How much longer before I can dunk

Question

Hi I am 13 years old, 5'8" and 140 lbs

I want to dunk by the age of 14(before I get to Highschool)

I am only about 10 inches from reaching the rim, what excersises and how many should I do a day to jump higher

I already to calf raises but how many should I do a day.

And do you think I can dunk before hitting 6 ft.

thanks guys and gals

Answer 1

just keep on workin at it ...doing every exercise with your legs and make sure u stretch also...soon or later u be doin lebron signature dunk..lololol...Good luck...

Answer 2

Not for a while, you should be able to grab the upper net or touch the rim at 5'8" You might be able to dunk when you are 6 ft. You still have lots of time to grow. 2 pts is 2pts so you don't need to dunk. I am 5'9" and can grab rim but i realized i am probably not going to be able to dunk ever, because i am done growing.  

Answer 3

Keep working out, and stretching, you're a good hight, you'll be dunking in no time.

Answer 4

as soon as you evolve into a black man

Answer 5

I am 5'11 or 6ft and can dunk real good by the way I am 16, I just have a knack for hopping and dunking.

Answer 6

I have a little story. I was 13 and 5'8" as well. I started doing calf raises and squats 5 days each week and hit a growth spurt at the same time. 8 months later I had grown 4 inches and added a foot to my vertical and could dunk.

My first piece of advice is to add squats to your workout. Start with just body squats and do 3 sets of 20 going down all the way until your thighs are below parallel with the ground. Once that gets easy, add a little weight. When you start adding weight, don't work out 5 days in a row like I did. I got lucky that I was in a growth spurt and my body was in "building mode." Three days a week will be better for you, and even less if you get sore. Keep progressing with the weight, but never sacrifice your squat form for weight. You don't have to keep doing sets of 20, but at your age, you probably don't want to be overloading too much, so keep the reps at 10 or above. Do a similar progression with the calf raises. On both lifts try to explode up as fast as possible on every rep. Just because you don't need to use all your strength to lift a weight doesn't mean you shouldn't. Once you get your max squat to more than your body weight, look into light plyometric drills. You can find plenty of those online. Do not get into the most intense plyometrics until your max squat is 1.5 times your body weight, so 210 for you right now, probably more by the time you're that strong. There's good info on the different types of jump training here http://offto.net/jumpjump/ but for now stick to squats; they are the gateway to athleticism. With a year left before high school, I'd say it's possible you could dunk by then but not likely. It depends on how much you grow. But you can add a foot to your vertical like I did if you stick to it. Good luck