Michael Jordan Talks About Jumping Higher

[sosolid1gp]

calf raises and squats will improve your jump ALOT

[farneyblakeley]

lay on a bed with your legs held out in the air off the bed... hold... hold... repeat

[WangDugay]

tobe a better b.ball player you don't need to be able to jump high, you just need to play smart .... LOL are you listening Vince Carter? Oh wait, you're career is almost over and you never lived up to your potential

[RamenRuv]

i forgot the fact he was about 6ft 6!!!!

[inkw311]

The easy answer is, plyometrics.

[cmbuvi92]

So pretty much if you aren't as athletic as MJ, just become a jumpshooter

[WhatTehFcuk]

@cmbuvi92 worked for korver lololol.

[jimmyjohanes88]

apart from genetics, jumping higher could be achieved by lots of practicing.

[wanyiren]

lol. coming from michael jordan, saying that jumping high doesn't matter, well, he doesn't actually know what "not being able to jump high" means.... :) I do though!

[VinmanMJ23]

Jumping high is almost 100% genetics. There is very little you can do to increase your vertical leap.

[Hinasil]

@VinmanMJ23 There actually is. Some people are born with stronger leg muscles that make you jump higher, others have to pinpoint those muscles in their workouts and then they will be able to jump higher. Genetics is just a hack God gave to some people.

[VinmanMJ23]

@Hinasil I am 5' 10" and could dunk a 10' goal easily when I was young. All my friends wanted to know how I did it and I told them my philosophy, showed them my technique, shared my exercises with them and they still couldn't dunk (we were all under 6'). Sure you may be able to increase your jumping by a few inches, but basically you either have it or you don't.

[Hinasil]

@VinmanMJ23 Maybe they weren't putting in the effort needed to improve, or they weren't able to get the right mind set that said, "Yes I can do it, all I have to do it jump and 1 2 3..."

[FuriousDeath]

@VinmanMJ23 lol see the last thing we need is your sad ass, you just take people's faith in dunking, lol "There is very little you can do to increase your vertical leap".. why do NBA Players exercise their legs if there is a small chance to increase your vertical, and Jordan rode his bycicle so much when he was young and that's how he got his jump, it is true that some people get it when they're born, i mean look at Nate Robinson, so my point is if u cant jump high, doesnt mean u wont ever dunk.

[BrentzMoneySODMG]

2 fat kids that cant jump saw this video

[wruss43]

Bobcat fans across the world, I mean, in Charlotte are beginning to question MJ's ability to be a decent owner. Or should I say inability?

The same guy who drafted the biggest bust in NBA history, Kwame Brown, has followed up with an equally dumb and nearsighted decision in drafting small, overrated, ineffective Kemba Walker.

Everybody is laughing at the Charlotte Bobcats and the greatest PLAYER of all time, Michael Jordan.

[THREExK1NGZ]

he's black he doesnt have to do a lot. lol

[droga187]

damn nba players nowadays don't grow that kinda mustache no more :D

[golferweir]

"I really don't understand the physics of jumping..." Yeah, that's believable...

[drumass666]

@golferweir It is believable. Michael's a dumb jock. I say that out of love being a life-long Bulls fan. Everything he said in this instructional video short is the truth.

[MultiBrados]

I'd like to hang out with MJ.

[gilababibaba]

well, the man said it, try to get to the point, that's what we call re-leaps(or something like that) in plyos...

[cfung2123]

his voice is so soothing and sexy...

[TheGamegangsta2]

short version: just fucking keep jumping until u die

[VoiceOfReezun]

@TheGamegangsta2 LMAO!!!

[soundtheology]

Michael Jordans Mustache killed Chuck Norris.

[samxyx]

i really wish more people would listen to this advice. Fucking air alert :(

[FunkyBunchesOfOats]

short version: Practice jumping. 

[benningstoddent]

cool shoes

[Mustanglover1202]

he's right thats why black ppl can jump higher in most cases, they are in the hood and projects playing basketball everyday all day, working out those specific muscle groups. If their not selling crack ofcoarse. they dont have an extra musle in their legs/ankle, i'm so sick of hearing that nonsence. genetics 2, when there were slaves, the slave masters would breed the biggest women with the biggest men for a maximum work output in the next generation. I feel awful saying it like their cattle

[MariasPussyLicker19]

@Mustanglover1202 this is bullshit story. nothing more. go to africa and you wouldn't have seen black man grow taller than 6 feet. a lot of blacks has little african blood to less. i prolly have more african blood and that's it.

you are the fag who transfer these stories. i heard this multiple times somewhere in these rooms.

[Mustanglover1202]

@MariasPussyLicker19 easy, easy. I'm not racist. All I'm saying is:

1. Genetics. NO EXTRA BONE OR MUSCLE, JUST GENETICS

2. Practice, and repedative working out of those specific muscle groups that makes someone jump higher, run faster, and be more athletic overall.

How come there are soooo many overly tall black people that are so skilled: If there aren't any black people in africa over 6ft, it's obvious there was some sort of human breeding intervention. Refer to Katt Williams.

[MariasPussyLicker19]

@Mustanglover1202 show me your source. you spoke in straw man words and I won't trust it. I disagree with number one.

Adding muscles helps add poundages in strength. Add 5 - 10 pounds of muscle and let's see what happens to your squats. it's obvious you haven't got any experience of any resistance regime nor touch a standard power rack that costs about a thousand dollars if you buy it and an olympic size barbell that can hold up to 600 pounds plus. you've done nothing. stick to assumptions.

[Mustanglover1202]

@MariasPussyLicker19 It's deffinetely genetics. It's deffinetely repedative working out of specific muscle groups. I'm only 6 ft tall. Freshmen year I started doing leg, lower back, and core muscle workouts, no olympics barbell blah blah blah.. And yes it easily added 6-8 inches to my running vertical leap. Even soo, there are black kids out there that are 5'10 and they are not built at all, just big kids, and they could dunk off of a two foot planted leap. It's deff genetics.

[Mustanglover1202]

@MariasPussyLicker19 I don't need sources, I saw it with my own two eyes.

[Mustanglover1202]

@MariasPussyLicker19 So where's your rebuttal to this next point: Why do Kenyons constantly win a majority of the longer marathons? Genetics perhaps? Their fore-fathers were running away from cheetahs and lions for thousands of years, ya dude, it's genetics, don't get it twisted, I'm not a racist, I have a cousin that is half black. I just call it as I see it.

[MariasPussyLicker19]

@Mustanglover1202 hahaha! look at that!

They have been running away from cheetas! Their faster than cheetas. what a joke.

marathon running is not explosiveness. I'll get honest now cause i pity you.

genetics plays. breeding exist. you words are story like. still environmental factors such as training and diet can transform my body to these types of forces. 50 inches jump if you say.

[MariasPussyLicker19]

I've seen it with my own too eyes! a nigger who catch up with a cheeta running 70 mph and grabbed it and broke it to half then gave it to coach.

In contrast I'll define exactly how training influences works.

It is written in the processes of the body to designed a HYPER COMPENSATORY PROCESS that adapts to resistance.

Take an example: the astronauts whom ones introduced to LACK of resistance, thereby losing these muscles and bones.

Absence of resistance = losing of mass

force = mass *a

[MariasPussyLicker19]

mass or size of the muscles along with the bones generates the idea and reality behind these athletic prowess such as jumping high.

and so training factors introduces MORE resistance to generate more muscles as the processes in the body dictates it.

Keep in mind that in order to transform my mass and kill many cheetas and broke it to two, It would require 4 years of progressive resistance and high protein intake in diet and recovery. Ive seen with my own 2 eyes, average joe changes to pro.

[LildoCash]

lol itry to dunk all the time lmao all the fuckn time but i fail

[StFuMoThErFuCkEr]

NATE ROBINSON WATCHED THIS WHEN HE WAS A LIL BOY.

[Mustanglover1202]

@StFuMoThErFuCkEr last week

[StFuMoThErFuCkEr]

@Mustanglover1202 huh?.

[Mustanglover1202]

@StFuMoThErFuCkEr when nate robinson was a little boy, last week, he still is a little guy. mad hops though. I saw him blcok dwight howard in the playoffs last year did you catch that?

[StFuMoThErFuCkEr]

@Mustanglover1202 forget dwight, that nigga block yao.

[Mustanglover1202]

@StFuMoThErFuCkEr hell ya

[shivam241]

Mj the greatest

hes my guru

[JKwonShowX6]

I'm only gonna believe what he says about basketball!

Okay time to watch space jam =]

[bobbytomorow]

Jordan will never give away his secrets, they will be something of legend and myth for centuries

[Bigturns33]

hes 100 percent right about jumping. Its like trying to say how do you become a world class olympic sprinter. YOu have to have some genetic cobination that in ables you to do that skill. You can always improve but you will nver get to an high athletic level without first having the genetics to do so.

[mrliteboy13]

just have sex with a bunny....ZING!

[c0m3tom3mami]

@mrliteboy13 lols 

[phenomenom20]

im not trying to be an ass but why is he talking so weird?

[MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

Google quick twitch muscle fiber. You pretty much either have it or you don't. To some degree the quick twitch muscle you have can be enhanced.

Second, Charles Barkley is thought to have more nerve cells connected to his muscles than others explaining the freakish ability he had to sky like Jordan while weighing 280 pounds or more at times.

So those are two, genetic characteristics that aid in jumping. Oh that and not becoming fat. No more than 2.75 pounds for every inch of height to your body

[BillyJoeandKleeateus]

I bet Michael could jump clean over my head, and I'm 5'7.

[Ragib]

@BillyJoeandKleeateus Jordan could clear you easily. My friend can jump over my head and he can't even dunk but can touch the ring, so I think Jordan could backflip over us lol ( I'm 5'8 ).

[SJBranam]

lol reading?

[4168876598]

i am 4'5 and could dunk a 6'4 basketball net so can i could touch a 6'5 basketball rim.

[ThePornzilla]

@4168876598 that's impossible.

[chillnalldayeryday]

@ThePornzilla how is that impossible, its a 6'5 rim

[TributeToTesla]

There is only one MJ!

[bio2020]

Jordan is a smart man, intellectual almost.

[dreadedhalo]

word to motha yo!

cus i jump too fuckin high but cant shoot fa shit!

[Kingjd87]

Without a question the greatest of all time. And for you Kobe lames, no Kobe's not even a distant second. Kobe's body is already breaking down and the nigga is only like 30 or 31. MJ played at an MVP level well in to his late 30s. That's greatness aka MJ!

[jsalsita4u]

I think MJ is the GOAT, and was far more athletic than Kobe, BUT you must not overlook that mike had roughly 2 plus years off...also Kobe started playing pro so early, and the mileage really racks up and that has contributed greatly to his early 30s decline in physical ability.

[Kingjd87]

@jsalsita4u MJ was playing college ball when he was Kobe's age while Kobe was riding the bench in LA to Eddie Jones. So who had the break? Yea MJ took a couple years off but MJ played WELL INTO his 30s not just up to 30 or 31. That's more than a 2 year time period.

[jsalsita4u]

college season is only like 30 games, nba is 82, that more than twice as many, and the nba has 7 game series in the playoffs per round, college does not. That adds up bro.

[Kingjd87]

@jsalsita4u

Keept it true bro, Kobe had ZERO, nada, none, no wear and tear in his first couple of seasons. He came off the bench for God sake. You make it out to seem as though Kobe has been going hard since like day one like Lebron. That's not the case. He gradually adapted to the offense as a second option to Shaq.

[ajdude33]

@Kingjd87 kobe played his first years in the 90's, lebron played in 2003 and 2005 and ish. its different. and he was underrated so dident start. but look at him now.. so u kant reallyy hate

[mACheavelli]

@jsalsita4u true..

[13tsmakeitrandom]

wouldnt maker were they were born tterrajsirhc the color of there skin would...

[nbaplayerlebron]

@mikenotnumber1 i agree, why dont black and asian always got pick on by the white

[vampireknightvk]

of coarse he doesnt need to jump high he can make all those three pointers and stuff

[NolimitdpgTRU1]

i love that.... not about jumping

[WannaBeRayAllen]

all you need to do is follow michael jordan's workout routine :D

[PoppinCNo]

@WannaBeRayAllen ironic that it got 23 likes :D

[Mycrosss]

@WannaBeRayAllen And be black.

[CantineBoy94]

Whoa! hes got a cool mustache.

[drpepper21271282]

whats up with jordans speech?? is he tongue tied?? i never heard em talk that crazy>>

[S1bronnen]

Just call them niggers, man. Not only do you not have to worry about continents, it feels really good too!

[tterrajsirhc]

dude seriously....WOW i was saying african decent so if a white imigrants came from africa and had a white child born in the U.S. she would me considered african american.......continents wtf r u smoking this morning lol.....that good shit huh!!!

[tterrajsirhc]

oh just on the regard of a white person coming from africa as being an 100% african american like ant black person of african decent

[tterrajsirhc]

yes they are

[Imran500]

Thanks.

[ilovechappaqua]

serisouly, get a life

[Capdong23]

He's talking about his skill, not his physical abilities. He worked hard for his ball skills, but he used what he was given. He's basically saying you can't cheat life. There are some things you can't change, and there are some things you can work for.

[jacraz]

faggot do u think u can change destiny? if u can, then you are a god.

[xergr]

You sounded like you have just watched Naruto.

I don't care about man's destiny I already have 44 inch running vertical I'm 230 pounds!!

Take it easy.

You haven't done shit yet...

[tjcogger1974]

Lol ur stupid man...and ill leave it at that

[wwrjd1523]

okay but hes saying that jump skill wont get u anywhere without other aspects off basketball. and hes saying with a good mind and talent u dont even neccesarly have to fly to be a great player

[xergr]

Jordan schools you because he has 48 inch vertical!!!

You're right.

Jumping high is not enough GETTING to the NBA!

But also other aspects won't help GETTING to the NBA either even if combined with hops!

But Skill alone is enough PLAYING in the NBA without Hops given the time and opportunity!

Also Jumping High is enough PLAYING in the NBA give of course EVERYBODY could play the redneck shit IT'S NOT "SKILL!!!"

I COULD SCHOOL YOU!

GIVE ME YOUR ADDRESS AND I'LL stuff you! I''M 6'9"!!!!!!

[Light3471]

ROFL

[tterrajsirhc]

ok big guy:: your strong as hell but it does not matter if u have a 50inch runnig vert these 6ft4 and up guys are great dunkers not just bc they have a 38inch + vert its bc they have HUGE HANDS which gives them great ball control/= great dunking ability im 5ft 5in and i can barely dunk, bc the ball is too big so what im saying is no one give a shit about ur vert cause if yur hands are are SMALL u will never be a great dunker

[xergr]

I'm 6'9"!

My hands are def big!

Nate Robinson has small hands.

Get up there more and use two hand dunks rather and you'll have control.

Plus your max standing reach which is your one hand reach is just 3 inches above your two hands so it doesn't eat that vertical.

Just get up 3 inch more and practice dunk two hands

[BassoNero]

Hey, please, don`t talk too much, just put some video to prove you`re right!

[xergr]

Someone could already dunk from the free throw line with a car in his way.

Someone could already windmill from the free throw line.

Somebody could already between the legs from the free throw line.

Some one could already do the "MJ" free throw line dunk with his head at rim level while at the process of his longitude which is 6 inches higher than MJ's longitude!

All of the thing's above, MJ will be recquired 12 - 30 inches of vertical leap to train at his prime's current Vertical leap.

[ilovechappaqua]

"No one can really dictate who is going to be the greatest leaper of all time." - Michael Jordan

pshhhhhhhhhhhhh its funny cause he knows hes the greatest

[xergr]

Hes not the greatest leaper of all time.

100 inch vertical leap is possibly existing and unnominated,

Below average power lifters could get to 50 inch vertical leap without running and from a stand still position and without even training for it!!!

Above this redneck sport there are many other superior sports than basketball.

Basketball is redneck nothing amazing.

MJ only has 48 inch running vertical to be generous.

[ilovechappaqua]

get a life

[xergr]

I have 44 inch running vertical I squat 345 lbs in 8 reps and you can to.

Let's fuck basketball together and see this is fake game.

Most people say it's hard because they are just players not athletes so when their weak "larger" muscles that's being used, they don't perform their puny 25 - 38 inch vertical all the time. It fades and they're easy to injure.

Like TMAC.

[Miggy1983]

fuck genetics...i'm going bald! LOL

[Raamses32]

lol

[kbplaya33]

so if bbal dont wat sport requires god given gifts

[tterrajsirhc]

thats true Mike was the fastest player in the legue,had no body fat. u cant be a big slow fat dude and jump high it never happens, just like you can have great dribbling skills but if u can get around some one bec u arnt fast enough it does not matter, bc atheleticism wins

*perfect example*- Lebron James

*exception* Larry Bird

[xergr]

FUCK basketball.

Everyone knows it's easy game and If Larry Bird is weak and a legend well MJ's athleticism had just crushed him.

Also Lebron is a pathetic athlete who doesn't deserve to be called one.

He uses ankle joints and one foot momentumal jumps to get up.

Look at Werm in TFB.

Hes a one foot jumper and as he tried to dunk from a two foot stand still, he failed and he can't dunk!!!

[Wasim0923]

yeah most NBA players you see are 6'7" tall full blooded African American males.....but not all of them can dunk from the free throw line like Michael Jordan, that's a God given talent....we all have our own genetics, but genes and talent without hard work, dedication, commitment, and burning desire to suceed is all a waste!

So as you see it took more than DNA to why Michael Jordan still stands as the greatest basketball star of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[delavg]

remember white guy brent barry. he can dunk from the free throw line.

[Wasim0923]

of course I remember him dunking from the free throw line back in the 1996 Slam Dunk contest in the Clippers warmup jacket....lol....will never forget that.....and that's exactly my point it's not about race, or having a black gene, of course talent is one factor, but talent without consistent dedication and hard work is all a waste....so to dunk from the free throw line.....you better work your calves and other muscles in the gym and practice leaping excercises!

[Wasim0923]

have you ever heard of jumpsoles or the leaper.....it helps you get a high vertical.....though some of the excercises hurt like crap....but that what it takes! the most I did was 100 straight calf raises.....but when I heard another guy doing 500 straight....I was thinking that guy couldn't be human......but hey....he put more work....without hurting himself so he leaped higher! he deserved to leap higher cuz he worked for it!

[delavg]

in my opinion, there are many players who can jump as high (or higher) as michael jordan. But jordan is the most spectacular. The way he moves etc..Sure these guys works hard, but i think black guys can do it naturally. It's in their genes. It's my opinion.

[Wasim0923]

true.....I once read in a science article.....that African Americans do have more fast-twitched skeletal muscles than anyone.....that's why they're able to do all those crazy like dunks in the NBA.....like tomahawks, rock the cradle, windmills, etc.....and skeletal muscles are naturally given....you can't change them....but if you're not black....you can still work hard on your legs to jump high...maybe not like MJ did...but good enough! but I still don't believe in race, we're all human beings!

[delavg]

so is there a link with the slavery? By the fact that they selected strong africans

[Wasim0923]

well, you're right....African Americans went through slavery for 250 years in America....they had to do so much lumber, cotton, and very very hard work.....whether they liked it or not.....I do feel that's one factor why you see African Americans so dominant in physical activities....and majority of the big famous sport stars are Africans, so yup slavery is one reason, other reason is because it's culture for African Americans to be involved in physical activities!

[xergr]

You're doing non sense workout.

Build solid base strength through power lifting.

Power lifters jumps over 50 inches without even training about it.

[MrsRandomMadeMeDoIt]

genes genes genes... oh yearh and u need the genes..

[TBlake34]

You want to jump like MJ?  Here a couple of easy steps:

1) have the same parents as michael jordan.

2) work as hard as michael jordan.

Anyone who reads this owes me $19.95 plus shipping and handling for that program.

[damnyourestupid]

lmao

[123456789123456789tt]

i tried it it works

[jonathanpedrero]

It's amazing, Jordan retires from basketball, and still keeps it in his mind.

To be honest, Jordan should keep that going!

: )

[youpussy9]

Wrong. Hops is everything.

[Kobeownzu81]

wise words.

[matthewcolenbrander]

amazing vid chris

[youngrizzle2003]

tight jordan video, i saw the crossovers too.....shit is straight