in Duke. I will bow down to thou
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I think I may be ready for D1 in a year or two because of my insane jumpshot and slowly improving athletic ability... i routinely destroy this 6'6 shooting guard who's a damn junior in HS (averaging about 32ppg on varsity, and i think his championship game is today) who plays for York Prep. I mean we have LITERALLLLLY played 1-on-1 about FIFTY (50) times and I have beat him. He's getting a shit loaod of D1 looks because he's young, tall, and has a HELL of a 3 point shot. He's just skinny and lanky right. But out of all the times we've played, I've beat him...
every.single.time.
EXCEPT For the very last time we played, in which i lost by two points. Like I mean my record against his is probably 62-1, NO EXAGGERATION. And I mean that I have literally WRECKED this kid like 16-4 and 11-1 and 21-6 everyyyy singllleee timeeeeeeeeeeeee we play because NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES he just cannot stop my jumpshot...
I'm a freshman in college right now at fordham university, but i swear i think i can make the team. I'm doing a 5 year program anyway so I have another 4 years left...
omg man.... i just regained a lot of my motivation for basketball..... i need to re-name my log to "Dreyth's Journey to Division I Basketball."
i swear i think i can make that team because they're mid-major and kinda suck anyway, and i'm 6'1 but my jumpshot has insane potential (i remember being like 15 and hitting dozens of 3's in a row in game with LITERALLY fingers touching my face)... i just need to be like that every single day, and not just on my "on fire" days.
I never woulda thought I'd be so motivated to play basketball again like this. I can't forget that I'm on a mission and basketball is my life.......
haha glad you are re-motivated to play ball man.. it'll have you jumping even higher too, you'll be in much better shape.
as for making a team, i echo what stuck said, you'll want to really get in alot of full-court work instead of just 1-1's etc, league ball would be the most beneficial, if you could find a league playing 1-2games per week that'd be your best bet right now, on top of some daily training but nothing overboard like i see these people doing in 24 hour fitness.. "4 hour basketball practice sessions while moving like snails".. quality over quantity.
Thanks Adarq! :headbang: I am really really motivated by your words. I will bookmark this thread and read it over and over again when motivation is low and when life is shits on me hard.
awesome man glad it hit home with you.. i approach VJ initially from the standpoint that "it is hard and it shits on you".. i never expect gains to be easy at this point, i'm well passed the newbie stage.. so even a 1 inch gain in vert to me is monumental, i need around 8-9 more inches to hit my goal, so each of those is going to be very hard to come by..
injuries and setbacks happen, it sucks, but they always happen at some point in performance improvement training, it's pretty much inevitable.. once we get to the intermediate/advanced stages, we're constantly pushing our limits, that stuff comes with some risk but the awards far outweight the risks, we just have to try and minimize those risks as much as possible and stay healthy, really be smart about training, listen to our bodies, try not to do anything stupid etc.
but ya it's very hard to achieve "what we want to achieve", if it were ANY LESS hard, more people would be doing it.. instead, hardly anyone makes real gains.. after the newbie gains, hardly anyone progresses and most people just become content with a 5 inch gain etc.
peace man
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Yeah man, the 1on1 was just to point out that i have the talent, but I will need to put it into use will full court games and leagues. If I don't make D1 within two years I'll be really pissed at myself.
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SICK POST ADARQ!!! I definitely agree with your mindset man...just gotta keep plowing through even when there are setbacks...
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bumping dis shit
too many people starting out with all these goals and promises and flaking out later.
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i think people just dont realize how hard it is.. once they do, it scares them.
reality thins the herd.. we have some great people still working hard on this site, survivors of the reality slap to the face.
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Gotta be ready for level 7
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ironic irony is ironic.