u/Fabulous_Ad8642

so I’m a tall guy (6’5”, 99” or 8’3” standing reach, about 90kg/200lbs) and when I jump standing or approach jumping it’s always like both knuckles to the height of the rim (can grab it 2 handed) or one handed is like wrist height.

i can feel as though my approach jump doesnt feel like I’m putting my muscles/joints through maximum effort (ie the motions feel sluggish or just not intense like a fat guy trying to sprint) and I’m trying to fix it, cause even though I jump, do plyos and lift heavy weights frequenty I just don’t feel like the intensity when I just is on par to say my squats/power cleans.

do I just need to jump more for a longer time period (I already jump lots during the 2 games I play a week, hit legs 2-3x weekly and plyos 2-3x weekly, have been training for years so the strength isn’t a limiting factor)

so to be short my problem is I can’t/don’t know how to increase my intensity jumping beyond my standard jump height and I wanna do more than rim grazers

currently I’m using just water and a toothbrush + airdrying to clean all the dust off my wow12’s but am wondering due to the fact theres still a bit of dust/dirt or whatever left over whether theres any safe soap/chemical I can add to the water and at what concentration whereby it won’t ruin the traction (ie not reduce performance nor lifespan) cause currently I gotta spend quite a bit of time scrubbing in a circular/in line with herringbone pattern and i feel as though that would be causing more wear on the traction than I need to.

Any experience/info with said compound would be appreciated

i know it’s 5 minutes per retriever usage on a chest, but I have a few questions for speeding up the process before I make a second one…

a) if I have multiple pets that have a retriever token, can I cycle through them on the 5 minute period to minimise the cooldown/wait times?

b) if not, then would a pet with elemental retriever and a pet with spiritual retriever run on different timers? if i say used the elemental would I also have to wait 5 mins for the spiritual one?

c) alternatively can I cycle through wizards on my account (each having a retriever pet) over the 5 minute wait time in order to minimise the cooldowns impact?

Is the game day pro or other insole brands genuinely worthwhile, and if so would that be applicable to modern higher tech shoes with carbon plates etc?

I got some wow12’s, would a game day pro or other insole fit tts? would there be any concerns?

Thanks yall

So I beat Liberal Balls, Terminus and Citadel in standard before directed dropped so I got those 3 for early access calling cards, but havent played since December 2024 , therefore I couldnt get the tomb onwards early cards.

I know i can still get the standard calling cards for them, but i kinda want the early access ones too just to complete all 6. Is there a way I can legally or illegally acquire them (i am on pc/steam btw) cause otherwise I wont be able to 100% bo6 zombies in my mind, and I like to 100% most games I play if its feasible, or at least the portion of the game I play (ie. I could care less about multiplayer cod or warzone).

Thanks.

Havent played in over a year and realised I was only partway through the grind.

So when I left (citadel was last map ive played) there was the 2 gun strategy where you get your critical kills/do mystic gold on one weapon and grind the 30 manglers on another gun for the diamond. Is there a more efficient method (whether its directed on another map, another round cap other than 11, a better spot than the bowling alley etc.) cause I've seen 3 new maps dropped and there's double tap now so that could help idk?

Im not at the afterlife or nebula steps yet so ill get to a strat for them later (but feel free to leave any strats for those as well)

thanks in advance

So for $98.68, you can get 2.27kg (5lbs) of protein ($43.47/kg) and macro wise its 83.3% protein (by weight) and supposedly 0g of fat and a couple g of carbs (now idrc if that's off by a percent or two, still blatantly better macros than any wpc and on par with mediocre wpi blends [which go up to 90% protein but still have low carbs/fat])

This is on Amazon with the subscribe and save 10% off (basically meaning it auto-reorders every couple months or whatever time-frame you chose) and you could feasibly add discounts. FYI only flavour for the price is vanilla.

Is there any better deal y'all know of? (Not interested in plant proteins, mass gainers or anything but WPC or WPI)

Also if anyone (across the globe or aus) has tried the Iso Whey Muscle Tech and has an opinion flavour/texture wise please feel free to drop it below

Link to powder (Amazon aus):

https://www.amazon.com.au/MuscleTech-Iso-Whey-Vanilla-5lbs/dp/B0CQPJMY5D?crid=2X6F3BCT8MYUR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ith71LBPt1bKerV4GaesglZ9gWzXzwLihu1WE_0PphQ4Vpx09Kdx9JwMnZL2r6hAKQwTrDij3twMc794hrh0mgDeAJaDIYkprf6nojX_78Y8ffE909Va6Z_a42MvjcorC3HbwR7QSPIgRpzMhNNe-oeAwAuD7oeaGLwcEs6fY6BMtBTzgpOtAfYK0CUaZba-CWJRWqiky8BjEvWHPv1RiuRcxRlGfEnDqKAeZ5mP0swuObfala4UR2WMc9l6Wf-suaELhkez2nuh8rX1-wSCGUZ7JX_RAf-NwRJ0JMMzLzM.eGl2kkKikpeSgj5v-KwdtvHz99hgOdloIwwb28-UJVs&dib_tag=se&keywords=vanilla%2Bprotein%2Bconcentrate&qid=1780820391&refinements=p_n_deal_type%3A10343590051&rnid=10343588051&sprefix=1kg%2Bvanilla%2Bprotein%2Bconcentrate%2Caps%2C289&sr=8-41&th=1

So obviously I know BCAAs are pointless with a complete diet when you have a sufficient protein intake, but in Australia whey protein is cheapest/best value online and requires time to ship if you arent on top of your existing stock at home.

Now in those cases, Coles (supermarket) sells pea protein at $20 per kg (best deal by far for all protein types but is obviously disgusting in taste lol).

Would having BCAAs on days I consume this pea protein powder create a complete protein source in comparison to say whey? (I have 0 intention of say buying rice/oat/almond or other vegan protein powders)

BASICALLY, I've got a few KG of pea protein stockpiled so should i have it with BCAAs or would that also be pointless?