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Can a 5'7 Engineer Dunk In 365 Days?

Day 19: Coaching
Day 20: Recovery

Day 21 and we're back.

We're using DIY sled to lessen the knee landing pressure to keep training explosive movements at 36 without breaking down.

Do you think this will work? Follow to find out! 👇

Day 18 update of the 365-day dunk journey. Gained roughly 2 inches on the vert!

(Note: Tracked via fixed backboard reference points and video analysis since I don't have a vertical jump tester).

Full disclosure: my penultimate stride is still a total mess and needs heavy debugging, but the process is working. Let's keep building. 📉🏀

Day 16 of engineering a 365-day journey to dunk at 5'7" 🏀

After seeing went from surgeries to bulletproof his knees and then dunking and the secret is sled push and pulls, I knew I had to test it.

At 36 years old, I'm running this experiment to see what's possible. Follow along to watch the progress!

They said upper body workouts don’t help you jump higher... Isaiah Rivera and I respectfully disagree. 😅

Would you do this if you had no dumbbells?

Day 14 of trying to gain 5 inches on my vertical reach in 30 days! 🏀

Day 12 & 13 - recovery day.

Today’s Workout:
• Jumping Lunges (3x10) – Single-leg power
• Single-Leg Pogo Jumps (3x8) – Ankle stiffness & elasticity
• Seated Jumps (3x5) – Pure dead-stop power
• Lateral Hurdle Jumps (3x10) – Landing control & hip strength

Halfway through the month—16 days left to work!

💾 Save this for your next vertical jump session.

Dunking isn’t luck—it’s an engineering problem. 🛠️🏀

As a 5’7” engineer trying to dunk, I’m skipping the guesswork and building a system to test what actually works.

We test the inputs, measure the vertical output, and scrap what doesn't produce results.

Drop your best jump exercises or form tips below—testing the best ones! 👇

Sore knees on Day 9. Took Days 9 & 10 to recover, loaded the tendons, and came back today with zero knee pain—and 0% leg battery left. 💀🦵

Save these 4 exercises for the next time your knees act up:

1. Knees Over Toes Lunge (3x8)

2. Hindu Squat (3x10)

3. Wall Sit (3x50s)

4. Calf Raises (3x8)

Follow to see if the vertical goes up on Day 12! 🏀

Day 10 (Recovery Day): Mass Optimization Protocol. ⚙️📉

No jump sessions today, so the focus shifts to force-to-weight ratio. Swapped white rice for oatmeal with leftover Pork Kare-Kare and Bagoong.

GF Approval Score: 0/10 ("Tastes like paper").

Vertical Gain Potential: TBD.

Follow the series to see if this diet experiment actually works on the next jump test. 🏀

Big mistake on Day 9 😅 Stacked 90 minutes of pickup game with a heavy gym session 3 hours later, and my knees are paying the price.

Today is 100% recovery so I don't set back the next 350 days.

Don't stack your workouts with a pickup game like I did! 🚨

Day 8/365 🏀

Fuel: Oats > Rice + Protein 🍳

Workout: DB Upper Body for Vertical Power 🔥

Can a 5'7" engineer dunk in a year? Let's find out!