6'1" David Thacker @ NBA Hoop it Up; vertical leap Jumpsoles

[phil4723]

what's the name of this beat??

[austinrivers97]

now... did you think that white man can't jump ... i don't think so... and i'm black

[MrJosiahNettles]

this nigga BUFF

[jbis2bad]

Blake griffin?

[CalmCune]

Damn, your windmill is beautiful

[TinyTubos]

If you are a dunker, theres no need to flame other dunker!

[Universeschild89]

a guy who can jump from hard work and dedication not because he can jump because of his fucking genetics.

[XXST3PHENXX]

How high is that goal?

[rukotty]

wtf!!! 6'1 270 lbs that dudes heavy as hell

[20musicfreak20]

@rukotty he said 207 u estupid

[airjef23]

Is the jump due to jumpsoles, or is it natural????

[paddypatch]

yea sick ups

[remyrem121]

Nigga got ups.

[dominsmith]

Were "burn outs" the only thing he did?

[th3unconscious1988]

@dominsmith right? lol. dude put on 20 pounds of muscle since the dunk footage...

[mehonyou1234]

lol you can tell hes not a natural athelete... especially since hes had 5 years of jump soles to get to that... which is dunking on a short rim... haha

[counterhero]

@mehonyou1234

your an idiot. why would he be dunking on something less then 10 feet with so many people around

[mikeypsvcc]

@mehonyou1234 kinda like how you can tell that you are stupid... most of his dunk videos are from when he is 18 years old and they dont use short rims at hoop it up events dumbass.

[floorgeneral221]

yooo i did these jump soles for 3 weeks now and i have rested for 2 days but it seems that my vert hass gone down is that normall wtf??? someone holla at me as sap please

[gehrett123]

@floorgeneral221 yes that is normal. it takes time to heal.

[ChosenOne43]

i feel bad for the dunkers in this contest that saw david before the contest n didn't know who he was

[jenn1ifer]

that rim is NOT 10ft

[pitarheels]

i am 5 ft 9in, not muscular at all and was dunking after using Strength Shoes for 3 months. i was weiging like 145 lbs.

[dirkofyork]

imagine sqauting 500 for 10 fast reps at 180, you would be sailing through the air...

[mesaprofa]

damn man you ripped

[UkiWoDao]

Calves are only a minor part in the total power output used for jumping. Instead of trying to get a nice set of calves, try to get a rock hard butt. I bet it will do you more good!

[buerschchen88]

siiick!!! I need to know what the song is called please!!!! :)

[MVPacMan23]

hile of course not as much hops as aut, i am a big fan of this guy's great net skills- i.e. ball movement through the rim. good power.

[charxshuffle]

hes dunking a 10 foot rim im sure its a pretty big distance even for the eye

u should not judge to fast about that

[GIBLER101]

nubf11 you are a tool. why the hell would they post a dunk contest at NBA Hoop it up if it wasn't 10 feet? When we see you post something close to what this guy does then you can bitch about the height

[spiritoflife777]

how is he not jumping that high? his feet are at least 3 feet from the ground and he's 6'1'' with arm reach that measures out just fine. everyone hates when they cant dunk but other people can so they shoot em down. some people have it and some dont, thats how it is.

[steverockz]

lol i have a pretty long wingspan but i cant dunk lol. David's awesome! I can barely hang on the rim one handed.

[dirkofyork]

yea seriously he is jumping high and he is very good dunker, i have a 36-37 inch vertical and i cant dunk like this kid at all he is a beast

[dgarver1992]

@spiritoflife777 its not even that. anyone can dunk. depending on height. if ur like 4 ft sumthing prolly not haha! but still point is... hard work. dedication. and the right mind set along with knowing wat workouts to do and plyometrics. ANYONE CAN DUNK. i see it all over youtube. ppl adding 5 inches in a month. do that for a yr around. u should be able to add around 8-12 inches. shouldnt be that hard to dunk with that much more lift than sumone has already. its one of my goals in life.

[GoGetter18]

i like that guy!

[nubf11]

low basket, he is not jumping so high.

[dwn2kill3]

you were doing the burnouts wrong your supposed to jump as high as you can on your toes

[sackmaster91]

Damn that shit look so explosive... Like you get up quick. Some people just like float up and hang but you up there in an instant. Purty crazyy

[tallboywitshortpants]

dang man dats beast

[TheKawai]

this guys looks like 5 foot

[koobl0]

yeah and i was doing 50 calf lifts a day and some dude told me not to do that -.- this guy is doing 300 3 times a week

[pitarheels]

6 ft 1. why need Jump soles. I am 5 ft 9 and was dunking. tsk tsk...

[rebelwithoutacause05]

that beat is borrowed from karl jenkins palladio

[kevindelgado20]

what i dont get is why are we seeing old footage .. ands he is buff and talking.. why not see new footage while he is buff in there...i wonder if he lost his hops cause he weights more and is buffer..

[sukulovstravinzky]

He lost his ups because it's nothing. It doesn't determine athleticism. Look up AC Barch he could squat 740 pounds.

[swandrizzle]

man yo ......

u need to be playin some football

you definatly got tha size to be a good HB

[20musicfreak20]

can u do a 360?

[killerjunior23]

dude he's jacked!

[janrenbbw]

yes you can

[xXSavageJayXx]

cant you do burnouts without the jumpsoles n get the same affect

[Truhandle91]

they ... inspecial he ain´t juz do burnouts ... thats what he said at the beginnin ... one of my fave workouts .....

but jumpsoles are real good ... the help u to switch ur body weight or the weights u lift to other muscles which helps u workout on the less developed fibers on ur body ...

can juz recommend the soles works great

[janrenbbw]

i think his pecs are lying a bit, i got the same pecs, but they are only pumped after i trained not the whole time, hes still buff tho

[AnT1kz]

LMAOOOO

clearly a roid monkey

[nbatweek]

Beefcake, Beeefcake! Still a great dunker though. I wonder however if those pecs aren't holding him a bit down

[turduckenn]

damn he got JACKED since his past videos. he looks like a damn meat ball now. yea he might be juicin lol

[JPMartin5]

I hope he's not a juicer though that would suck horribly.

[bballeris]

Jump soles works for you, if you are telling the truth... every person has to find his own training method :)

[PetrucciFan57]

I disagree. There are tried and true methods of gaining explosiveness and improving reactive ability. Jumpsoles tend to "work" for "natural" athletes who would have gotten the same gains from doing the same exercises without them. For those of us that have less of a genetic gift, lifting heavy weights to build a power base, honing that base with explosive movements, and realizing your reactive potential through plyometrics are much more effective in consistently increasing your vertical.

[PetrucciFan57]

There is no reason why you can't be both large and muscular and jump high. Look at football players for example. There are plenty of guys who have worked for every inch of vertical that they have through amassing huge amounts of strength and then working on explosiveness. All you need to do to confirm that is check out NFL combine training workouts. A larger, stronger muscle is going to give you more potential to jump high so long as you're maintaining specific activity (your sport/jumping).

[bballeris]

It's not about genetic gift it's about how you train... David also trained using alternative methods.

But I know some examples, when people tried one method and gained vertical I also know same people(including me) who have tried many training methods... I found my own now, so I'll see what the results will be...

[PetrucciFan57]

Haha, "alternative" methods.

It's going to become just like alternative medicine in athletic training..."oh, I'm using Jumpsoles and taking saw palmetto...I've gained like 4 inches on my vert no lie."

You can try a bunch of methods, or you can try methods with proven efficacy. Some people discredit heavy weights b/c they temporarily lose vert, but don't take into consideration the later vert increases they got were due to getting stronger and not just to doing exercise X.

[JPMartin5]

Spitting that knowledge boy!

[xNippleWaferx]

How old is he?

[flying101dunk]

twenty one

[CoolColJ]

Those look like steroid induced traps ;)

[robertdeuce]

agreed, hes definetly on the juice

[LUXfinest]

wtf!!!! what did he do to get that big......normally when you gain too much upper body muscle ( like him ) you lose your jumping ability...I can't imagine that he's still the same highflyer he was before....new footage pls

[NoLimitzSB]

Yeah, i went from 165 to 198 (6'2) and i cant pull out my good dunks anymore...I can barely dunk!!!

[Tmac350]

what a beefcake haha, hope to see some more recent footage soon

[jonas3r]

damn he isn't a stick anymore ;P

[waiuni]

yeah bro, hard nasty dunks

[60er01]

song any1 pls?

[shakedown954]

anyone whos ever played in hoop it up knows the rims are low

[MadPropzBaller]

Crazy...that's old footage though :P

[AMasc25]

amazing athlete and great transformation.. 180 to 210lbs and still lean

[kevindelgado20]

the only new dunk was the btl ... but i seen the other dunks but he is sick.. nice music azur.. the music goes good with this video

[JSEProduction]

I cant believe TFB hasnt entered this yet.

[Milexor]

He's da best !

I can't buy jumpsoles in my country.... fu** ;/

Who wants to buy them for me ? xD

[kistenjoe]

No need to. Just hit the weights and do some squats.

[ohilovelost23]

sick dunks and beat

[TheNewBarrina]

he can jump.

[XxDecrepifyxX]

that was insane for a white guy normally i dont expect that.

[G1wasonlykiddin]

too damn swole

[Jacobbebop]

how do u get ripped like that thats wat i wanna know !!!

[michaellui11]

how tall is the rim?

[jasminmachine]

10 ft

[patkingsley1]

so he did a reverse windmill 3 times....one handers 3 times.... just a bit repeditive..he jumps good of course but the video needed more dunks...

[kinguile11]

he have style annnn?!?!!!!!

I like, jump high

Withe boy rula!

Brasil!

[adarqui]

dude is looking jacked..

still flyin, nice.

[RBGdUP]

wtf, he got hella diesel since i last saw him.