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Fish · 06-15-2006, 10:15 PM

Defense... nah, I don't play D, except for blocking all your weenie attempts to play above the rim. I like to save all my energy to dunk on the likes of you.

Fish · 06-15-2006, 10:18 PM

speaking of dunking...

http://fishdoggie.com/pix/2005/valen...eg-dunking.jpg

two hands, holmes.

SteelBlue · 06-15-2006, 10:28 PM

I just don't have any good vertical leap. There was a time in my life when I weighed only 175 pounds but could max 400 lbs in the squat (this was 18 years of age). Never did better than dunking a tennis ball even though I was nearly 6' 2". Some of us just aint got hops.

Archaea · 06-15-2006, 10:54 PM

my first buddy I met at BYU was only 6 foot, but he could two hand behind the back and many other things. he had hops.

I just have whiteman disease.

Even with a 28 inch vertical leap, or in my case, hop, it was not enough. Small hands didn't help.

MikeWaters · 06-15-2006, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish

speaking of dunking...

http://fishdoggie.com/pix/2005/valen...eg-dunking.jpg

two hands, holmes.

next time someone asks, "I've always wanted to see a white boy, with his gut showing, dunk on an 8 foot goal", I will deliver the goods. Thanks.

Surfah · 06-16-2006, 12:12 AM

Do a google search for Air Alert 2. It's a serious plyometric program that has results. Be warned, when each exercise is done properly and with the right intensity it is grueling. I hadn't puked since high school football exercising and twice during the course of this 12 week program I lost my lunch. After 4 weeks I noticed about 2-3 inch vertical gain.

My goal was to gain back what I had lost from HS as a volleyball player. And if I could lose some weight off my fat ass I am sure I'd be dunking. 6'1, 275 here and I still can get rim.

Fish are you from Valencia?

il Padrino Ute · 06-16-2006, 01:00 AM

Ankle weights. Buy 'em and play in 'em. Also, do leg presses at the gym.

Before my knees decided they no longer liked me, I could dunk. I'm 5'9" but have always had a good vertical leap (33" before the knee surgeries). I got my most height by being a two-footed jumper, but I could do it off one foot as well, I just had to do the two-handed dunk either way because I have smaller hands.

MikeWaters · 06-16-2006, 08:18 PM

Used the leg press machine today. Not encouraging that I can without too much effort do the max weight (490lb). Need a machine for an athlete of my calibre.

Also there are no plyometric jumping boxes.

I did do a drill where I jump and touch the backboard 10 times in a row. Did 2 sets of those.

Archaea · 06-16-2006, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Used the leg press machine today. Not encouraging that I can without too much effort do the max weight (490lb). Need a machine for an athlete of my calibre.

Also there are no plyometric jumping boxes.

I did do a drill where I jump and touch the backboard 10 times in a row. Did 2 sets of those.

Do one legged presses.

Jeff Lebowski · 06-16-2006, 09:17 PM

Mike, I have your answer. All you need to do is order Pat Robertson's protein shake and pretty soon you will be dunking with little effort. Hell, you could probably do tomahawk, 360-degree, from-the-three-point-line slam dunks if you want. Pat has been drinking them for a while and he claims he can now leg-press 2000 lbs. Never mind that this is ~700 lbs. more than the world record or that he is 72 years old, or that it would burst the capillaries in the eyes of a normal human. Pat swears it is true. I read a funny article about this in Time recently. Here is another one:

http://cbs.sportsline.com/spin/story/9454343

06-15-2006, 10:54 PM	#14
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	my first buddy I met at BYU was only 6 foot, but he could two hand behind the back and many other things. he had hops. I just have whiteman disease. Even with a 28 inch vertical leap, or in my case, hop, it was not enough. Small hands didn't help. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

06-16-2006, 12:12 AM	#16
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Do a google search for Air Alert 2. It's a serious plyometric program that has results. Be warned, when each exercise is done properly and with the right intensity it is grueling. I hadn't puked since high school football exercising and twice during the course of this 12 week program I lost my lunch. After 4 weeks I noticed about 2-3 inch vertical gain. My goal was to gain back what I had lost from HS as a volleyball player. And if I could lose some weight off my fat ass I am sure I'd be dunking. 6'1, 275 here and I still can get rim. Fish are you from Valencia? __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

06-16-2006, 01:00 AM	#17
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Ankle weights. Buy 'em and play in 'em. Also, do leg presses at the gym. Before my knees decided they no longer liked me, I could dunk. I'm 5'9" but have always had a good vertical leap (33" before the knee surgeries). I got my most height by being a two-footed jumper, but I could do it off one foot as well, I just had to do the two-handed dunk either way because I have smaller hands. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB. Last edited by il Padrino Ute; 06-16-2006 at 01:03 AM.

06-16-2006, 09:17 PM	#20
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Mike, I have your answer. All you need to do is order Pat Robertson's protein shake and pretty soon you will be dunking with little effort. Hell, you could probably do tomahawk, 360-degree, from-the-three-point-line slam dunks if you want. Pat has been drinking them for a while and he claims he can now leg-press 2000 lbs. Never mind that this is ~700 lbs. more than the world record or that he is 72 years old, or that it would burst the capillaries in the eyes of a normal human. Pat swears it is true. I read a funny article about this in Time recently. Here is another one: http://cbs.sportsline.com/spin/story/9454343 __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

06-15-2006, 10:15 PM	#11
Fish Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 68	Defense... nah, I don't play D, except for blocking all your weenie attempts to play above the rim. I like to save all my energy to dunk on the likes of you.

06-15-2006, 10:18 PM	#12
Fish Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 68	speaking of dunking... http://fishdoggie.com/pix/2005/valen...eg-dunking.jpg two hands, holmes.

06-15-2006, 10:28 PM	#13
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I just don't have any good vertical leap. There was a time in my life when I weighed only 175 pounds but could max 400 lbs in the squat (this was 18 years of age). Never did better than dunking a tennis ball even though I was nearly 6' 2". Some of us just aint got hops.

06-16-2006, 08:18 PM	#18
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Used the leg press machine today. Not encouraging that I can without too much effort do the max weight (490lb). Need a machine for an athlete of my calibre. Also there are no plyometric jumping boxes. I did do a drill where I jump and touch the backboard 10 times in a row. Did 2 sets of those.