Can he still dunk at age 54?
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- čas přidán 27. 11. 2022
- When I was in high school I had a goal to still be able to dunk when I was 50. The last time I dunked, I was 48. Several months ago while experiencing yet another midlife crisis, I set a goal and accepted the challenge to dunk at my current age. Here is the result of a 6'2" 54 year old trying to dunk. See my prior dunk topic videos for how it progressed.
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Dumb and Dumber 1994
Karate Kid 2 1986
It's A Wonderful Life 1946
Jeremiah Johnson 1972
Return of the Jedi 1983
Take pride in THIS dunk. there shouldnt be anyone who isnt impressed with this dunk. You're 54 bro. This is an amazing feat. keep up the good work!
That's damn impressive. Usually, no matter what kind of shape you are in you lose spring in the mid to late 30's, and by 50 couldn't jump over a phone book.
I wanna be this athletic at 54 too
@@MisterFoster74 You sure this dude is 54?
To dunk at 6-2 is no easy feat . . . To dunk at 6-2 and 54 years of age is an OUTSTANDING achievement! Nicely done!
Dunking at any height above 6’ is not hard at all
6-2 it’s easy to dunk your basically dam near giant
LOL what? Dunking at 6’2 is not impressive. Dunking at 54 is impressive.
@@The0nehitwonder💯
@@do.2808 Haha. Grow to 6 feet and try it.
Yo, i have just 40 years old and I am 6'2. I used to play basketball and also used to dunk. I have always thought that once you reach late thirties, your basketball life is over. You, sir, have inspired me to keep going. Seeing you do this at 54 years old is nothing short of AMAZING AND INSPIRATIONAL. Well done!!!!
The younger generations won’t appreciate how great this accomplishment is. In high school and university I could do windmills, through the leg, all sorts of trick dunks … easy. At 42 I have to work to dunk and they are no better than the ones thrown down here. If I can dunk this well at 54 I’ll be more than happy.
Nice I will be 64 in 17 days and I hope to do it and be the oldest ever..🏀
Great job...I am 50 and 6'2"...192 pounds...I can't get up like you anymore, but working out again so I will try in 30 days
been 2 weeks, about half way in, how is it?
@@DrHouse-fb1qe I am not going to try...I was running sprints to get in shape. Pulled something in my knee...which I will be fine.
Learning though that I must stretch more muscles than I thought since I am 50...so I will weight until it get warmer out...but I did go from 198 to 188 in the last 3 weeks.
The lighter I am and less I eat...the better I will feel and I will let you know in 4 months..
I have to let my ego chill...and focus on taking it slow...
Our family does struggle with flexibility..family curse;)
@@DrHouse-fb1qehe died 😂
My last dunk was December 17th, 1999. So I literally have not dunked since the last millennium. I was 31 but to be fair I am a disabled Marine so...
Thank you for your service ❤
Didn't the Marines tell you to never quit?I don't want excuses.
Just kidding.👍
Seimper Fi same here 100% still at it for fun
@@Thatguy-yz7eh my injury isn't in my legs.
Come on devil. You got legs, you can do it.
When I was younger I could 2-hand dunk on a 10-foot rim at a height of 6'1" tall. Today, at 68 years old I can't even dunk a donut because of high blood sugar. Time takes down the best of us.
Hell Yes that is 100% a slam. Man this is inspiring!! Great job man!
Well done man!! 44 here, was close to dunking again this year after 14 years and I sprained my ankle big time. Back to the grind…
I hear you. I'm currently dealing with multiple injuries. It's so frustrating. I hope you can rehab your ankle quick and get back to training.
Thanks man! Appreciate. Your video inspired me to stick to it.
Inspiration! I’m 47 and haven’t dunked in 20 years. Great editing too!
47/20 like me, now i try do it
...I'm 47 and haven't dunked since spring 2000. Now I'm lucky to touch backboard
I am 44 years and 5 foot 8. I dunked a pickle ball when I was in HS (age 18). I find this video very inspiring. I am not sure if I can ever dunk but I will try to touch a 10 foot rim. That alone would be a great accomplishment in itself for my age.
if you can do a dunk at your hight at 44 i think its amazing!!! at your age i still could dunk but not easy, and not if i was hunted by a defender just if i was free to take a perfect jump. now at 62 i could just touch the rim last summer, but with special exercise just for jumping i think its 50 percents chance i can do the eaisest dunk on 10 feet rim. Fun to have a goal cause the exercise is rather boring ha ha! Good luck!
I'm also 44, but I'm an inch taller. In highschool I could dunk any ball I could palm on a 10 ft rim. Now I have arthritis in both knees, and am amazed that I was dunking at 5'6" on a regulation rim.
Kudos! That is very impressive! I'm 5' 5" so was never able to dunk. But when I was 16-17, I was able to touch the rim. Now I'm 46. Maybe if I train for a few years, by the time I'm 50, I may be able to touch the rim again. Time to start by losing about 40 lbs 🙂
I've got a similar goal to you. I'm 6'1" and still dunking at 45 yo. Every year I make sure I can still do it. I think 50 is realistic. We'll see.
I am 45 and my feet turned so bad that i have Problems walking. Played 10 years on high level basketball. So a dunking at that age is just incredible to me.
This is honestly so impressive for 6'2 at 54, I know many athletic people in their 20s who are 6'2 to 6'4 and can't dunk!
I’m 39 years old going, 6’4” play basketball all the time, I used to be able to get my elbow above the rim, I havnt dunked in a long long time, my hats off for you, keep fighting Father Time
get a short rim like him
When i was fifty i was gonna work out and try and dunk it again, just so i could say i could dunk at fifty, i was a one leg dunker, but i was afraid i was gonna bust up a knee trying to make moves my body was no longer use too, so i chickened out, I'm very impressed by you at 54!👍
Good on you....That is damn impressive. I used to have a 39"-40" vertical and could dunk in game, two hand, etc at 5-11. I am your age now, and my vert is probably 20" max. Can't eve touch the rim. Depressing. I used to literally just bounce and getting height was so easy. Not any more...that "springyness" just goes away with time.
That is great, man!!! To dunk at age 54 is incredible and very few others can do it, if any. I am 5'11" and have dunked one time in my life. At age 21 down at the YMCA, everything went right and I did it. Never happened again, but it's still in my memory bank. Nice going.
Man, congrats. I'm 51 and can still barely touch Rim. No way could I dunk. I used to be able back in the day. Great job. 👍
48yo 6' former dunker now with repaired left Achilles (guess what the surgeon said it was from) and relocated right foot. I still play but don't even try layups because of how relatively week my left foot is now. This gives me some inspiration to try to lighten and strengthen up and see if I can start jumping off of two feet to get back up there. Thanks for sharing!
You’re 6’2?! That’s impressive! I’m 6’2 and I just turned 48 and I doubt if I can dunk a sock! I haven’t dunked since my early 30’s so I am thoroughly impressed with this! I thought you were 6’6. Impressive.
The algorithm brought me here. Excellent dunk!
I like the way your brain works with the editing. Very similar to myself. But when it comes to physical abilities at over 50 yrs old ya mops the floor with me 😆
Fantastic stuff, this is very very impressive. It's well documented that Power and speed development truly have a window to around 30 years old, but you have really extended that. Congrats
I'm 46 and haven't dunked since I was 32. I completely wrecked my left leg in a church pickup game playing against some college kids. The game got heated and I dunked all over a kid that played for Villanova back then. I tried it again and didn't end well the second time lol. Had a 6 hour surgery and the doctor told me back then that I'd never play again. 3 travel team championships later I'm training both my boys and they both can play. I'm still in pretty good shape but can't dunk anymore. The lift is gone since that surgery. But can still get rim pretty easy. Great video my man.
Damn that's impressive, I'm 16 and can't dunk
Alot of growth to do😊
Great work!! It’s been great seeing your progress these last few months!
I turn 55 in 3 days. This is awesome . I am about 6’1”. You have given me a new goal
6'3" here. There was only about a 2 year period during my late 20s where I could dunk cleanly (i.e., off the dribble). I'm 61 now and can still shoot the lights out but fatigue quickly and won't even consider trying to dunk. Really should be doing more stretching and preventative maintenance but was never good with that stuff.
Good for you staying fit enough to keep going strong.
That's awesome. I can't even touch the rim. 😢
THIS made my year!!! So AWESOME Tom! If this doesn't bring 200 viewers, the rest of the world is just missing out!
Pure inspiration! Well done, my friend.
You motivated me for my fitness goals thank you
Great video! Sucks getting old. I can’t get up like I used to but I’ll still go shoot around and work on handles and jumpers, reliving past glory!
Beast that’s dope you can still dunk like that but I gotta say the thumbnail looked like you were taking off from the free throw line 😅
Thank you for this video! This is very inspiring!
i stopped dunking almost immediately when i entered the workforce. it was like my body knew it had to become a fat lazy non-hooper guy lol. great vid and very motivational.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIR OGGGGGGGGGGGGGG YOU DID IT NOW ITS COMEBACK SEASON TIME!!! YOU GONNA BE THE HEALTHIEST ONE IN YOUR GROUP BY THE TIME YOU'RE ALL 80 AND AND ABOVE LETS GOOOOOOO
With Mr. Miyagi, everything is possible. 🙂👍🏼
✊🏾impressive! Going to try my annual attempt pretty soon too.
That dunk looked awesome. Lets keep em coming!
50+ year olds are different now than they were back then. Nice job!
That's good going man! How tall are you? I'm just under 6'3", 43 and can still dunk. It's really surprising how many just count themselves out of being able to dunk (and ar life in general) when they reach a certain age! I feel you can inspire others as to what's possible and I'd just like to say to anyone reading this KEEP GOING!!!
That's impressive as fuck, even the misses.
Impressive stuff. I know a bunch of guys that are in awesome shape in their late 40s and early 50s. They still play basketball multiple times a week. None of them would come close to dunking.
My man!
10/10
Great job and thanks for the motivation!!!
That's amazing man. Still getting up like that make or miss is amazing.
That was awesome!! Great job!! 💪🏾😁... I turn 48 next month and my wife won't let me even try anymore 😂! I was dunking consecutively 5 years ago. Our friends and family are popping their achilles' so she's like keep your ass on the ground😂
Good work, inspirational big time, keep up the good work!!!
Good stuff ! Salute
Wow! I know a 6’4” high schooler who can’t dunk as well as this guy
I used to have a 6'5 friend and he can't even touch rim his vert is non existent
This was hilarious 😂 You def get your props. I need to get out there and wow my nephews before its too late... youve given me renewed hope
Would love to know the exercises you did by the way! Maybe a video about them?
That's super impressive! Nice work.
Very inspiring!
I’m 59 and I feel like I’m 18. But I’m only 5’ 10”. However, I can bench 300 lbs pretty easily. And at 50 I was squatting 495 lbs twice with no belt, and I weighed 250 pounds.
Don’t let age trick your mind into thinking you’re old! I workout 45 minutes six times a week burning over 780 calories on an elliptical machine. You just have to keep MOVING!
Great dunk. Come back at 60 and do it again!
Your doing great, keep it up!
All good. I think the last time I stuffed one was when I was 42. Same height.
Great job. Good foot work
Super cool very inspirational
Massive respect to you sir!
Great job devil dog. How tall are you? I had the same goal last year before I turned 50 but never focused in...now headed to 51 in a month and at 270 lbs and 5'11..touching the net might be a challenge 😅
Love this! Hope I make a video like this when I’m 54, well done 🎉 👍🏆💪
Woo hooo!!! That’s what I call true motivation 💯🙌🏾🏀
Great Job 👍 WIN WIN !!! 😁👍
Great job man..im 56 and no way I don't even think I can touch the rim any more. Again Great job
That was well done, partner... You inspire me, man... Now I know it's possible... In my mid 40s and I believe I can do it too. Thanks for the encouragement 🙏 God Bless YOU partner.
Nice! So fin. Congrats
Wow! You still got hops! Great video.....
Congratulations! That's amazing!
That was fantastic!
Amazing. Keep it up. I could only imagine your leaner dunk at 25-30.
I wasn't going to give a like because you travelled,but it was still a good effort,so i gave you a like.
super impressive man!! you can seriously jump💯
I know how you feel. I've always wanted to dunk and now almost 50, I believe if I put in the work, I'll get there.
I haven't dunk Lord knows..this really encouraged me. I'm not 50 but mid way near it. I might try to dunk this weeking seeing this😊
20 years and 40 pounds ago, I could dunk. I was a track and field athlete, mostly distance events. I'm only 5' 11" and could out rebound most of the tall guy, having said that rebounding is about timing and boxing out. Good luck in your quest.
Well done video, Bravo! How or where, did you acquire movie clips to b roll into this?
I'm learning video currently (totally new and I'm horrible so far) and using KineMaster app
Looked like a real dunk to me. Bravo 👏
Dang thats so impressive
Props to you man
I'll never forget the first time I went straight up off both feet and grabbed the rim. It came as a surprise because the best I could do is barely touch rim with one hand. It's an amazing feeling to accomplish. I was a junior in high school at 5'10". It wasn't until 3 years later at 6'0" age 19 i started dunking with a 39 inch vertical. It's hard getting there and once I accomplished that feat, I gave up after about a 3 week period of dunking. Never in a game but it was a goal of mine as a kid.
Keep going brother 💪🏿
2 hand dunk next!
That’s sick bro for real!
Wow... the most impressive video I've seen in 2023.
That dunk was great. Especially at your age
Good job! What type of workouts do you do
Well done, bro 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah. Missed those days. U are doing better than me. Lol.
If I even say that work, my knees start hurting. Greab job, bro.
I don’t feel old until I try to jump…it’s the first thing to go.
Thats very impressive! Gives me hope that i’ll still be able to dunk as i get older
dont know your age or hight, but i am 62 and was a good dunker in my prime only 6.2 feet tall. Now my goal is to dunk next summer at 62 years old! last summer i could just touch the lower side of the rim, so if i do the right exercises lose some weights i think its 50 percent chance to do the easiest dunk at 10 feet. Fun to have goal to do the sometimes boring exercises.....My lastt real dunk was when i was 47, but then some injuries, they are gone now so just hope........
Legend
Well done. I'm not sure decomposing is exactly the right word for gradual aging.
Nice dunk brother.
Awesome dunk and it was the 6 million dollar man bionic sound that helped
Bro at age 54 youre crushing it. I mean i dont know how tall you are but be proud. Im 6'2" and my last dunk was age 41.
That was still impressive
Two handed dunk next