Of course he can. Many sub 4 guys can. I dunked in HS at 5'11". I ran 4:23/9:39/15:45.
Sorry Mr. Norse, it doesn't work that way. Your own example (if accurate) actually indicates your best genetic traits is your dunk. The closer yoyr times would get to actual elite 1600/3200/5k times,the further you'd see dunking abilty get. Muscle fiber profile is genetic and slow twitch aerobic talent and explosive power producing the ability to run very fast and jump high and far are inversely proportionate to each other. That is why the OPs question is compelling. ...and contrary to your "many sub 4 guys can" statement, it is not at all the case. In relation to sub 4 guys it is primarily the domain of those with reflective fast open 400 or 800 times...perhaps Ovett like someone mentioned prior. And certainly nothing Jakob has shown to date. He is the supreme aerobic talent of this generation but has the slowest raw speed among the current or past sub 3:30 guys. I'd be surprised if he could touch the rim in fact.
Isaiah Harris can check his ig from a couple years back. Shows a nice little highlight reel with a couple different dunks. He was one of the top Maine basketball players in hs, never ran indoor.
Of course he can. Many sub 4 guys can. I dunked in HS at 5'11". I ran 4:23/9:39/15:45.
Sorry Mr. Norse, it doesn't work that way. Your own example (if accurate) actually indicates your best genetic traits is your dunk. The closer yoyr times would get to actual elite 1600/3200/5k times,the further you'd see dunking abilty get. Muscle fiber profile is genetic and slow twitch aerobic talent and explosive power producing the ability to run very fast and jump high and far are inversely proportionate to each other. That is why the OPs question is compelling. ...and contrary to your "many sub 4 guys can" statement, it is not at all the case. In relation to sub 4 guys it is primarily the domain of those with reflective fast open 400 or 800 times...perhaps Ovett like someone mentioned prior. And certainly nothing Jakob has shown to date. He is the supreme aerobic talent of this generation but has the slowest raw speed among the current or past sub 3:30 guys. I'd be surprised if he could touch the rim in fact.
not true.. it's about elasticity and most sub 4 miles have very good elasticity inn their achilles
i couldn't tough the rim in HS, though backing off the LSD, and jumping per Coe protocol that made for quite a difference, in that there was little practice in one off power from legs.
no practice makes no perfect.
i would be curious what the standing long jump would be of runners.
as a non jumper, with the exercises, my standing long jump was over 8 feet, maybe 9, which was quite the improvement
original 141 men, both Cruz and Coe used jumping exercises, i saw Cruz alone with coach at the track doing high hurdle work, with the hurdles close together, 40m repeats, where there was explosion with duration. Coe's depth jumping pretty much goes under the radar.
I think all middle distance runners, and certainly sprinters should do quality jump work. and extend that though to all runners.
a simple exercise is to hop on one leg for a distance, jump up stairs. that will do.
i did work on a skating machine, which has lateral movement. as a winter exercise.
when i went on the soccer pitch, with this muscle memory, i could jump laterally and break up plays, a sudden defense all star, nobody was ready for that lateral movement.
I don't know about dunk, but I bet Eammonn Coughlann could have ran a sub 4 mile drunk.
Here's the rules: like beer mile, except you drink 4 beers and then you have 1 hour to start your mile time trial. Takes away the pit stop skills and makes a pure test of who's fastest under the influence.
You're drunk if you think "could have ran" is ever correct.
The dunk part is easy. I first did it when I was about 14. Running a four minute mile.............maybe, if I was dropped out of a plane at 15,000 feet! Ha Ha!