How To Become An Elastic Jumper

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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

[AceLooneyLoz]

Liking the far away relaxed camera shot, makes me feel like im in class listening to a teacher lol

[smorti]

Isaiah, your info is very priceless, i appreciate you and John so much. The highest jumper in the world that gives you tips and free workouts is the best thing that can inspire and help young athletes to keep grinding. THANK YOU

[ap]

Man your longevity in this game really shows in your articulation to these questions, it's a pleasure to listen and I appreciate all the knowledge!!

[hamemax]

Been stuck around 42 running vertical. I believe this video was exactly what I needed to go further. Thank you my man

[AceLooneyLoz]

This guy got me a 30 inch vert (not a lot but lol) in the 3 months I was trying last year, up from 24

[goimoddogfx]

Thakns for video I have been following you for 1.5 year and everytime that i started doing jumping exercises, I quit in the first week, i started again yesterday and this time I will not quit, I will dunk my first dunk this summer.

[elijahhamilton]

I love how he says that he was jumping lower with a 45/47 inch vertical, during one of his cycles. Isaiah that's still astronomically impressive, lol. This man is beyond mortal jumping capabilities, such an inspiration.

[Jonny_Tover]

2 questions 😂
1. Can you go over what to look for in a shoe for squatting / powercleaning?

2. Can you explain the biomechanics of how a power clean can help you improve your vertical more than a Deadlift or squat? (I find the upright row part so counterintuitive and can't understand how it could translate to jumping higher🙃)

[tonysilva]

Brah.... your vertical is crazy🚀!!! Congrats on the record. Wit dat said, some of your ability is God-given👍🏽.

[premiumaimbot]

tysm on answering the first question. I myself am a forceful athlete too but lacking some elasticity. ❤

[Kingtgoutdoors]

Yessir I love this and I’m still training to jump even higher and I’m still doing some work out and getting my muscles big

[kristinepodeszwa]

I love these kinds of videos!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🏀🏀🏀

[Taziod]

You answered the first question so fucking well dude thank you.

[Ghst-qley]

Awesome video.. Thanks for explaining everything 🙌🔥

[haydnmcnelis]

really appreciate your content. hope you are doing well

[Jon_N_TV]

ik this may not be athletic related, but i found that haveing proper fitting shoes helps you grip the ground better which definitely improve your jumps

[j.t.daulton]

I love the Doctor Dunk talk. This is dunking science class 131. Take notes!!

[Eliasmihai]

Bro, thanks for stuff like that, this video is gold.The only question i have is, why should i have wariarity to addept, should not be progressive overloading enough?I dont really understand that.

[jamychal]

Could you explain more about the difference between stiff and more elastic tendons for jumping?

[theheebs]

question I have: how important is it be rested for a jump day? Are you wasting your time jumping if you're unable to jump as high as you could if you were less fatigued/sore?