| Basketball is all about the fundamentals. Passing, | | | | its feet! |
| shooting, boxing out, defense, free throws, three | | | | Next, focus on strengthening your calf muscles. There |
| pointers, endurance. Sure, everyone knows that. | | | | are an infinite number of exercises you can do for this. |
| That stuff is all great, but what we all really want to | | | | I like putting something sturdy on the floor that sits off |
| see is high flying dunks! | | | | the floor by a couple to a few inches. A weight from |
| The problem is, unless you were born massively taller | | | | your weight bench, or an especially big book or |
| than everyone else, it's going to be hard for you to | | | | something. You can also use a step from a staircase. |
| dunk it! Especially when you are younger like high | | | | Stand on the edge of the step with the balls of your |
| school age. | | | | feet on the step and your heels hanging over the step |
| There are several things you can do to build the | | | | over the air. Lift up on your tip toes, then lower |
| necessary muscles that allow you to jump high enough | | | | yourself back down to the starting position where your |
| to dunk a basketball. Most people think that jumping is | | | | feet are perpendicular to the step. |
| all about leg muscles. But it isn't! | | | | Do as many repetitions of this exercise as you can |
| Jumping is also about the muscles around your mid | | | | until your calves start to burn and you can't take it any |
| section, like your abs and you lower back muscles. If | | | | more. When this exercise becomes too easy for you, |
| you focus just on building up your leg muscles, you | | | | add weights to the mix. Add weights by picking up a |
| may be missing out by not strengthening your mid | | | | weight bar with an appropriate amount of weights on |
| section muscles. | | | | it, lay the bar across your back and do the exercise |
| That's not to say that you should neglect your leg | | | | like before. |
| muscles. | | | | This is a great exercise for strengthening your calf |
| The first thing you should do is wear ankle weights at | | | | muscles. |
| all times. You can pick up a pair fairly cheaply at any | | | | And don't forget to work on your abs and lower back |
| sporting goods store or at a local Walmart or Kmart | | | | muscles too! Crunches are good for the abs. Do as |
| or Target type department store. Obviously, the | | | | many as you can, as often as you can. Any other |
| heavier the leg weights, the more bulky they are going | | | | exercise you can think of to strengthen your abs is a |
| to be and the sillier you are going to look. | | | | good idea. |
| Don't worry about it! You may look goofy now, but no | | | | With just these few exercises you will be well on your |
| one is gonna be laughing when you throw down a | | | | way to dunking the basketball. |
| massive dunk that sends your high school stadium to | | | | |