Hello, dearest consumer-of-all-things-Dunk-Day! We’re back at it with topic two of Phase Two, albeit still without a go-to intro that works for video. Taking submissions in the comments!
We covered off on feet last time, so it is only up from here, in both a figurative and literal sense. Coach Doctor Andrew and I move our conversation up to the back and the shoulders, which were apparently immobile enough for it to come through over video.
A few of my favorite takeaways, if you’re not inclined to watch the video above:
While it won’t get me to 6’ tall, the potential to steal a couple of inches by just increasing mobility of the shoulders and spine would be a win. I estimate I need to gain anywhere from 4-6” today to get that ever-elusive dunk on 10’, and if a physical adaptation can come from just consistently stretching instead of vertical, I’m all for it. Cheat codes!
It may be adjacent to physically dunking, but I greatly enjoyed our chat on Growth Mindset and our self-imposed physical limitations. I might not be able to get myself to the NBA, but I do truly believe we are all a lot more capable of great things, physically, than we let ourselves believe. Onward to specialization!
I’ve incorporated this into my routine through stretching. Here’s the video, which scales to your level of comfort so that it’s accessible for anyone at any point! It’s still too early to point to any noticeable strides in mobility here, but these have gone from significantly uncomfortable and tight to just a dull ache. I’ll keep working on that sales pitch. That being said, we all sit so much today, whether in front of our laptops or on our phones, and these certainly help open me up in contrast!
Coach Doctor Andrew recommends two sets of 10, and make sure you do each side as one set. You don’t need to try to dunk to feel better in your own body!
This has both helped my posture and helped my awareness of my posture. Back to that whole sitting/hunching/crouching thing, this is another quality of life improvement that just so happens to help me dunk!
That’s a wrap for topic two, hope you enjoyed! Let me know in the comments if there are any takeaways you found from our chat, or if you’ve tried out some of these stretches and what you think!
Thanks, as always, for jammin with me!
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