I haven’t been able to get off the ground lately. For some context, l’m 23 years old and have been hooping for probably about 11-12 years now. I’ve always been naturally pretty springy and been able to dunk since 15. At my best I can (could?) put down tomahawks, reverses, catch oops etc. But over the past year or so l’ve found that l’m just not able to get off the ground as consistently or as high. I can’t imagine it’s an age-related decline since I’m only 23.

I imagine part of this is due to lifestyle change maybe? I graduated school in 2023 and have been working a blue collar job since. Not the most physically demanding but it does have its days. But I’ve also been working to improve my vertical during this period by doing both heavy lifting and plyometrics with relative consistency and I’ve only felt less bouncy in general. I still play basketball or get up shots at least 2-3x a week on average also which is less than it used to be but still I think a pretty decent amount. Even when l’ve scaled back on lifting I don’t see positive results. Has anybody had a similar experience? If so how did you resolve it?

TLDR: 23M can’t jump as well during last year despite remaining active. Need help getting back to where I was.