I’m 5’10 can I dunk? Yes Do This | Dunk Journal

I’m going to be honest if you’re looking for something to read that’s well edited, I apologize in advance. It has been a while since I last updated and I have good news along with bad news.

The good news is that I am super happy about accomplishing my goal of squatting 300 pounds. If you are new here I started this journey 9 weeks ago squatting every day. Squatting every day? Yup! Everyday.

At first, it went very well and overall I think it was a success. The issue was I had to stop doing it every day and do it only every second day and then move it eventually every couple of days. If you are wondering all I did was squat, that was my workout.

Goal Accomplished

Eventually, my 38-year-old body was catching up to me, my knees were aching and hurting a bit, that is why I cut back.

It wasn’t until I reached around 295 pounds in the squat where I took two days off between workouts.

The result was I felt much more rested underneath the bar and my knees felt golden. But for 9 weeks of squatting every day, and reaching 300 lbs I couldn’t be more happier.

I started at 165 pounds in the squat and remember how heavy it felt, lol. Although I had good results I really don’t recommend it unless you know what you’re doing.

Although I will not be doing squats every day anymore as things changed such as me listening to my body, I will say that to accomplish a goal of 300 pounds which is my personal best in 9 weeks was well worth it.

I am now attempting something similar in the bench press. Keep in mind my squat was terrible after years of not squatting. My personal best was around 285.

Now the bad news, I am overweight but I have already lost 10 pounds in two weeks just by cleaning up my diet.

It was terrible due to covid, I was eating everything and anything. I am sure you can relate.

I will be honest this could be the reason I aw good gains in my squat. Now the tough part is losing weight while maintaining my strength.

I am 5’9 inches maybe 10 inches tall with shoes and weigh….drum roll please……219 pounds.

Wait don’t leave this page, there is hope, I am known to lose weight quickly and spring is right around the corner which means I get to be jumping and dunking outside on an adjustable rim.

This is where the fun part of the journal starts and I will keep you updated as to where I am at far as accomplishing my goal.

Can a 5’10 Basketball Player Dunk?

Can 5’10 basketball players dunk? Of course, they can.

It just takes a little more work at this height, and even though I am 38 years old I really believe that age doesn’t matter, I am injury free and hopefully when the snow melts I will be ridiculously stronger. I am on my way there.

Working on getting down to 190 pounds and squatting at least 1.75x my weight, which will be around 350.

You’re probably thinking what’s the obsession with increasing your squat.

Well, I know what works for me, and when I was around 185 and only squatting 285lbs and my jumping was efficient I was miss-dunking off lobs.

So when I gt back to jumping regularly again I hope to be able to fly. Thinking positive here.

Don’t Fall For The Hype

Maybe your reading this right now and are below 6 feet or even taller.

Your biggest obstacle when it comes to increasing your vertical is going to be finding the right knowledge.

As we know on the market there are a ton of gimmicks and even terrible un-scientific programs that are advertised well to make you believe you will gain 12 inches in 2 months.

Stay away from this unless you never jumped in your life and are a complete beginner then maybe it’s possible.

But there is so much misinformation out there you can get trapped in the cloud of dust blinding you to what you need specifically for your own body to jump higher.

Because it works for one person might not work for you.

Now there are a couple of programs on the market that are really good but even then it might not tailor to what is needed for you and your weaknesses when it comes to jumping.

Know What Works and Do it

Understanding what works for you is actually not that difficult with a little bit of research on the topic.

Once you know you will be well on your way to increasing your jump instead of wasting precious time like I had when I was younger buying every sing vertical jump program.

I highly recommend the Vertical Jump Bible 2.0 it’s a little older but will teach a lot about the science behind jumping in a very easy way.

There are lots of programs from beginner to advance and it’s one of my favorite sources to read and holds true to this day. You can find it here if you want, no affiliate here.

Click Here For Vertical Jump Bible 2.0 By Kelly Baggett.

Another problem is we get wrapped up in the hype of a program and think we need it because they have an amazing sales pitch.

I can name a few programs that are poor and would cause injury due to the tremendous about of excessive jumps that your joints will experience in which the program requires.

The best progress that I have experienced in training never came from a program I bought on the market surprisingly.

It came more from the principles of what I knew worked for me and the problem was I couldn’t stay committed.

Just a side note I have done programs and saw inches just not what was promised, not even close.

I used the vertical jump bible principles and created my own custom based on Kelly’s recommendations.

Now my advice is to find out what you are weak in, most of the time its strength.

Get your numbers up and watch your vertical jump soar.

Most often than not if you cant squat 1.5 times your body weight, that alone, as long as your movement efficiency is good which means your jumping good then your vert will increase due to the extra strength you added.

As long as you didn’t gain a lot of weight in the process, like me.

I will be doing a new workout come February that I will be sharing with you guys.

I will be updating weekly and let you know next week what my goals are for this new workout and even give you a preview.