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Post by XAsstCoach on Aug 10, 2008 7:23:40 GMT -5
So here I am watching men's vb for a change and got so freakin' depressed while they're replaying in slo-mo. Images of attackers with their heads above the net putting the ball away for a kill. Reminds me of my prime time when I could get my chin above the net on the block and attack. Now, I'm lucky if I can get my forehead to the tape. I should have avoided weightlifting...too much muscle mass means less vertical. That and McDonalds, Pepsi, chicken skin, etc....all bad for the vertical. Except the Pepsi. Gives me a sugar boost. 1 can before each game always help!  ;D |
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Post by Phaedrus on Aug 10, 2008 9:18:27 GMT -5
Uh, I could barely get my fingernails up above the net, so I ain't crying for you buddy.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Aug 10, 2008 9:39:24 GMT -5
<sigh>....no worries. I'll just finish off this 20oz bottle of pepsi after I go to the kitchen to see if there is anything I can snack on.
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Post by callinup22 on Aug 10, 2008 11:44:42 GMT -5
Why Pepsi and not Coke or Dr. Pepper? Is Pepsi the magic beverage?
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Post by Phaedrus on Aug 10, 2008 17:04:10 GMT -5
<sigh>....no worries. I'll just finish off this 20oz bottle of pepsi after I go to the kitchen to see if there is anything I can snack on. You're over there with the hawkers stalls and Chinese food and I am here with the corporate owned fast foods. Again, not crying over here. |
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Post by bunnywailer on Aug 10, 2008 17:24:32 GMT -5
Reminds me of my prime time when I could get my chin above the net on the block and attack. Now, I'm lucky if I can get my forehead to the tape. Eh, the air wasn't as dense way back then. So, you really weren't jumping as high as you thought you were. ;D You play volleyball with your forehead? |
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Post by pineapple on Aug 10, 2008 17:40:07 GMT -5
You guys are all now couch potatoes, headied for cardiac arrest, except BB's grandson who is still playing with teenyboppers, headed for arrest period.
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Post by bunnywailer on Aug 10, 2008 18:47:55 GMT -5
You guys are all now couch potatoes, headied for cardiac arrest, except BB's grandson who is still playing with teenyboppers, headed for arrest period. Did you ever actually play volleyball or did you just like mail in your membership to the Debbie Green fan club back in 1984 and get your free Mikasa souvenir ball? |
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Post by pineapple on Aug 10, 2008 20:09:50 GMT -5
Nah, neva played. So what's depressing for XAsstCoach and Phraedrus, i.e., not being able to get up above the net as before, is not depressing for me. Not being able to get it up as before is.
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Post by pineapple on Aug 10, 2008 20:15:32 GMT -5
Seriously, I am an expert, or was an expert, in a sport, but can't perform like before. When I watch the kids in the sport perform, I don't get depressed at all. I relive my youth through them, if you know what I mean.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Aug 10, 2008 20:35:44 GMT -5
Reminds me of my prime time when I could get my chin above the net on the block and attack. Now, I'm lucky if I can get my forehead to the tape. Eh, the air wasn't as dense way back then. So, you really weren't jumping as high as you thought you were. ;D You play volleyball with your forehead? Back then, yes, a couple of times I blocked an attack with my forehead. Not intentional of course. When I tried to play as recent as last year, I did attack the ball with my forehead, but that was the result of a swing and miss. Unfortunately, the ball never made it over the net on that attack attempt. ;D |
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Post by XAsstCoach on Aug 10, 2008 20:51:42 GMT -5
Why Pepsi and not Coke or Dr. Pepper? Is Pepsi the magic beverage? Back in my playing days, it was Coke. Switched over to Pepsi during my coaching/scrimmaging days. Coke don't taste the same no more! |
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Post by OverAndUnder on Aug 11, 2008 1:14:12 GMT -5
Even though my heydays are long gone, I'm proud to say I still can elevate above the net and smash the ball straight down!
...wait a sec, this isn't PingPongTalk.com.
Well then, nevermind
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Post by XAsstCoach on Aug 11, 2008 3:44:23 GMT -5
Even though my heydays are long gone, I'm proud to say I still can elevate above the net and smash the ball straight down! With the correction made to your post, I can say the same for myself. Unfortnately, the "straight down" would have been on my side of the net. I can smash the ball straight down on the opposing side too, but its gonna come from under the net. ;D |
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