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decided to keep this topic, will be doing P90x + other stuff (the rest will be mostly power work, but also skipping)

still doing P90x, adding other stuff soon

did the X Stretch portion of the program for the first time (i usually skip it since it's an option, but i need > flexibility).

P90x...while it sounds interesting to possibly try I will stick with lifting instead...

I dont think I could bring myself to do it just because I make fun of my one friend who does like 5 minutes of it and says its a workout

upd8

have been working on the vertical on my net at home. i practice on a 9'2" rim most of the time. basically i'm a good two foot jumper so i'm using the lower height to try to work on my one foot takeoff. i can dunk of a two foot pivot better than off one foot on a run, so i'm trying to make it so that's not the case asap.

will be hitting weights a fair bit before my season starts.

played a couple days at the gym but have been occupied with new baby; will stop dodging training soon

Jump over the baby ofc

Baby Jumping.

It's great training.

Rew - Get to lifting already. Do Step ups and Squat Jumps ofc.

ordered old school Strength shoes since some guys said they are > Jumpsoles

have been playing some hoops lately
haven't dunked or jumped over marcus (baby)

at 9'1" rim:
however i dunked over caden
tried to dunk over sister-in-law but gave her a black eye instead (by mistake ofc) because she ducked into it and one of my hands caught her eye. tbh i lol'd but felt bad

have been able to get good height on 10' lately, can't wait for Strength shoes

rippetoes shoe for squatting from rogue fitness? or something else?

these (ignore the shitty ads all around the shoe images): http://www.strength-shoes.com/
i know they really only work calves but they work (know this from experience). basically they just help teach the fast twitch muscles to respond and they tell some of the slow fibres to get recruited. they add to explosive strength but the name of the shoes itself is a crapshoot. they add quickness. as for actual strength i'll need to do squats, etc. and for a more genuine explosion i'll need to get back into plyometrics. i'll actually wear the shoes for some movements.

my legs are naturally strong but i want to squat about 450-500 lbs and then not push it further. i can do 350 pretty easily now for reps. i made a little progress since i started doing squats on and off a few months ago. what i want is a combination of (core/leg but esp the posterior chain) strength, agility, and quickness, as well as explosive strength. i don't really need to increase my squat at this point to dunk, but i should keep going until i plateau. reason being that more strength is better than less strength, ofc. but the big trick with vertical leaping is getting the muscles used to reacting quickly and powerfully. sprints are an ideal workout for vertical leap, as long as you're doing a few plyometric exercises as well as skipping. together they give decent athletes everything they need. but squats and using vertical leap shoes help bring you places you can't go otherwise.

have had str shoes for a while now, tested them out today
felt p good

have been using exercise bike, doing bench presses, bicep curls, not a lot else
need to get going with leg stuff b/c the bike is good for speed and endurance, but it's not amazing for power

dunking felt way easier today
not ready to praise the shoes yet, i think i just had a good jumping day

takes time to get results

edit: was dunking in sandals. noted for idiocy.

This post has been edited by RewtheBrave on Wed - Sep 22 2010 - 21:19:09

felt strong at basketball yesterday after doing exercises in the str shoes for about half an hour

fully expected to feel fatigued after using them, but actually when i switched shoes i felt kind of spring-loaded for something like 45 mins

basketball league starts tomorrow night
been playing some basketball lately
been doing a little bit of core/posterior chain training lately

day 1 of new season went pretty well, hit a lot of 3s and got a lot of assists
best scorer last year is better this year, i had to guard him ton8 ofc
will be sore tomorrow

This post has been edited by RewtheBrave on Thu - Oct 14 2010 - 23:08:29

played the next day anyway vs some decent hs players (american 21) then did legs and back workout

yesterday:

basketball (2 on 2 + 2 on 2 "american" style)
abs

today:

basketball
weights (chest + legs)
more basketball

2nd night of season went better
still shot well, player better defense

i love to play basket, but here its not very popular sport
or even better to say not popular at all
so i since i moved from greece, where basket even bigger than football [real one], i haven't had even a chance for a game
even one on one

hopefully u can find a league or possibly some people who would want to try it out ... or just US exchange students who play sports.

basketball (1 hour+ 5 on 5)
push ups
ab curls
may do some cardio or weights later

basketball
may do some light core stuff or possibly arms tonight

basketball ton8 ofc
played well overall, felt sore on right side (calf, quad, lower back)

played basketball today, just recreational games
feeling less sore than last n8

basketball with Asian guys yesterday (there's an impromptu azn league that plays on Sundays)
basketball with high school player today
sore tomorrow

Asians cant jump, they are just tall usually if they play basketball rite/

these guys are fast (top dog cardio) and some of them can jump. most aren't tall.
but they play out of control so that's where i get to clean up and get some good defensive practice.
so far both weeks i've played with these guys i've wound up bleeding at the end.
p sure these sunday run arounds will help my thursday games by giving me some solid 5-on-5 runs

basketball (league night)
played fwd which is retarded at my height but i did pretty well
didn't launch a bunch of threes
got blocks and rebounds

wasn't an official game night so i ran and jumped my legs off

been playing basketball, have been using bands for resistance stuff

have sore quad and back, will need to rest them

played basketball after doing a shooting practice today, ignored everything i said last post about rest

This post has been edited by RewtheBrave on Mon - Nov 15 2010 - 19:46:11

started doing wed morning pilates (joined a class with my wife)
basketball league game tomorrow n8

feeling sore from pilates and sore from basketball so game should be a proper torture session ton8

Was reading and saw this and thought of you

http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/trai...plosive-baller/

not bad tips
i have a few books that deal with the subject of power (ofc) but the basics are always the same. deadlifts, squats, agility drills, plyometrics, sprints, squats, jumping, skipping, core training ... basically doing a variety of intense exercises for the posterior chain is the big idea. some guides forget about different stuff (be it timing, base strength, balance, agility). the link you gave is too general about the plyo side of thing sbut i like that it includes some stuff that relates to timing, and that it's sport-specific (and even task-specific).

today's workout included stuff with bands, some jogging, some bounding (working on the "penultimate" step), leg presses (something like 10 sets of 10 reps @ 400 lbs), calf raises with 400 lbs of resistance (not much tbh, but it was made harder because it's recumbent so you're actually working against the weight in addition to your own body weight) ... and some other stuff including some bench presses and back rows.

need to take some days off due to mild injury but will still play basketball on thurs night and possibly on sunday afternoon

tldr

being strong and practice will make you jump higher

got 5-6 x 3's in ton8s game, was an offensive beast (30 ish pts). team is 2-0 this season. started off 5/5 from 3 pt line and started 6/6 overall. blocked a shot and bounced the ball out of bounds off the guy's head as well. felt like a big dog ton8.

shot around, played some games; then volunteered for a kid's basketball camp today

nothing better than shooting the lights out behind the arc

Yeah, although I only hit 2 x 3's this Thursday. I played alright but I wasn't playing lights-out.

Basketball today; mostly 2-on-2 and 1-on-1 games.

basketball + volunteering for a basketball camp + working out ton8 (will keep it light. either chest or biceps, maybe back. would do legs but doubt i'll feel like it).

basketball + volunteering last monday
pilates today
basketball league tomorrow

EDIT: oh yeah, worked out using bands on saturday while watching ufc event

This post has been edited by RewtheBrave on Wed - Dec 15 2010 - 14:49:27

basketball + volunteering last night
basketball league thurs night
hoping to do a mini-workout after work but i won't get home til 11 ish (PM) and i donno how i feel feel about it then

been doing mostly basketball lately. lost 19 lbs since september (192 lbs to 173 lbs).