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this question may be stupid. which part of the the body is most important for vertical jump? shin, calf or what?
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08-25-2007, 09:51 PM
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Re: a question
its ok man, for the longest time, we thought it was the quads but its actually the ENTIRE p-chain, not 1 particular muscle,
the p-chain is lower back, hammis, calves, and the glutes!
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08-25-2007, 09:56 PM
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Re: a question
thanks, i was just wondering which is the master one. so those muscles of the p-chain are equally important?
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Originally Posted by 24forlife
its ok man, for the longest time, we thought it was the quads but its actually the ENTIRE p-chain, not 1 particular muscle,
the p-chain is lower back, hammis, calves, and the glutes!
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08-25-2007, 10:00 PM
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Re: a question
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thanks, i was just wondering which is the master one. so those muscles of the p-chain are equally important?
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yea, and the best exercise is deadlift
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08-25-2007, 10:04 PM
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Re: a question
thanks, i can't do it anyway (no access to gym), i'm doing bodyweights.
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yea, and the best exercise is deadlift
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08-25-2007, 10:07 PM
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Re: a question
make sure when you squat/deadlift you have the right form
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08-25-2007, 10:45 PM
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yea well u can do single leg deadlift with just your bbody weight!
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08-26-2007, 01:42 AM
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Re: a question
u doing vjb or something?
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08-26-2007, 02:57 AM
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Re: a question
even if u are doing excersices soley targeting those muscles of the p-chain it aint gon get ya vert up much so dont excpect huge gains just doin deadlifts,calve raises and glute ham raise .just do a good program and follow it,recover and train right.
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08-26-2007, 08:41 AM
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Re: a question
alright, im doing vjb, i was just curious
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Originally Posted by ryano3
even if u are doing excersices soley targeting those muscles of the p-chain it aint gon get ya vert up much so dont excpect huge gains just doin deadlifts,calve raises and glute ham raise .just do a good program and follow it,recover and train right.
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