[JMIKE is a Grizz fanParticipant]

Is it just me or does it seem that high schoolers are getting more athletic every day. Im not that old but these kids at my age are monsters. 40 in verts, fast as cheetahs srong as oxs. i mean theres  a football player benching 235 at 15!  another guy 406 squat max at 16-17 !im trying to get to the nfl and with all these athletes im tryingh desprertaly to catch up. I mean what are we feeding these kids. look at shabazz, juluis ranlde and i know some of these are genetics but this is insane to me.

[HaleParticipant]

Yeah, performance enhancing drugs, modern training technology and natural evolution are making some absolute monster kids. Two years ago when I was a Sr. in high school we called up a freshman to the varsity football team (hadn’t happened in about 12 years) and this kid was benching 270 as a freshman. It’s insane.

[aamir543Participant]

Yup, there is a basketball class that you can take instead of PE in my school, not all of the good players can fit it into their shcedule, but about 10-15 kids can get rim(less than 30 kids in the class, and some kids are forced to take it because of the damn budget cuts), and they’re all under 6’0. And then you have me who can’t run or jump, but still gets boards, #Sneaky Indian

[JoeWolf1]

 I just think it depends on when a kid starts lifting weights and training.  I graduated from high school in 2000 and our school had a weight program for 7th and 8th graders during the summer for kids serious about sports.  As a result most of the athletes at our school were really strong.

We had a kid benching 335 as a soph in HS, I spotted my friend squat 405 as a 175lb Junior.  I think it depends more on when kids start training than a progression in human biology.  Two of my classmates were hang cleaning over 300lbs and both weighed under 200lbs.

I was even a thin, track and feild athlete and basketball player who didn’t go out for football and I doubled my bench from 110 to 220 in 3 years and I only weight about 150 back then.  Some response has to do with natural athletic ability and geneitcs, but hit the weights man.  You have to live in the gym/feild/court if you want to make it at a D1 or pro level.  If you’re training right your body will respond.

 

[StF616Participant]

I personally have a 36" Vertical without ever using performance enhancing drugs and not doing much weight lifting (other than basketball season) I used to do Taekwondo and Swimming when i was younger though so i guess that helped. In my school we have a couple players that can dunk easily My friend who’s around 6’5 (With Size 18 Feet) plays Center and can dunk easily and Alley-Oops and windmills and more. We also have a 6’6 player that can dunk (but he’s pretty soft.. not very good) and a 6’3 player that plays the 3 and can also dunk easily. I can touch the rim but not dunk yet working on it though. Currently 5’7 (5’10 wingspan and 7’3 standing reach) I use ankle weights (20 Pound ones, i’m trying to buy heavier ones) and just wear them all the time. I gained around 12" since my 8th grade year on my vertical jump and hopefully can dunk by the beginning of the next schoolyear (my Junior Year)

Also i think it’s not just the vertical but how a player uses his ahtleticism. For example, alot of my friends also have around 30"+ verticals but if you watch them play you will not notice it. I think part of the reason alot of HS athletes not seem more explosive is because they are learning to use their athleticism well and incorporating that into their game. Even with only a 24" vertical alot of people always though i could jump real high just because of how i used my athleticism. Like a player such as James Harden has a very good vertical jump but rarely uses it and Westbrook who measured at like a 36.5" Vertical in the Combine looks like he has a much higher jump than that. etc..
 

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[db24kb24Participant]

 are being exposed to professional training and basketball trainers earlier so their bodies, and games will develop faster. I go to my local gym and I see 12 year olds with personal trainers doin all types of jump shots, crossovers, passes and all that and I only wish those services were available to my generation…They end with a 20 min agility/plyo series and those kids really put it in, then have the nerve to look at me and everybody else like they got swag, muggin like they want to play 1-on-1 or sumthing. Anybody else seen this?

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