http://whitemencanjump.com Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:13:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I have decided to start doing some yoga in the morning before I leave for work.  I plan to do yoga 3 to 4 times per week and I wil be doing it in the mornings that I lift (M, W, and F).  So why might you ask? One of ... http://whitemencanjump.com/yoga-for-strength-and-speed-gains.html This past week I was doing some thinking about why I was so winded the last time I played basketball.  I mean, twice per week, I am running hill sprints.  Prior to the basketball tournament, I was up to 15 hill sprints twice per week.  So I must be "in ... http://whitemencanjump.com/heart-rate-and-its-impact-on-conditioning-levels.html For the next six weeks (5 now I think) I will be trying to "recomp".  It's isn't going to be easy, but the plan is to try and add a little muscle while taking off a little fat.  I will be following a carb cycling and intermittent fasting approach.  To ... http://whitemencanjump.com/diet-update.html I have just finished up a long diet phase where I got my weight down to 183.2 pounds.  I am not satisfied with my bodyfat and will begine a shorter diet phase in 6 weeks.  For the next 6 weeks, the plan is to maintain where I am and potentially gain ... http://whitemencanjump.com/training-for-next-two-weeks.html I played in a weekend basketball tourney at my old high school.  I really learned two things: 1: I need to play more.  I am going to try and organize an open gym type thing for an hour or two during the weekend.  Not sure when though... 2: I am not in ... http://whitemencanjump.com/weekend-basketball-tourney.html I measured my vertical last night, and let's just say I was disappointed!  Now, before I post up what my vertical jump measured, let me get my excuses out of the way!  First, my legs were not exactly fresh since I have been hitting the cardio type work pretty hard.  The ... http://whitemencanjump.com/vertical-jump-measurement.html In my quest to get stronger, I have employed the use of all the basics, squats, deadlifts, bench press, etc.  The one lift that I have always had a hard time with form was the regular old deadlift.  I never could settle into a comfortable set-up, I never felt like ... http://whitemencanjump.com/why-i-like-the-trap-bar-deadlift-better-than-the-regular-deadlift.html I wanted to get a post up of all the sites that I read on a regular basis so that anyone who wants some good information knows where to go. Training Resources www.elitefts.com - This is, by far, the best site on the web when it comes to training information.  Just reading ... http://whitemencanjump.com/internet-resources-for-training-and-diet.html This week is the last week of my leaning out diet.  I took an Intermittant Fasting approach which can be read about here.  Generally speaking, throughout my dieting phase I ate from 1:30 or 2:00 in the afternoon until about 9:00 or 9:30 at night.  I would then fast through ... http://whitemencanjump.com/diet-overview-3-23-to-3-29-2009.html This post will serve to give an overview of my training that I have been doing over the last month and will be doing for the next month to month and a half. For the first 3 months of the year, I have been trying to take off body fat while ... http://whitemencanjump.com/training-overview-march-til-end-of-april.html