August 17 Update

The progress continues. 

The video below confirms that I'm getting the rim with regularity. While I'm not hanging on it yet (without ripping a few knuckles out of joint) I'm absolutely getting closer.

I have to credit the box jump exercises from Jack Cascio at twicethespeed.com.  He's got a bunch of explosive exercise videos like this one: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s00fJ0ilwXM

and this one:

I have to credit the box jump exercises from Jack Cascio at twicethespeed.com.  He's got a bunch of explosive exercise videos like this one: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s00fJ0ilwXM  

I'm starting to settle on the two foot jump because it just feels like I'm pulling out all the stops without putting too much pressure on one leg.  

Still a long way to go but...this was a good week.