Dunk Week 53

First Year Anniversary! I'm no expert, this is merely a chronicle of my ups and downs, experimentation, and hopeful discovery of the right path on my quest.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• dunk
• basketball
• quest
• lava
• greentowel
• jump
• vertical
• bible
• baggett

[clubbizarre]

hey man! i really like your videos and how you keep track of your progress and more importantly of how you never give up. Keep working dude. I have a dunk quest as well. Difference: I'm 21 and make fast progress... I expect to be able to dunk (I have a 28" vertical or so, i need 40° im only 5"10) in 4 months... lets see. p.s. your video is funny too

[jdlava]

@clubbizarre

Thanks. But my quest is postponed with a torn ACL

And everyone who said i needed more rest, they are right!

[freejumptraining]

That was the best progress video EVER made ... so well done so funny.

[jdlava]

thanks

[BEYONDILIMIT]

great videos i love them!

what do you mean you consulted w/ kelley? e-mail?

o yea i left a comment on another one of your videos bout vjb check it out

[jdlava]

I did consult directly with VJB author Kelley Baggett. Through emails. He had good workouts for me. My problem was never enough sleep and rest, never enough bball playing.

[PrinceNamor5]

I dont have to train at all.

Dunking is natural for me.

6 feet tall. 165 pounds.

Dont feel bad. 95% of people cant dunk.

[s03xt4cr1zby]

NBA players dunk every day

[s03xt4cr1zby]

Its pretty impressive that you are 34 and you vertical is increasing. Most NBA players start to slow down at 34, but then again you dunk every day. I'm 6'1.5 and have 34.5 vertical leap. Hopefully it isnt my max I havent worked out before and I'm only 16. My vertical leap was 28 inches and then my coach gave me weighted insoles I walked every with them but if messed up my ankle a bit but now dunking is easy, you just have to be able to get your hand above the rim.

[meezdisease]

u have same vert as larry bird :D



[conman300]

Dude, the main problem I see with your jumping is the range of motion is small and your technique to transfer energy upwards is poor. Although if your getting a 28" now, technique and such would have you dunking with authority. Get down lower before explosion, use your arms/back more. The last 2 steps before you jump are so critical in carrying your momentum up, you seem to be losing almost all of that at takeoff.

[killboxtom]

how tall are you?



[Hmach4r]

hey go watch some jump manual video

it will increase you jumping

[clubbizarre]

@jdlava

I'm sorry to hear that. I wish you a healthy recovery. Still, don't give up. I suffered a cruciate ligament rupture 4 years ago, but here I finally am, jumping higher as ever before. I think in a jump program, rest, no alcohol, sleep, good nutrition are very important to ensure full recovery and effectiveness. Every program insists on that point. I will take more care on that I guess, as I am executing a program during basketball season...

[gcoasta16]

jdlava,try doing this,for the next two days stay home and rest,eat alot less than you usually do,dont do any excersises what so ever just stretch very well when u wake up and before you go to bed,remember(eat alot less then usuall) on day three,stretch very well and if u havent ate as much then u should be hungry so have a very good meal,go play bball,warm up before you begin jumping and then try jumping your highest,u should be jumping 2-3 inches higher