Highest Officially Recorded Max Vertical In The World!

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My name is Isaiah Rivera and I have the highest officially tested vertical on the planet at 50.5 inches and am the co-founder of THPstrength, a company that focuses on vertical jump training for athletes.

What makes me a little different from most athletes that jump high is that I started with a pretty low vertical and documented my entire journey on this channel. Here is my journey in a nutshell:

14: Started working out to jump higher for basketball
16: Hit my first dunk and shortly after found out about the world of pro dunking
17: Trained like a madman and hit my first between the legs dunk
18: Entered my first professional dunk contest
19: Knee pain almost made me quit dunking
20: Met my coach John Evans, who helped me get rid of knee pain
21: Won my first international dunk contest
22: Tested a 48 inch vertical and started coaching full time
24: Tested a world record 50.5 inch vertical

The reason I make so much free content about jumping higher now is because it’s a resource I wish I would’ve had when I was in high school that would’ve prevented a lot of unnecessary mistakes and injuries.

My mission is to share my passion and love for dunking and training and to make dunking an officially recognized sport.

I hope that I can be an inspiration for your jump training and dunking journey,

Isaiah

[IsaiahRivera]

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[samuelhallett]

I’ve been following you for a while now and to say I’m proud is an understatement

[DunkademicsOfficial]

Isaiah been leveling up every year he’s been dunking. Crazy!!

[TJ-fpwn]

so happy for you bro! I've been watching ur video for couples of years and seeing ur progress from 40ish to 50 now. For myself I also improved from barely dunk to solid 2 hands. I twisted my back when I was warming up for deadlift this afternoon and TBH now I felt so bad -- why the hell now when everything finally starts getting better. But i feel better after saw this video as I know u definately met countless injuries and other unexpected barriers in these years, which encourages me to not self-pity and just keep going

[sbagnell]

LETSS 50 BOMB!!!! Been following you since your early years just starting out. This is an amazing accolade to have under your belt. You worked hard for this and you deserve it Isaiah! You inspire me to get my bounce back I was nearly at 40 the last time I was training but got injured again and felt defeated. But this got me super hype to get back at it and go beyond my limits! Thank you! Plus ultra!

[camyjumps]

Craziest thing to see in person! 110% deserved with all the work you’ve put in over the years. Proud to say I’ve been watching you since 2017 ❤️

[troyfitz]

Look at my boy. Came from the driveway dunking attempts and now we here! Big W proud of you.

[michaelchong]

i had been following for a while. i remember that time your vertical was 46. glad to see that you had made it to 50.5. keep it up.

[SowahPatterson]

Isaiah you one of the reasons why I got into my passion for dunking. Years of hard work no shortcuts or genetics. Proud of u champ u different, I can’t wait to dunk with you in a couple years💪🏿

[brandonmoore]

To anyone who wants to increase his vertical jump as well:
- Focus on exercises that target the muscles used in jumping, such as squats, lunges, calf raises, and deadlifts. Incorporate both bodyweight exercises and weighted exercises to build strength.
- Plyometric exercises help improve the power and explosiveness of your muscles. Include exercises like jump squats, box jumps, depth jumps, and bounding in your workout routine.
- Work on your jumping technique to optimize your performance. Practice jumping with proper form, including using your arms to generate momentum and landing softly to reduce impact.
See you guys when you reached your vertical jump goals!

[davidchoi]

im trying to increase my vertical for volleyball and I've learned that rest is so important like. after a series of volleyball games i would stay at the same vertical but then after like a week of doing nothing but rest, i jumped so much higher!!. congrats on your 50 inch vert!!! Im 5'8" reaching 10'3 with a 34 inch vert. getting to 40 is gonna take serious grinding. wish me luck

[jh]

I sure wish there was someone like you around in 1965 when I played varsity basketball, because I could come within an inch of dunking, but just couldn't get over that last hump. Great to see you teaching your techniques, congratulations on your leaping ability.

[ExquisuiteBurgerConsumer]

AYEEEE u seriously are a freak of nature good work man

[mattepac]

That's incredible, man! I remember first seeing you like five years ago and your head was already almost at the rim, but this is something else. I just started training it again and I want to get to 40". Amazing work!

[buzzbling]

been watching you for a while and used a lot of your teachings...went from barely getting a rim grazer here and there too getting 360's easily now...you inspire me too jump higher!

[gageplayz]

I’ve been watching you for a long time now and it’s insane the things you’ve been able to do and all the dunks you have done and getting to a 50 inch vert, and you inspired me to start dunking and training myself. I’ve seen all the work you’ve put in for this, great job!!!

[clintguia]

Isaiah Rivera my man you are my biggest inspiration because I'm an aspiring dunker. I can't dunk yet but I can touch the rim. I am also only 5'11 at 19 yrs old, and I'm working on my vertical for a month already.

Watching you jump like that makes me empowered, and gives me strength to keep pushing. I aim to dunk powerfully like you and I'm always supporting you my man.

[terrye]

Many years ago in high school I long jumped against Todd Bell of Middletown, OH. He jumped 25'-5" for an Ohio record. I wonder what his vertical was. He was by and far the best athlete that I ever competed against. A 50" vertical is phenomenal! Congrats!!!

[icecreaman]

Nice accomplishment.
In the 70's, & 80's they recorded vertical just standing in one place and jumping up flat-footed. Obviously was harder that way.

Congratulations on your accomplishment.

[goldheart]

I followed your journey bro since you first started, congrats My Guy, you’re one of a few flyers 👍🏿