Anybody 6' & under dunk a basketball?

[Nico Cujo]

I use to be able to dunk a basketball. I weighed 160-170 at the time and I'm 5'10". I was also practicing snatches and clean & jerks and jumping everyday. My vertical jump at that time was 38 inches. All that jumping took place 25 years and about 50 pounds ago. I haven't stepped in a court in 15 years. BTW, I'm white.

 

[sk*]

I don't jump like PH, but @ 6'3 235lbs or so I can dunk.

This kid at my gym drunks at around 5'8. Tiny little kid and makes better dunks than me.

-sk

 

[tiger88]

ya i can still dunk at 240, but i am 6 '3 too like sk*

 

[from zero]

I'm 5'9, and I can touch rim. I dunked a wiffle ball a few weeks ago.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Me 2

 

[superbad]

I read an article in a national geographic about a group of powerlifters who supposedly could all dunk from a standstill (despite being more than alittle on the chunky side). Maybe give some powerlifting a try.

 

[guldukat]

sorry, but white men can't jump.

Bah. Maybe not in Spartanburg...everyone down there's too busy eating doughnuts at the BMW plant

I'm just ribbin' ya Kentucky. My grandfather comes from Spartanburg. You're actually not very far from me...

 

[strengthfiend]

I you want to jump high...

squat heavy. I am 6'2" and 320 pounds, and my reach is only 7'10" and I have tested at 39 by a professional strength coach on a vertec or whatever the machine is called. I can dunk a basketball from underneath the hoop and not just drop it it, but really hammer it. To me in order of importance, the most important exercises are narrow stance squats, front squats and lastly hang snatches or full snatches. Honestly there isnt a better feeling than being able to dunk a basketball, well maybe a 700+ deadlift, lol.

Strengthfiend

 

[molnii]

not me.....

 

[tiger88]

Re: I you want to jump high...

squat heavy. I am 6'2" and 320 pounds, and my reach is only 7'10" and I have tested at 39 by a professional strength coach on a vertec or whatever the machine is called. I can dunk a basketball from underneath the hoop and not just drop it it, but really hammer it. To me in order of importance, the most important exercises are narrow stance squats, front squats and lastly hang snatches or full snatches. Honestly there isnt a better feeling than being able to dunk a basketball, well maybe a 700+ deadlift, lol.

Strengthfiend

sorry dude calling BULLSHIT here is why: if u are 320 lbs and 6 feet 2 inches and having a TRUE 39 inch vert. that eqauls a ton of athletic ability and u should BE IN THE (NFL) NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ...i read in the sports magazine about top athletes in the BIG TEN confernce THERE WERE ONLY 4 ATHLETES IN EVERY SPORT FROM TRACK TO FOOTBALL TO VOLLEYBALL in year 2002 TO hava 40 inch vert or better and u my friend are just damn heavy for 39 inch vert