stop2think wrote:
ericmulk wrote:
Uncle Arqyle wrote:
jacobpdx wrote:
ericmulk wrote:
She's 165 cm, or 5'5", and she jumps 110 cm, or 3'7.3", so she could prob dunk a B-ball, despite being only 5'5":)
No, it doesn't quite work that way. Box jumping isn't interchangeable with vertical leap. What you will notice is her extreme hip flexibility allows her feet to reach the top of the box. There is no chance she could come close to touching the rim.
Nonetheless it is still very impressive : )
You are correct. They are not related. I've seen guys that can dunk and not box jump for shit, and vice versa.
So, what is the purpose of box jumping per se??? Why not just jump straight up as hard as you can???
Because it gives you a tangible level to aim for. Also makes it a lot easier to measure progress; how exactly do you measure how high you are jumping otherwise (have someone stand next to you and eye it with a yard stick?). Once you get to 60", then it is really impressive (at least for a man).
Well, you can always jump next to a wall with something like concrete blocks and see how far up you can touch, and/or mark off a wall in feet and inches or cm. Or you can jump for the rim/net on the B-ball court, or even jump up and grab the rim if you're tall enough and jump well enough. Vertical leap just seems more interesting to me, but this is just IMO. I do see what you're saying about the box giving a "tangible level" to aim for.
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