Despite not having done the leg workouts for approximately 3 weeks, I still made very substantial gains since the last time I did them. Perhaps since I gave my body extra time to recover and I did keep my legs active by playing football, going mountain biking and playing basketball here and there, I was able to not only keep the gains I got from the first 2 weeks but gain more!
I was very excited with my progress but I am going back to school next week so hopefully I can still stay motivated while I'm studying and b-boying.
Today was plyometric day for me and it was killer. I totally thought I was just going to go through them smoothly and get a good workout but I was already tired after the first 2 sets of depth jumps! (first workout)
I guess this is good if you think about it. It shows how much room there is for improvement and clear evidence that I have not reached my full potential.
I am really looking forward to strength day this Thursday.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Took a break.. but not really
Since I finished finals, I took a 2 week break from the jump manual leg training.. well at least half of it. I was still doing my modified core/upper series twice a week but I was not doing the plyometric and strength days for my legs because I was doing other stuff that wouldn't let me train at 100% and if I can't train my legs at 100%, I need to rest to make sure I am only training fast twitch muscle fibers, not my endurance fibers.
The Monday I came back from summer school, I played flag football so I was pretty sore that week and I ended up going on an intense mountain biking ride after I recovered from football. And just when I thought I was going to be training again, I pulled my groin playing one game of basketball which is silly.
The Monday I came back from summer school, I played flag football so I was pretty sore that week and I ended up going on an intense mountain biking ride after I recovered from football. And just when I thought I was going to be training again, I pulled my groin playing one game of basketball which is silly.
Good news is that my groin is almost fully recovered and I did buy a yoga mat to stretch at home and a foam roller too so now I have no excuse not to stretch at least once a day.
I'll talk about my first week back (technically my 3rd week) in my next post. This one I want to focus on what I have been doing. I've increased my plank time by 20 seconds and 10 seconds on the sides. I'm also trying to make gains each week when I'm doing my upper series. In addition to my upper series, I have been surfing multiple times throughout the week.
I'll talk about my first week back (technically my 3rd week) in my next post. This one I want to focus on what I have been doing. I've increased my plank time by 20 seconds and 10 seconds on the sides. I'm also trying to make gains each week when I'm doing my upper series. In addition to my upper series, I have been surfing multiple times throughout the week.
Feeling very healthy.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
New Season
Started to play basketball again this summer because it seemed like everybody at church started to play. After two years of not playing competitive sports, I guess I couldn't stay away from sports much longer so I just started playing for fun. At the sports tournament, I really wanted to play and it felt weird just sitting on the side cheering instead of playing. After we took first place I told myself that I definitely wanted to play next year.
As I started playing more, I came across this jump program called the jump manual. So for the past 2 weeks, I've been trying out this program because I really wanted to dunk and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I made a bet with Jonathan that if I couldn't dunk by the end of 3 months than I owe him Asahi. As I started this training regiment, I started to actually enjoy and reap the benefits of my hard work after the first two weeks and I actually could see progress in my body. I felt great! Now my goal is not only to dunk but to try to get into the best shape possible.
I will be tracking my progress using this blog, even though I hate doing stuff like this, it will be cool to see how each day goes by. I'm taking the 3rd week off and just recovering because it is finals week for summer school so my jump manual training will begin again next Wednesday.
As I started playing more, I came across this jump program called the jump manual. So for the past 2 weeks, I've been trying out this program because I really wanted to dunk and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I made a bet with Jonathan that if I couldn't dunk by the end of 3 months than I owe him Asahi. As I started this training regiment, I started to actually enjoy and reap the benefits of my hard work after the first two weeks and I actually could see progress in my body. I felt great! Now my goal is not only to dunk but to try to get into the best shape possible.
I will be tracking my progress using this blog, even though I hate doing stuff like this, it will be cool to see how each day goes by. I'm taking the 3rd week off and just recovering because it is finals week for summer school so my jump manual training will begin again next Wednesday.
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