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Basketball Strength Training: “PULLS FROM THE RACK” EXPLOSIVE TWO FOOT EXERCISE!!!!

“Pulls from the rack” is a bilateral (two foot) exercise that will improve your explosiveness off two feet. Great for all sports but, especially awesome for your basketball players!! It will also strengthen the movement patterns for Power Cleans, Hang Cleans, and the Snatch. All of which should be in your workout regiment if you are serious about improving your …

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“CAL COMPLEX” Strengthen The Movement Patterns, Used In Olympic Lifts That Improve Strength In Basketball!!

CHEST BUMP, CHEST BUMP!!!! I have been fortunate to be interning for Coach Blasquez the head strength coach at Cal Berkeley this summer and have been learning a ton! This great opportunity has also, reinforced what I already teach and preach as the right way to go about strengthening my athletes and clients. This complex is four exercises one after …

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Push Press vs Jerk!!!

The Push Press and the Jerk are both great exercises!!! The Push Press is an exercise that focuses on the shoulders but, also engages your core, legs and back. Knees slightly bent, elbows under bar, core engaged, scaps engaged, you then simply “Dip and Drive” pressing the weight overhead. It is important when doing the push press and the jerk …

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