I haven't posted in a while the reason for this being my computer got a virus that completely took over and didn't allow me to do anything. Anyway, I finished my 2nd week of pre-jump manual workouts and my recovery has gotten a lot better since the first week. My upper body was fine the day after the workout and the lower body took about 3 days to be fully recovered. Which is a lot better then last week where the legs took a good 5 days. I finally began the Jump Manual 3 days ago with a plyometrics workout which went very well. I was unable to get a video of my pre-Jump Manual vert but plan is to get one soon hopefully in the next few days. This is kind of a problem as I didn't take any measurements pre-Jump Manual but I will try to get some before my next plyometric workout. I have been foam rolling, stretching and eating well consistently. Today I had my first legs workout which was really tough but in a good way. The Jump Manual really tests your mental toughness for workouts which I like because if it were easy then everybody would be dunking. Tommrow I will be going to my first deep tissue massage which should be awesome for my recovery this first week to really keep me feeling fresh. I also found that when I foam rolled immediately after workouts and exercise in general my muscles felt alot better.
As far as my motivation levels I'm still very motivated towards my goal, I know through the hard work that I'm doing there is no way it won't pay off.
Physical Measurements Jump Manual Day 1 - 8/4/12
Height with Shoes - 6'1 ft, 186cm
Weight - 170lbs, 77kg
Standing Reach - 8 ft, 245 cm
I will look to update these in 5 days.
6 Weeks Or Less
The Goal: To Dunk In Six Weeks
The Method: Jump Manual and Hard Work
Start: 25th March Dunk: 6th May
12.4.12
1.4.12
Update Week #1
Finally, I have finished all my basketball in-season teams and finished on a good note with us winning the finals. Anyway also this week I went back into the gym (after a decent hiatus) to introduce the specific movements I'll be doing for the next couple months. Not the brightest idea since I felt muscle soreness for the finals game but once it got warm and I got lost in the game things went well. The muscle soreness is positive as it shows there is a lot of room for improvement. This also made me realize how important active recovery is in training. So I'm looking further into the best methods of active recovery and timing for these sorts of workouts. Another recovery method I've decided to imply on a weekly basis for the lower body is self massage with castor oil. This is really good for moving lactic acid and getting healthy nutrients into the muscles, especially the ankles which take a beating during vertical training. So I worked out twice this week only as it took me a lot of time to recover. On each exercise I performed 2-3 sets with about 10-15 reps just to get my body used to weighted movements. Also I stretched most days and only foam rolled the first 2 days of the week instead of daily, as it would have been extremely painful due to the delayed onset muscle soreness. Basically this week and next week I'm getting back into the gym, next week I'm going to also introduce some plyometric movements into workouts. After this next week I will be officially starting the Jump Manual program. Next week this time I'll post my before Jump Manual measurements and will look to also include a video.
29.3.12
Recovery
So, an important part of my time spent the next 6 weeks will be on recovery as it helps you stay motivated and can be the difference between getting that last half inch you need to dunk. So the following methods will be the several ways I'll approach my recovery:
So these will be my recovery methods which I may alter and narrow down to the methods I prefer. I'm hoping that they will help me stay focused on achieving my goal. Next I will post my basic workouts schedule for the next 6 weeks soon.
These are few blogs and articles I read that helped me decide upon some of these recovery methods
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
- Nutrition
- Foam Rolling/Lax Ball
- Contrast Therapy/Hydro Therapy
- Ice
- Massage
- Sleep/Rest
So these will be my recovery methods which I may alter and narrow down to the methods I prefer. I'm hoping that they will help me stay focused on achieving my goal. Next I will post my basic workouts schedule for the next 6 weeks soon.
These are few blogs and articles I read that helped me decide upon some of these recovery methods
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
28.3.12
The Beginning
Recently I've been reading a few other blogs,
watching dunk videos and playing ball. Combine this with all my
basketball in-season teams coming to an end this week. I came up with
this self appointed challenge to dunk in 6 weeks or less. The reason and
motivation comes from always wanting to dunk and having the right to
say it, and more so the right to show it. To further my motivation I told
a friend, who then laughed of course. So I was inclined to bet him 20 bucks I'll jam it by May 6th and he thought wise investment(we'll see) and took my deal. So anyway I have decided that the program that's going to help me achieve my goal is the jump manual. I
have previously done the jump manual about 2 years ago. From what I can
remember I gained about 3-4 inches and I don't think I ever finished as
my motivation was lacking and I was fairly inconsistent. This time I
have decided to use this blog to document my lifts, measurements and
everything else that I need written down. I also wanna make a shout out to
Candyman from myjumpmanual for the inspiration to start this blog.
My general stats at the moment are
Height: 6'1, 183.5cm
Weight: 170lbs, 77kgs
Running Vertical: 30 inchs (estimate)
Standing Vertical: 28 inchs (estimate)
At the moment I'm hanging off the rim with two hands with ease. That's where my estimates are coming from.
Anyway I'll update this soon when I further sort out my gameplan.
My general stats at the moment are
Height: 6'1, 183.5cm
Weight: 170lbs, 77kgs
Running Vertical: 30 inchs (estimate)
Standing Vertical: 28 inchs (estimate)
At the moment I'm hanging off the rim with two hands with ease. That's where my estimates are coming from.
Anyway I'll update this soon when I further sort out my gameplan.
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