Help Getting Stronger

[Salty]

OK cool, thank you. One question though, keep your legs straight and jump? Does that mean to just jump flatfooted? And not to bend your knees? That's pretty hard and gets me very little lift but I can see how it helps the calves. Also should I be bouncing or should I be resetting my feet every time? This was the easiest part of the workout for me so I'm just seeing if I'm doing it right thanks. and man, I haven't done wall sits in a long time. damn by the 3rd set my legs literally felt like spaghetti noodles.

Also I've been suggested whey protein before I might take a trip to GNC to grab some.

Yeah sort of like skipping you want your calves doing all the work here in both absorbing and powering your jump. Let us know how it's going for you, I think I might get this started again

[amat]

Oh man I'm loving it Salty. Really am. I hadn't been as sore I was in my legs then I was after the first week in a very long while. It really through my shot off as I shoot absolute shit sore because I just can't get timing down but I'm not so sore anymore. Those wall sits are still the kicker though. I think it's because I was looking at the timer as I did them and watching clocks sucks. I've started taking my notebook to the wall sits and reading random things just to take my mind off the clock and it's proven to be really relaxing. Forgot how valuable wall sits can really be. It's always smooth sailing until there. Also, I realized that in all my time working out, I've never been doing calf raisers right. I've always just gone from flat foot to on my toes, never went beneath the bar. Been using a block of wood and been doing them correctly by dipping below thus have sore calves for the first time in a long while. Those also have been very tough.

I wish I had tested my vertical right before this. I don't know how high my vertical was before, I think it was like 27' inches like 3 years ago but to be honest that could be way off as I simply don't remember. But I definitely anticipate the results of this. I have noticed that I've been getting a little more unintentional lift on my jumpshot which has also thrown me off a bit but I have been experimenting a higher release to a lower release to take advantage of that but that's a work in progress to say the least.

Really love it and have recommended it to several others, thanks Salty.

[Salty]

Ohh it is intense, Just started it today to get some good leg conditioning in while its raining. But wall sits are god like, we used to do them all the time in training alternating with footfire. I would be sore for days after those sessions, might have to get back into basketball, starting to miss it. Oh and with your shot, you have to relax to no end on it now, as like you said it gets put off a bit and you start clutching at it. But your drives will be getting sweet you can just jump and hang mid air soon enough

[amat]

Once upon a time, not to long ago, my driving ability was my best part of my game. It still is to an extent but I used to be purely a guy that drives the lane, literally all I did. I think that's due to my footwork inside as I have been able to perfect that Lebron James step over pivet once I get to the paint. But I've always needed a step or two of speraration in order to get going. Well now most of the people at the courts are playing right on my body at the perimeter so when I'm on the ball it's hard to gain that separation so I was looking for more explosion in my first step and I've already noticed that I indeed can pick up faster now. Not to brag but if I can get that first step then I'm a pretty good bet to make something happen because that's my strong suit. So for that alone I'm already fairly satisfiied.

[Salty]

Same here, the problem with that though was that is was the most effected by my confidence. Eventually I turned into a 3 shooter basically from hours of practice and mainly into a mainly defencive player, I'd always end up getting there top scorer. But when I just played local I'd be back to my old self, basketball is defently one of those games where you can dominate sort of naturally.