ScottThom.com Elite Basketball Strength Training & Player Development

Moving laterally with explosion and quickness are very important to becoming a shut down player on the basketball court. These 3 exercises will improve your explosiveness laterally and help you to become a force defensively.

Being Monday it was “Leg Day”, the best day of the week! Our workout this monday called for 8 sets of 1 rep at 90% of our max. Deadlifts are great exercises and should be in everyones workout regiment to some degree. Deadlifts when done correctly work you from your toes to your nose, improving your power, strength, ankle flexibility, …

Luke has been working out hard for the past 19 days and is making tremendous progress! His “get after it” mentality will propel him past his goals of weight-loss with ease….Keep it up Luke great things are happening and like you said, “feeling great”!

Olympic Lifts are great for improving power and explosiveness. In this video ScottThom.com covers 3 lifts; Deadlift, Power Clean, and the Clean, Pushpress, Back Squat. These are the tip of the iceberg for Olympic Lifts and should give you a good base so, you can move on to the more difficult ones; Snatch, Overhead Squat, etc. If you are focused …

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 …

A powerful core can be the difference between an average athlete and an explosive athlete, these 5 exercises will definately improve your power and explosiveness! Have a great day!

Beach season being right around the corner, it’s time to crank out that core work. Here are some of my favorite core exercises that won’t destroy your spine like 1,000 crunches will! It’s time to get uncomfortable!!!!

This quick workout will increase your power and explosiveness! All you need is a couple plates, DB’s, and a medicine ball all of which can be purchased at Perform Better, just hit my link under my products tab. Try to hit maximum effort with each exercise if you feel like your going to throw-up just remember thats when the magics …

My brosky, workout partner, and Fitness Director Josh Schlottman gives you a virtual tour of Health Quest Fitness Center. This is where the magic happens baby!

Hamstrings play a pivotal role in your ability to jump. Focus on engaging your hamstrings during the full range of motion of each exercise also, make sure to stretch after completing these hamstring exercises, to ensure proper muscle and joint health. Last but not least, GET AFTER IT!!!!