No Posts Lately

I haven't been on here in a while but I haven't gotten any new videos worth posting. I'm going to start trying to make new videos to post and hopefully make improvements. I looked at my stats from exactly 1 year ago and I barely grabbed rim with 2 hands on 9'10 for the first time and I could barely touch rim on 10' with 2 hands. Now I can grab rim with 2 hands on 10' off 1 step on a good day. I'm very close to grabbing rim on 9'10 off my standing vertical. Í dunked 9'10 for the very first time on 6-26-12. Now I can dunk it basically every time off 1 foot and I'm getting to where I can dunk occasionally off the dribble off 1 foot. Plus I'm dunking off the lob with 1 and 2 feet occasionally as well. Last night I dunked 9'10 off 2 feet only taking about 3 steps but I did it with a girls ball. So I definitely have made improvements from a year ago. Recently the top of my knee cap has been hurting when I press on it with my hand. It doesn't hurt jumping or bending it or anything just when I press on it with my hand. Not sure what's going on with it, it feels like it's bruised or something but I haven't hit it on anything so I'm clueless. Not sure if I have anybody out there that's keeping up with my posts anymore or not since I've slacked lately. If you are though please comment because if nobody is going to read my stuff I don't know that I'll continue posting. Thanks and good luck to all

No New Videos

I've still been jumping lately but haven't been getting any good dunks down. Past 2 weeks I haven't gotten any decent dunks down off the lob. I'm still dunking off 1 foot but not getting anything off the lob. I don't know why this is the case but maybe I'll start getting some good one's down soon. I feel like I'm jumping high enough to dunk but I'm just now catching the lobs clean. I guess if I could just jump higher catching the ball and dunking wouldn't be so hard. Need to jump higher like @stevendunks does. Hopefully I just keep jumping several times a week I'll keep getting better and higher. Good luck to all the jumpers/dunkers out there.

First Dunks of May

Here are my first dunks for the month of May. I started making videos at the first of April so it's been about a month since I started. I can see and feel improvement especially in my lob off of 2 feet. I could barely get it before and now I'm getting it pretty good. Hope to keep improving all the time.



Weekly Update

Here are some of the best dunks from the past week. I got a good dunk down at 10' that can actually be called a dunk haha. I also got down 2 good dunks off the lob off 2 feet!! They were my best ones so far! Off of 1 foot it seems pretty easy to dunk as you will be able to tell in the video where I run up pretty slowly and dunk it. Sorry that the video is so long but I didn't have time to edit it and cut out the parts in between dunks.



A couple 9'10 Dunks and a 10' "dunk"

I went to the park with my Kobe 7's on and my neon Addidas socks! Looks good dunk good right? haha. I got several dunks off the lob off 1 foot down fairly easily but only got 1 on video. Also got several down off a normal approach fairly easily. I even got 2 down off the dribble jumping off 2 feet but that wasn't as easy. I got one down at 10' 1/2" but I don't know if you could call that a dunk. I snapshotted the videos and I look pretty high actually. Sorry for the video quality but I had 2 5 year olds videoing for me haha. That's all I had so don't judge.

 



A first!?

Alright, I went to the court Sunday evening to try some stuff and I wore my Kobe 7's which I have only used on the indoor court. I don't get to go to the gym much so I thought what the heck the shoes were $180 so mine as well get some use out of them. I felt like I was jumping higher and I give credit to the shoes. It was probably just a good jumping day but who knows. I still feel like I can get a tad bit higher if I were on a wooden floor. My approach isn't as strong because I'm afraid on the plant that I will slip and fall on the cement. I've come close to doing that before and I don't want to get hurt for sure!! I videoed running and seeing how high I could get my hand on the rim and I hit a couple inches below my wrist which is decent. I threw down a few dunks off one leg but the videos were bad, sorry. I did manage to get this dunk down if you can even call it a dunk. I was pretty pumped to say the least because I've never tried to do it or even thought I could. I just went up and did it without even thinking about it. Improvement? Possibly 1/32" maybe? Haha just kidding but I think I was getting a little higher anyways!



9'10

First off sorry that the camera is facing the sun. That was the only place I had to put it. As usual I was at the park by myself so I had to set the camera (iphone) on the light box breaker. I have dunked 9'10 of of 2 feet several times, just have never gotten it on video so I made sure to get one down on video. I had LOTS of dunk attemps off of the lob but I only included a few in the video. I managed to get one dunk off the lob off 2 feet for the first time. Not sure you can call that a dunk but it went in anyways. I also got 2 dunks down off the lob off 1 foot. I had many attempts as you can see in the video and was about ready to quit. You can even hear me in the video say "last try my foot and shin hurts". That's when I finally got it down so I tried again and got it down a little harder. Need to start getting these down more consistently now.



9'6 Dunks

Here are some recent dunks I've done at 9'6. 10 months ago I could barely dunk with 2 dunks. I could get a few down but they were very weak and could hardly be considered dunks. I've just recently started jumping again since the basketball season is over and things are slowing down school wise. Also I just started on trying to get dunks off the lob which I'm doing pretty good at 9'6 now. Starting to jump more off of 2 feet to save my left leg from shin splints. My technique sucks I know. Kind of scared to go fast on the street because I dont want to slip and fall on the rocks.

 

 



 



 

 



Another first!!

This past week I worked out after school, usually I lift twice a week in school doing squat and power clean and once a week after school doing squat, leg press, and ham curls. I did 300 on leg press which is 60 pounds more than I could do when I started training in July. Anyways, went to the outdoor court a little bit ago and slammed 9'10 dirty style!!! It seems so much easier to dunk it now!! I also dunked it on the 10'1/2" goal three times and I have never even dunked on that goal before!!!! So lets just say today felt pretty awesome and I felt like I was getting up there!! I dunked my wrist easy on 9'10. Plan on going to the gym on Sunday to make another video and see where im at. I feel like I am making progress though, not real fast but fast enough!! Got to get even higher though!!!

Getting better!

I went to the gym today and jumping around a little bit. I was able to grab rim pretty easy off of standing vertical, my guess is im about a 27.5" right now. Running vertical is probably 34"-35". I also was able to grab with 2 hands off of 1 step. To my surprise I was able to dunk it 4 times in a row!!! I missed a few times but I am getting it much more consistent than I was 2 weeks ago when I got 3 dunks down out of about 15 attempts. Today I got about 6 dunks down out of about 10 attempts. Still wanting to get higher and be able to slam it hard!!! Need to get it off the dribble to. What yall think!?



Progress

I have not been to the gym to try some dunk attempts at 10' so I do not really know how I will do. I have been making progress dunking on 9'6 though! I can dunk 2 hands off of 2 feet which I used to not be able to do. I can also alley oop myself off the backboard and dunk with 1 and 2 hands. Definitely getting better jumping off of 2 feet as I do it more because it hurts my shins jumping off 1 leg. I am getting stronger too!! We lift weights at school 2 times a week and today we did 6 sets of 4 reps. On squat I did 205 which I thought was pretty good as I weigh about 145. I am just going to try and keep getting stronger and just keep doing dunks as it seems to be helping. Hopefully as project graduation at the end of May when I graduate, I will be able to throw some dunks down at 10'. Project graduation is an over night lock in at the gym and everyone in high school goes! It would be pretty cool to be able to slam some down with everyone there!!! Plus I will just have gratuated and that would be an awesome graduation gift!! 6" in 8 months possible!? Guess we will see.

First Goal.....Complete!!!

 

Ok so I have not been doing any jump manual at all. All I have been doing is lower body lifting and jumping dunking 9'6 and 9'10 trying to get higher at all times and dunk it even harder!! I also drink a whey power protein shake after lifting and jumping nearly every day. So everyone knows my goal has been to dunk 1 hand by September 17 which would be Monday. I went to the gym a little bit ago with a friend to see what I could do really not expecting much. I tried dunking many times and failed many times often boucing the ball off the back rim. Finally I got it for the first time but no vidoe!!!!!! So my friend grabbed the phone and I tried about 3 more times and failed before getting this one on video!! So I finally accomplished the goal of dunking with one hand and I did it before my set goal date. Just got to get even higher now where I can dunk it harder and more consistent!!

 



Week Recap

Well this week I really did not do any jump manual like I had planned. I just can not seem to motivate myself to do it after school because usually I have homework and I am tired. I am going to try and get a little weight lifting in a day a week and also just jump and try dunks. On Tuesday I went to the gym and I did squats, calf raises, and ham curls. Those were the lifts I thought would benefit me the most and I wanted to have time to shoot some hoop in the gym before I had to leave. I also jumped yesterday and dunked 9'6 left handed pretty hard which I have never done and also got it with 2 hands pretty hard. I made several attempts on 10'1/2" and ALMOST got it down twice but just could not get it. Maybe this week I will get it down for the first time!

New JM schedule for start of week 9

I took last week off from the JM to see how the school workouts would be. At school we are lifting the core lifs (power clean, squat, incline, bench) twice a week. On Tuesday we do each lift at 6 sets of 4 and on Thursday we do each lift but at 6 sets of 2. I am planning on doing the strength and explosion workouts after school on Tuesday that way I can have Wednesday off. Thursday I will do off day exercise and Friday I will do core and upper body. Saturday I will do the plyometrics, Sunday core and upper and Monday off day exercise. I think this schedule will be easiest for me to follow for now anyways. I am going to try and stick with this schedule until about a week before Thanksgiving when basketball starts. I have completely dropped the goal of dunking with 2 hands as it will be impossible to do before basketball season starts and I have to quit workouts. I just hope I can get it with one hand and a little force before basketball season. At least I could dunk in pre game then!!  I should have started with the plyo workout on Saturday to start week 9 but I am going to start week 9 tomorrow with the weight lifting. I am pretty busy with school and everything but I am going to try and stick with it and hopefully have a video put up this next week. Good luck training to all!!!

End of week 8

Got both the plyometric workout and the weight workout in as long as a day of core and upper body. I have not been testing my verticals each week like I should because of no way to video. I did go to the gym yesterday and jumped a little. I did get 2 "dunks" down if you can call it that. It was more of a very very weak dunk. I felt like I was high enough to get it down but I just could not get it down witout bouncing it off back iron. Hopefully I will get it down soon!!!! Im so close I can freakin taste it, just got to get it. I am taking this week off from JM to see how the weight lifting is going to go at school before I schedule for next week. Been trying everything to ease the shin splint in my left leg but can not find any cure. Just need to layoff from jumping so much I guess. Hope to get some video once my "dunks" dont look pathetic haha Good luck to all training!!

No birthday dunk

I went to the gym yesterday with hopes of dunking on my birthday which was my goal from the very beginning. I was not able to do this but I feel like I am pretty close and should get it down within the next 3 weeks. Things are going to change next week when school starts and it will be hard to train. We hit the weights hard 3 times a week at school so I am not sure if I can do jump manual after school without overtraining or being too worn out to so it. Jump Manual says not to incorporate jump manual with any other weight training so I am not sure what to do. Anyone have any suggestions or thoughts about this? Anyways back to what I was talking about. I feel like I am pretty close to getting a dunk and I actually grabbed rim off of my standing vertical for the first time!! There was also a basketball about the size of a girls ball but it was a little flat where I could have a good hold on it. I missed several dunks due to the rim popping and hitting the ball but I did get it down once pretty good. Once again I was in the gym alone so no video and no adrenaline. Right after I dunked that ball the first time a friend walked in and I said "watch this" I went up and jammed that ball!! Not just a dunk but a dunk with some force behind it! Now I just got to get where I can dunk a fully aired up mens ball. The new goal is to dunk 1 hand by September 17 which is 4 weeks. Next week I am not sure I will get any workouts in being the first week of school and I am going to try and see how the in school workouts are going to be and how I can incorporate jump manual. So actually I should have about 3 weeks to get the dunk down. Hope all goes as planned, need to get there soon!

End of week 7 -_-

Well week 7 is basically done with. Lets just say it was basically a whole week off for me. I was too sore to do the plyo workout on Monday. I did do the core and upperbody workout on Wednesday and planned on going to the gym today to do the weights but they had the gym closed due to waxing the floors. I usually test my vertical jumps on Monday so I did not get to test week 6 because the floors being waxed all this week. I may get to go to the gym this coming Monday and test my verticals for end of week 7. So lets just say this week was a week of rest. I did jump some on Tuesday and Wednesday night but my shin started hurting pretty bad. My goal of dunking by my birthday which is Monday is not looking too bright. I did get video of me dunking 9'10 again. A friend of mine threw the ball up in the air and I dunked it off his alley oop but not on video. Sorry about the video angle. I was alone and had to put my phone on the ground to record. Lets pray that week 8 will be a magical week and for the first time I will gain 1" in one week.



End of week 6

Sorry for waiting so long to post. Week 6 is now done and in the books. I missed one day of core and upper body workout and a day of off day exercises. In my last post I said I was going to miss the weight workout because I was getting sick. Well the next day I felt better so I went on to the gym and did the weight exercises. I did it on Friday and I was very sore until about Tuesday! I have no idea why, possibly because of the squats which I just started doing recently. I also went very hard with as much weight as possible. The floor in the gym is being waxed so I was not able to go in and get video. I have dunked 9'10 a few more times but have not been able to dunk it as hard as I did in the last video. Must have really been jumping good that night. My goal has been to dunk before my birthday which is on Monday!! I am not feeling confident about this and will likely have to bump that date a few more weeks. School starts in a week and a half which is going to make it harder to get workouts in but I will try and see what happens. Kind of starting to lack in confidence and I need something to light the fire again...

Current Vertical

Sorry I have not been posting the measurments of my verticals lately. A little bummed today because I have somewhat of a cold and have to skip the weight workout today. My whole body is sore, I have a cough and just feel plain tired! Anyways based on my last 2 videos my running 1 foot vertical was a little different when I dunked 9'10 and when I touched the 10' rim. I looked to be about 2" higher when I dunked 9'10 than when I touched the 10' rim. Take a look yourself. My reach is 7'11 and the goal is 9'10 so that is a 23" difference. From my middle finger to my wrist is 8" and I am several inches below my wrist over the rim.
Standing vertical: 27" (1" gain since starting JM)
1 step vertical: 30" ( 3" gain since starting JM)
Running 1 foot vertical: 32" in the gym & about 34" when I dunked 9'10 ( 3" gain since starting JM)
Running 2 foot vertical: 31" (1.5" gain since starting JM)

End of week 5

Week 5 is over and I missed both days of the core and upper body workouts. One day I was sick and I dont remember why I missed the other day. Like I said I dunked on the 9'10 goal at the outdoor court prettty hard but did not get video of it. Well I went back up there Sunday and just so happened to get a dunk down with a little bit of force. After watching the video scroll down and compare it to the first time I dunked 9'10 a little over a month ago. Looks to me like I am about 3" higher now. Based on the video I should be able to dunk 10' but as Candyman and JW Dunk stated I think it is a mental block for me. The 10' goal looks soooo much higher than the 9'10 goal and I think my mind tells me that it is too high for me. I totally agree with JW Dunk that once I get it for the first time then it will not be that way because that is how 9'10 used to be for me until I got it for the first time. I went to the gym yesterday to do all of my vertical tests but I was a little sore and not jumping my best. I did grab the rim with 2 hands which I can do basically whenever I want now. None of my other jumps seemed any higher than when I started the program. Let me know what you think about the jumps!