Rudy Gay Dunks Or How to Increase Your Vertical Jump

[Krystal Kirk]

Have you seen Rudy Gay's dunk over Louis Scola and Dikembe Mutombo?
This dunk wasn't human! Now what about his facial on Yi Jianlian
during the summer league?
Ok, we all know the 22-year old Memphis Grizzly can jump.
But what was his best dunk in his own opinion?
"The best dunk I ever had in a game happened when I was in college and
we played UMass and we were going on a run. We were probably up maybe
two points at the time. So, I got a steal and I went down and did a
windmill and after that we started killing them. It was done after
that. They called a timeout. The game was over." - Rudy Gay
What about Gay's first dunk ever?
"I remember my first dunk. I was in the seventh grade, it was AAU and
I got a steal and my teammates wanted me to get a dunk. They knew I
was practicing trying to get it. So, I was guarding the point guard
and stole the ball, threw the ball to my teammate and we had a fast
break. He threw the ball ahead, I caught up to it and dunked it. It
felt great, but the funny thing about it was I got another steal and I
tried to do the same thing, but my leg gave out and I couldn't dunk
it. Same game, next possession, I almost fell. " - Rudy Gay
Actually, the last sentence of the quote reminds me of Gay's
performance in this years NBA Slam Dunk Contest (2008, Gay was
eliminated in the first round and Dwight Howard won the contest). Rudy
can definitely do better!
In case you didn't know: the 6'9' Small Forward has a 40.5 inch
vertical and claims to be able to dunk on a 12-feet-rim! It's too bad
the NBA didn't allow to raise the rim that high in the Dunk Contest.
Now talking about a 40+ vertical, how can you increase your vertical
jump?
Everybody knows about calf raises, lunges and the jump rope.
But how about simple squat jumps?
It's actually one of most effective exercises to improve your vertical
jump! But you have to do them right:
1) Normal squat position. 2) Go down so that your thighs are parallel
to the ground. 3) Explode into the air as high as possible. 4) When
you land, go down quickly into the parallel squat position. Hold this
position for one second and repeat for the required number of
repetitions.
You can also vary this exercise: try to jump back in the air as soon
as you land (8 reps.)

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