Thanks for visiting dunkbonds.com, the dormant Rails app I built to gamify charitable contributions toward personal goals, piloted around my goal to dunk. You'll notice I have made zero effort to update its style, so it still harkens back to its original 2011-era mint.com inspiration, when it was likely already looking pretty dated. Have a click around!
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June 01, 2012

First Bond Payments Made. New Bonds Now $9.00

DUNKbonds are discounted to $9. Bondholders have received their $1 payments.

May 01, 2012

Specifics of the Goal

General:
  • I'm 6'0" with a standing reach to 90".
  • The goal is to dunk an NBA-sized ball on a 10' hoop.
  • The alley-oop is legal so long as the ball wouldn't be going into the hoop on its own accord.
  • While I can palm a newish leather ball, I'm granting myself the allowance of using a stick-um type adhesive so I can more easily palm the ball. Seriously.
  • Injury is not an excuse and shall not void any bond contracts. They're part of the game, and you should consider them accordingly. (Please don't Tonya Harding me.)
Data:
    Naturally, being stronger and lighter will help. In order to keep myself honest about training and diet, I've been logging my food and exercise regularly since about November 2011.
Training:
  • I've been training since May 2011, initially budgeting 18-20 mo.
  • The general training strategy is lots of big, heavy leg workouts mixed with sprint/plyo days. I can talk your ear off about training, because I'm a closet gym rat.
  • In late May 2011, I came down with a nasty case of what might have been frozen shoulder that lasted about two weeks, and I unfortunately lost a month of training.
Progress History:
  • On 5/6/11, I measured a 22" standing vertical, and was about 4" shy of touching the rim with a running jump.
  • Math: 120 + (ball) - 90... I'll need at least a 38" running vertical.
  • In August 2011 I got rim.
  • Early November 2011 I could pull it down.
  • Late November 2011 I was about 3" above rim.
  • Stay tuned.