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it’s there lol
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There wasn’t no question mark on the end of it. It was a statement. Are you even smart?
Also I like dem short shorts
Hahaha. IQ instant minus 50 points
Nah, just pulled them up. Not the type that stretches so can’t get into position without pulling them up lol. They squeeze dem balls pretty hard if I force it lol
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Whatever ur into brother
16 May 2019
C2W1D3
Bench 37.5 x 5, 45 x 5, 50kg x 7
Missed the last rep cause I didn’t set my bulldog grip right on the left, so left wrist was really cocked back already at the 7th. Totally forgot about FSL too. Oh well.
Bent over row 52.5kg x 5,5,7
I miss doing these
Dips 5,6,7
Neutral grip pull ups 5,4,3
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Was thinking about front squats and power cleans lately, then I come across this.
More reasons to avoid oly lifts lol. He does make good points.
That paused squat at 5:30 though…daayyuumn
@Frank_C yes officer, this post right here
I already know how to power clean, so this doesn’t apply to me! He’s right though; when you’re coaching other people some things just aren’t worth the time and effort to teach. Check out post #12 in my log for a video of my power clean. It’s good enough for my purposes!
Teaching myself oly lifts would take even longer as there’s no one to coach me around. Sure, I can post form checks here, but it’s still not the same as having eyes on you in real time
Btw, got any tips how to go about getting a higher jump aside from building overall general leg strength? I’ll be reaching 1.5x BW squat in a couple of weeks
I think plyometrics would help but they have a point of diminishing returns. I like doing regular jump squats without any weight. Do a set of squats followed by 5 max effort jumps. If you can land softly and drop back into a squat to keep the movement continuous then great. If not, then just try to land softly, reset, and jump. Three sets of five can go a long way.
Jumping is a firing your muscles as fast as possible. Like anything else, this takes training. I think you develop your strength through lifting and you demonstrate your power after a period of doing plyometrics. The plyo’s are just getting your body more efficient at moving fast. This allows you to display your power once everything is firing efficiently.
If you want to implement a full plyo program then I’d suggest doing 60-80 contacts twice a week. Progress to 120 contacts per session after several weeks. A contact is any time you hit the ground. If you do five jump squats then that’s five contacts.
Start with basic movements like double leg hops forward and backwards and side to side. Jump squats are okay for beginners. Work your way up to single leg movements. Work your way up to depth jumps where you step off a box, land, and jump. Those are high impact and should only be done by advanced people. There’s no need for most of us to use that approach; we can get results from the basics.
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I’ve been trying depth jumps every now and then, but I feel like I’m doing them wrong because once I drop, contact time with ground still feels too long. I guess I’ll stick to jump squats, then. Thanks man!
How big is the box? Start with the 12" one and work up. We always had kids focus on the landing portion only. They’d step off of a 12" or 18" box and try to land softly and in a good position to jump again. We did that a lot before they actually started jumping.
It was a focus on eccentric strength since most ACL injuries are non contact injuries and occur during cutting and changing of direction (eccentric loads).
I usually used 12 inches for depth jump. So I’d be better of just focusing on landing into a half squat sort of position of depth jumps? When did you progress them to connecting into a jump off the depth jump?
The progressed when they could demonstrate control over their landing. Judge it by noise and body position. Pause on your landing and see if you’re in a good position to jump or take off running. If you’re not then adjust so that you are as soon as you land.
Hmm… I’ll probably post a video and tag you when I get the chance
@Frank_C, you think it’s still possible for a 27 year old 5’9 guy to be able to dunk a basketball even though I’ve never dunked one before or reached that high?
It depends. I think it’s possible, but I’m not aware of your background. If you trained at a high level and basically squeezed everything out of your body in your early 20’s (like a college athlete), and still couldn’t dunk then I’d say no. If you’ve never done those things then it’s still unknown.