$1,000 bet to land first dunk by October 2nd by 44 year old DJ!

I had a blast last week doing a radio/podcast interview with a DJ from Kansas City named Brady Goodman. He made a $1,000 bet with a coworker that he would be able to land his first dunk within a year (which is coming up quick - October 2nd). He's 44 years old, 6'2" and has never dunked in his life on a 10 foot rim.

He asked me about my dunk journey, the creation of The Dunk Camp, and much more.

Check it out!

You can listen to the interview at the link below or search "BGdunks2018" (Episode 17) on your favorite podcast player.

https://t.co/PplvV3k2y5

Review of The Dunk Camp 2018 and what's next...

The Dunk Camp was another dream come true for me in the world of dunking. It's crazy to think where this journey to dunk before I turned 40 years old has taken me. I am so grateful and more convinced than ever that chasing your dreams (whether all of them come true or not) is absolutely worth it!

So...how was the first dunk camp? It was EPIC!!! Here are some of the stats:

• 48 athletes
• 12 pro dunkers and trainers
• 7 countries
• 4 feet of vert gained in 4 days
• 82% increased their no-step vertical from Day 1 to Day 4
• 78% increased their full approach vertical from Day 1 to Day 4
• 4 guys landed their first dunk on 10 feet
• Tons more landed new dunks they had never done before
• 3 dunk contests
• 1 insane dunk show
• Priceless memories and friendships 

There were several highlights for me...but probably the biggest ones were seeing guys hit their first dunks on 10 feet. You will always remember your first dunk and for them to have that happen in the same gym with 60 other guys obsessed with dunking and being able to celebrate that moment with them was incredible. Here's one of those moments:

If you are a fan of dunking and the dunking world (which I assume you are since you found this blog), you may know "Slamfromabove" on YouTube. He made this great video that does a great job providing a recap of the camp. Check it out!



Finally, if you wish you would of gone to The Dunk Camp this year...you will have a chance next year! We have already opened registration for our next camp - June 24-27, 2019. Hope to see you there! Learn more and register at www.thedunkcamp.com.

Thanks!

The Dunk Camp is going to be CRAZY!

So...I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for The Dunk Camp!

We now have athletes signed up to attend from 7 countries!!!

• Australia
• Canada
• China
• Chile
• Mexico
• Saudi Arabia
• United States

We also just added Jonathan Clark as one of our pro dunkers! Maybe he will hit the double eastbay at The Dunk Camp! With how things are coming together, I won't be surprised if he does!

As of today, we have about 10 spots left and I would really like to fill them. If you are thinking about coming, DO IT! Send me a DM on Instagram for a special discount available to the 3 people who still read this blog. LOL!

Let's go!!!

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Who's Coming to The Dunk Camp!?

In addition to some of the top pro dunkers and experts in the field of athletic performance, we also have athletes signed up for The Dunk Camp from Mexico, Hawaii, Canada, and all over the U.S.

So excited!

There are still a few spots available! For anyone who still reads my blog, I will give you a special discount! :) Just DM me on Instagram @thedunkcamp for details.

Let's gooooooooooo!!!!

Here's a progress video for one of our pro dunkers - CJ Champion. Insane!!! If you want to jump higher and dunk, come to the Dunk Camp!!!

The Dunk Camp - June 2018

Some of the coolest experiences of my life have happened during these last several years of chasing my dunking dreams. But, I think the news I'm sharing with you today is the one I'm the most excited about.

I am very pleased to announce "The Dunk Camp" will take place June 18-21 at the Karl Malone Training Center in Utah. The Dunk Camp will bring together some of the top trainers and best dunkers in the world to help aspiring and elite dunkers learn everything from the basics to the secrets of dunking and jumping higher.



Here are just a few of the trainers and dunkers who will be there:

Trainers:
Tyler Ray - Project Pure Athlete
Mark McKown - Utah Jazz
Ricky Norton - Norton Performance

Dunkers:
Isaiah Rivera - pro dunker
CJ Champion - pro dunker
Steven Celi - YouTube dunker
Dallon Findlay - pro dunker

We will be doing extensive testing on each athlete's jumping, agility, and mobility so our trainers can create a customized 12 week training program for each individual. If you want to get your first dunk, get your hops back, or take your athleticism to the next level -- I believe this will be the best way to accomplish those goals.

More than anything, I can't wait to be in the same gym with approximately 60 guys who all share the same dream and are working to get better. The energy will be electric and I believe it will be something we remember for the rest of our lives. I can't wait!!!

Please leave a comment, share with your friends, and even better - come to The Dunk Camp! It would be amazing to meet and train with you!

I'm on Bleacher Report!

My "mid-life" crisis that started about 6 years ago with chasing my dunking dreams has resulted in me being in Sports Illustrated, SLAM Magazine, Dunkademics, and now Bleacher Report!

It makes no sense and is absolutely crazy! So grateful and so worth all the hard work I've put in.

Keep chasing your dreams - no matter how ridiculous they may be!

New goal! 40 inch vert!

Just in case anyone still reads this blog...I thought I'd provide a quick update:

A little over a year ago (when I was much younger -- age 44), I was jumping the highest I've ever jumped in my life at any age. And as you probably know by now, I was able to compete in my first dunk contest. It was a lifelong dream and it came true. It was freaking awesome! If you don't know this story, watch the documentary!

However, since then I've had not been able to get back to that level. I've had some injuries which didn't help things but probably the biggest factor is a lack of motivation. Once I had achieved the dream of competing in the dunk contest, my motivation took a serious nose dive. I started skipping workouts instead of skipping dessert! :)

So...I needed a new goal and here it is!!! I want a 40 inch (running) vert! I estimate on my very best jumping days leading up to the dunk contest and on the day of the dunk contest that I was jumping around 37". So it will take getting back to my peak and then some to reach this new goal. Is it possible? Let's find out!!!

I'm making a new series of videos called "40 over 40" (40 inch vert over 40 years old) and invite you to follow along as I continue battling Father Time and the laws of gravity!

Here's the Intro Video


Thanks for your support! If you actually read this, please post a comment so I know whether or not to spend any more time on this blog thing. I feel like no one reads blogs anymore...

Peace,
Andy

My Documentary is now live - Check it out!

I'm not posting here much anymore (please follow me on IG @overthehilldunker) but I wanted to let you know the documentary following my dream to be in my first dunk contest at age 44 is now on YouTube.

Check it out!

Over The Hill Dunker - trailer for new documentary

We recently finished the trailer for the Documentary following my journey to try and compete in my first dunk contest. Hope you will check it out and share with others! Thanks!

I'm on SLAM Magazine's website, Facebook, and Twitter!

Amazing things happen when you chase your dreams!

SLAM Magazine - Website
http://www.slamonline.com/media/slam-tv/watch-documentary-follows-44-year-olds-journey-first-dunk-contest/#AyBQDffy4ACi0soK.97

SLAM Magazine - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SLAMMagazine/posts/10154276631356385

SLAM Magazine - Twitter
https://twitter.com/SLAMonline/status/734769887319588864

Overthehilldunker Documentary

Last year when I decided to go after this somewhat crazy dream of being in a dunk contest at my age (43 at the time), I thought this journey has the potential of being a documentary. And, I've always wanted to make a documentary! So why not try and fulfill two dreams at the same time! :)

During the last 6 months, I've been filming interviews, training, dunk sessions, and more for the documentary and I just finished up a short teaser and would like to share it with you.

If you would like to see this documentary, please help me get the word out by commenting, sharing, and liking the video. Thanks! 

Dunk contest at age 44???

About 5 months ago, I got this crazy idea that I should sign-up for a dunk contest as part of Fitcon Utah on April 30th in order to push myself as hard as possible. Since setting that big goal, I've been training probably the hardest I've ever trained in my life as well as trying to be super disciplined with my diet. And, it has paid off! I'm jumping really well right now -- maybe even the highest I've ever jumped.

But, will all this hard work pay off? You can't just sign-up for this dunk contest. You have to be accepted to compete! So, I put together a mix of my best dunks over the last few months, added some music, and sent it off to FitCon.

I should hear back from them soon and am hoping for good news!

Here's the video I submitted. Enjoy!

Getting Older...But Jumping Higher!!!

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At 44 years YOUNG, I'm on the verge of jumping the highest I have ever jumped and certainly the highest I've jumped in over 15 years.

I got a few really nice dunks on Saturday including a couple of 2 handers off the glass and know I could have had several more good dunks but there were a bunch of guys who just wanted to play pick-up so I was only able to get in a few attempts. Would have liked to try a few more windmills and other dunks I'm trying to learn but didn't get the opportunity. Next time!

Jumping felt so easy. It was also the first time wearing the Jordan 29s and they felt great. So maybe it was the shoes! So stoked with my progress and so stoked I set the crazy goal of being in the fitconutah dunk contest as it has pushed me so hard to reach my goals. No way I would have come this far without this big goal.

Go get your dreams!

My Two Hand Dunk - Hard Work Pays Off

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If you've been following my blog for a while, you know I've been chasing the two hand dunk for almost 5 years! 5 years! That is a really REALLY long time and so I felt it was worth a second blog post dedicated to this dunk which has eluded me for so long!

Anyone who has worked and worked and worked for something and finally got it...knows that achieving a big goal and dream is one of the best feelings in the world! It almost seemed like it happened in slow motion. The feeling I had when it went down was unbelievable!

Below is a longer video of the long awaited for 2 hand dunk. I had to use the song called "Welcome Chris" from one of the best scenes in one of the best movies of all time - Pursuit of Happyness when Chris Gardner (Will Smith) gets the job and realizes his dream.

I've visualized this moment while listening to this song over and over again. While this dunk is nothing compared to a lot of dunkers out there, for me at 44 years YOUNG to achieve this goal is a dream come true.

So blessed. So stoked. Can't wait to do it again and with some power!

Go Get Your Dreams!

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Dreams Come True - I DUNKED TWO HANDS!!!

If you ever wanted something really really really bad and you worked and worked and worked and finally got it, you know exactly how I felt today when I landed a 2 handed dunk.Song is from one of the best scenes in one of the best movies of all time -- Pursuit of Happyness. Pursuing your goals with obsession and reaching them is happyness! So blessed. So stoked. Can't wait to do it again and with some power! Go get your dreams! #bouncekit #fitconutah #pursuitofhappyness #pursuitofdunkyness #dreamscometrue #latebloomer

A video posted by Andy Nicholson (@overthehilldunker) on Feb 27, 2016 at 4:42pm PST

My third group dunk session!

I had my third group dunk session with my new friends and amazing dunkers -- Clint and Dallon! These guys killed this session!

There actually was a sign up in the gym we were at that said "No dunking"! which we all thought was hilarious. I would wager the person who made that rule can't dunk! ha ha! But, nobody came in and told us to stop and we were there dunking for at least 3 hours (or I should say Clint and Dallon were dunking for 3 hours and I was there! :)

Unfortunately, I must have taken the rule -- "no dunking " a little to serious as I only landed 2 weak dunks during this entire session. I had a really hard time getting warmed up fully. My left knee has also really been bothering me the last 3-4 weeks and that also kept me from jumping at 100%. Hopefully its just tendonitis or a strain and nothing more serious. Oh well - I still had a blast.


Age is a just a number! Go get your dreams!


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My second group dunk session!

Second group dunk session of my life and first of 2016! Had so much fun dunking with Clint and Dallon again!

Unfortunately, my phone only got about the first half of this dunk session. Clint and Dallon's best dunks came after my phone stopped recording.

I wasn't jumping super well but I did try a new dunk. First time I've ever attempted a dunk by grabbing the ball out of someone's hand. Felt really weird! I think I can get it soon along with a windmill off the lob. If I'm going to get selected to participate in the FitCon Utah dunk contest in April, I gotta be able to do more than a simple one hander!

Age is a just a number! Go get your dreams! Follow me on Instagram @overthehilldunker

My Best Dunks of 2015 at 43 years old

Today I turned 44! Can't believe I've been on this planet for 44 years! I threw down my first dunk of 2016 today on my birthday and that felt sooooo GOOD!

I will keep this post short so I can go celebrate my birthday and just leave you with a video of my best dunks from 2015.


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My First Group Dunk Session!

If there is anything funner than dunking, please tell me what it is!!! I had my first ever group dunk session with my new friends Clint and Dallon this past Saturday. It was an absolute BLAST!

We dunked for about 3 hours and it absolutely wiped me out! I was exhausted after the first hour but these guys just kept dunking and dunking! It's now 3 days later and my legs are still crazy sore!

I got 2 new dunks during the session:

1) cuff dunk
2) dunk off backboard with someone else throwing it

A couple of Dallon's dunks got me so hyped, I even tried a windmill! LOL! I have a WAYS to go to get that. I almost got a lefty dunk off the glass and I did get a cleaner lefty dunk off the dribble.

I can't wait to dunk with these guys again!

Here's the video:


Later that same day, I went to a dunk contest as part of a top high school tournament. It featured Frank Jackson (Duke commit) and Gavin Baxter (BYU commit) and these guys can fly!

I got some pretty good footage and put together a video. I did a bunch of slow-motion so I could really watch their technique. So much you can learn just from watching someone jump.

Check it out!



HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Dunk Mix at 43 years YOUNG

I recently finished 12 weeks of training using Bounce Kit and decided to put together a mix of some of my dunks during the last couple of months. I know that compared to most dunkers out there, my dunks are not that impressive. I can't believe the things guys are doing now. Jumping over people, going between the legs, jumping over people while going between the legs, behind the back, etc. But, I'm stoked with my progress and just want to keep improving every day.

I'm going to be doing a dunk session soon with a guy who is an unbelievable dunker - Dallon Findlay and can't wait for that. I've never really had the opportunity to dunk with anyone who can jump as high as this guy. I'm excited to see his dunks and learn from him. I'm also hoping he will inspire me to finally throw down a 2 hander!

Thanks for reading. If you haven't already, please follow me on Instagram @overthehilldunker. I am posting on Instagram fairly often as it's so much easier to interact and share information.

Go Get Your Dreams!