vjb journal, already done lots of it, check it out

[daballerwhoballs]

ok, so ive had the vjb for about a year. before doing the vjb i did a crap plyo program online w/o strength training. only saw marginal gains.
i started the vjb right before going to china over the summer. beginning stats: 5'8, 125 pounds,
22inch standing, 24 inch running
i did the novice plyos and the novice weight training together. i saw some good gains to a 24 inch standing and a 26 inch running.
then i had to go to china over the summer so only had two plyo workouts in my hotel room and two weight workout in the hotel gym ( i was mostly outside doing stuff all day, had no time) when i got back i had gone back down to a 22 incc standing

[daballerwhoballs]

after getting back i trained on and off (w/ intermediate plyos and still novice weights) for about 3 months due to lots of time on the court. by about christmas time i was back up to a 24 inch standing and 26 inch running. i took a few months off the just play basketball. just last month, i have finnaly hit a major gain while working on really increasing my strength. i am now up to a 26-27 inch standing and a 30-30+ inch running. i think the gains are actually higher cuz when i was tested i was still sore and tired. i can now ALMOST (about 2 inches off) touch the rim at 5'8 and a half. the gains were mostly due to a 30 plus pound increase on my squat, putting me at being able to squat 230 ALL THE WAY DOWN. it used to be 205, so i really got stronger.
stats now: 5'8.5, 138-142 pounds, 5 % body fat, max squat: 230 ATG and 250 parralel.
my next workout is 2morrow, ill keep you all updated
o ya, and also im 15.

[ibetan]

not worth it to do such heavy wieght training now man, ur screwing up ur growing age. dont do heavy weights until ur 18. i mean, u have ur whole life left to get more muscle, but growing only happens once, u know what im sayin

[Young Athlete]

Weight lifting stunting growth is a myth me and greybluehound have both started strength training at an early age. I haven't had any problems so don't make stuff up go research it you'll see your wrong.

[LakersFan7]

Originally Posted by ibetan

not worth it to do such heavy wieght training now man, ur screwing up ur growing age. dont do heavy weights until ur 18. i mean, u have ur whole life left to get more muscle, but growing only happens once, u know what im sayin

I am one of the people who believed in this stupid myth. Weight training cannot stunt your growth . The only way that it can is if you dont do proper form, get injured or keep lifting your 1RM.

[bluegreyhound]

Not going to lift weights until 18? Ha ha. OK man. I had people in my school lifting really heavy stuff and growing until 6'4/6'5. Yes, I know that's not super tall but they were built like shit brickhouses and besides BBall was not their sport. Anyway that's my 2 cents. I think I have said it enough that lifting does not in itself stunt your growth. There's enough research on the net to support recommending strength training to kids. Personally I think that 13-14 is about the right age to get started - when you hit 15 then that's when they big gains come in.

[the.dream.34]

im doing novice weights and the rzn i dont use heavy weights is cuz i have terrible form and I don’t want to lift heavy weight with brutal form so im adding 5 lbs every week.

[LakersFan7]

Originally Posted by the.dream.34

im doing novice weights and the rzn i dont use heavy weights is cuz i have terrible form and I don’t want to lift heavy weight with brutal form so im adding 5 lbs every week.

Ya adding 5lbs every week is fine. If you think that ur form is bad then ask someone else were ur lifting weights for some help

[bluegreyhound]

Originally Posted by the.dream.34

im doing novice weights and the rzn i dont use heavy weights is cuz i have terrible form and I don’t want to lift heavy weight with brutal form so im adding 5 lbs every week.

That's wise. Obviously you start somewhere light before you can progress to the heavier stuff.

[daballerwhoballs]

ok so i did my workout yesterday. no plyos cuz i got a game on sunday. i did 4 sets of squats, 3 sets of front squats, 2 sets of leg extensions , 3 sets of leg curls, and 4 sets of calve raises. for the squats i did 4 sets of 4. i am now repping 4 times with 205 (last week i was repping with 195), 205 was surprisingly just my max two months ago. i can now atg 235 at 140 pounds. im hoping for some increase on my vert, im soooooo close to touching the rim at 5;8. oh, and i been working out for a long time and i have still been consistenly growing. just make sure, like the guy before me said, to workout with PROPER form. my next workout is on tuesday, ill keep you updated.