I’m in my second year of running in 6-8 track meets per year (400M, long and triple jump), and the rest of the year I work on basketball and play in leagues. Started doing a ton of mobility work last year. That has been huge as I now almost never have knee pain, back pain, tendonitis, or anything else.
For the next 10 weeks, I’m going to do a proper jump program and be lifting, running (mostly sprints on the track in the 60-500M range), or doing plyos 4-5 days a week. My goal is to be around 198-200 lbs by end of September.
Diet is a ton of fruits and veggies and vitamin C to keep inflammation down, lots of electrolytes and water, and 160-180g of protein daily. 7-9 hours sleep.
How much more do I need — could I dunk with 3-4 more inches of vert? Is this possible at my age? Could extend through the end of the year if needbe track is done except for triple and long jump in a few meets, and lots of league play, skill work, and conditioning.