Tuesday, September 22, 2015

I'M BACK! 39 and Dunking?

So.... despite my best intentions to keep working on my vertical through the summer, keep losing weight, and keep dunking -- I ended up gaining about 10-12 pounds (earlier in September, I was up around 230 from 218!) and losing some of my vertical as a result.

BUT -- fall basketball season just started up, and I'm trying to get back to the good habits that helped me meet my goal of dunking at age 38.  Also, my 39th birthday is quickly approaching, so I'm updating my goals:

1)  DUNK GOALS:
  • Keep dunking at age 39, and into my 40's!
  • Hit more types of dunks:
    • Dribble dunk (i.e. a legal basketball dunk)
    • Off-the-backboard
    • Two-handed
    • Reverse dunk

2)  WEIGHT GOALS:
  • Starting from 230 lbs, I want to get back under 210 lbs (losing at least 20 lbs).  This will also help my knees/body from feeling sore every time I wake up the next morning after some dunk practice.

3)  VERTICAL JUMP GOALS:
  • Standing/No-Step Vertical Jump:  28" (getting half of my hand over the rim)
  • Running/Max Vertical Jump:  34" (getting my full wrist over the rim)

Now that I've updated my goals... here is a new clip of me practicing some jumps and even hitting one dunk at age 38.9: