120inches, 305cm, 10ft, all the way up there. Yeh its easy for Yao: he's 7'6
Im 5'8....and a half
And I've only got a 5'9 wingspan and a 7'3 reach :S
Dont blame it on my arms, they're fine. Its my mums fault, I've got the hands of carny, they're atleast an inch shorter than they should be and I throughout my youth its led me to always be "this close" to touching the rim.
Oh btw, I cant touch the rim......... another fact that probably discourages a few of you from thinking I'll get there. But I will. I've been getting VERY close recently and thats been when I'm training like a lazy shit. Despite my desire to get up there my devotion has not been up to par. When I have trained I've only been doing body resistence exercises. As someone who is a certified personal trainer, half way through a bachelor degree in health and exercise science at university and probably most importantly, someone who once gained 35lbs in under 6months by going to the gym 2hrs a day, every day; I know I need to hit the weights again if I'm ever going to get the results I want.
Right now I literally am an inch or less from touching the 10ft rim. With my 7'3 standing reach that means I have a 32 inch vertical leap, which considering how much smaller my legs are compared to my bodybuilding phase leads me to believe I can get the extra 8 or so inches I need to dunk.
Having a 40inch vertical leap and the ability to dunk will literally bring me tears on the day I succeed. Beyond my obession with those who can defy gravity between the ages of 10-14 I was pretty heavy (I'll try and find a photo and post it in the next few updates) and to be able to call myself an elite athlete or atleast an elite jumper is a major source of pride for someone who at one time did not have much.
Please support me because it will be a long road. Any positive comment, no matter how short will serve as motivation because if I know there are likeminded individual interested in my success my will will be that much stronger. Just knowing you are there will make it that much easier.
And now I need to get some power and that means lots of squats. Fuck
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A 40 inch vertical is probably not enough. I can get my wrist above the rim but because I can't grab the ball its impossible to dunk.
ReplyDelete>>>The Motivation Part<<<
You shouldn't be too concerned about your physical short comings, you can't change it anyways. I have a pretty short reach too. Just imagine the difference between a 7' dunker and a 5'8''. It looks way more impressive which a 7' dunker will never be able achieve because of his physical "long comings". I mean who couldn't dunk with a 98' reach!!
good luck man!
ReplyDeleteYour base seems pretty solid , and thats the most important!
i hope and think you will achieve your target!
on similar quest here , allmost 1,5 year now...