Posts Tagged Basketball Specific Exercises
Increase Core and Leg Strength: Lunge w Plate Rotation
Posted by Scott Thom in Strength Building Exercises on March 19th, 2010
This is a great exercise that when done correctly, target your legs and core. I am doing it on a raised box to increase glute and quad activation, when twisting plate make sure to brace your core as if someone was going to punch you in the stomach, make sure to maintain good posture throughout the movement. Thanks for viewing, if you like what you see tell your friends. Create a great day! -Coach T
Improve Power Off One Foot w Barbell Step-up
Posted by Scott Thom in Strength Building Exercises on January 3rd, 2010
Chest Bump Chest Bump…. CAL beat Stanford, put a hurting on them 
Now onto the vid, this is another exercise that will increase explosive power off one foot (first one I showed was the Reverse Barbell Lunge). Make sure you have a secure box that you are stepping up on, place complete foot on the box, push through your top foot, drive opposite knee up as if going up for a layup, core is strong throughout exercise. This is a controlled movement exercise and you should increase weight slowly, as there are many things that can go wrong…falling off the box with weight on your back is one them…no bueno. Create a great day! -Coach T
“Hang Pulls” Explosive two foot exercise!!
Posted by Scott Thom in Strength Building Exercises on December 5th, 2009
“Hang Pulls” are a great two foot exercise that can be done with a good amount of weight (if your strong enough) due to its limited range of motion. Make sure you have good alignment; shoulder blades back, knuckles down, back set, knees bent (jumping position), and drive the bar up, finishing with a shrug. You can leave the ground if you are doing moderate weight but, due to the limited range of motion with this exercise you should be doing 1x or 1.5x your body weight for 4 sets at 6 reps. This exercise will also strengthen the 2nd pull in the “Power Clean” a very important exercise for any athlete. Thanks for stopping by, create a great day! -Coach T
Basketball Strength Training: Increase hamstring and glute strength w/ DB RDL’s
Posted by Scott Thom in Strength Building Exercises on November 7th, 2009
Thanks for stopping by!!!!! Romanian deadlift or RDL’s with dumbbells are a great exercise to target the hamstrings and glutes. These muscles tie directly into jumping higher and running faster. Slightly bend knees to take pressure off your lower back and to also insure that your back is “set”. Lower the dumbbells to mid shin level and visualize your hamstrings and glutes firing to pull the dumbbells back up your legs. This is a controlled movement exercise be aware of what muscles are working and be smooth with your movements. Create a great day- Coach T
Basketball Strength Training: Variations of standard pushup.
Posted by Scott Thom in Strength Building Exercises on November 5th, 2009
Hope you all are having a great day and getting after it!!!! Here are variations of the standard pushup that will fatigue your chest, engage your core, and activate shoulder stabilizers. Maximize results by performing these exercises immediately after completing flat bench or incline dumbbell press to really take your training to the next level!
-Knee To Elbow Pushup: Self Explanatory
-Grasshopper Pushup: Knee to opposite elbow, do not let your knee or foot touch the ground.
-Knee to elbow/Grasshopper Combo: Top two exercises listed put together to create a pushup that engage the core and shoulder stabilizers all the while fatiguing your chest.
-Plyo Pushup: Extremely explosive exercise that will help you to generate explosiveness on the basketball court.
Create a great day! -Coach T
Strength Training Exercise For Basketball: DB Squat, Curl, Press!
Posted by Scott Thom in Basketball Specific Exercises on October 27th, 2009
The DB Squat, Curl, Press is an exercise that is great for basketball players because it strengthens the legs, biceps, and shoulders in each repetition. This exercise, when supersetted with a bigger lift (unilateral lift; Barbell Step-ups, or Reverse Barbell Lunges) would make the workout a nice balance, from one foot power moves to two foot controlled movement, not to mention it would keep the heart rate up and burn more calories than the standard seated military press! Thanks for visiting the site and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me!!!! Create a great day! -Coach T
DB Squat, Curl, Press: 3×8 reps
*When doing the exercise without the seat, make sure to get in the squatting position and hold for 2 seconds before you stand up and press the weight. This will help to take the stretch reflex factor out of the equation and really force your body to fire those quads and hams!
Top 5 Kettle Bell exercises to improve power for basketball players.
Posted by Scott Thom in Basketball Specific Exercises, Kettlebell Training on April 16th, 2009
Kettle Bells are great pieces of equipment and can be used for many purposes. Here are 5 exercises that will increase your power for hoops! Do two sets of 8-12 repetitions, really focus on tightening your core (imagining someone is going to punch you in the stomach!), also focus on pushing off your feet with every repetition, imagine your feet putting holes in the gym floor with your power!!!
Note: Video shot by Peter Schmitz.. a rookie behind the camera, notice my head being cutoff but, a pro in his mind and a great guy..we love you Schmitttttty!!!!
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