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As a basketball coach and a strength coach the most common injuries are knee, ankle, and shoulders. I have covered preventative maintenance exercises for the ankle and shoulders and can be found by clicking the links: scottthom.com/2009/05/12/prehab-exercises-for-injury-free-shoulders/ scottthom.com/2009/05/18/prehab-exercises-for-injury-free-ankles/ scottthom.com/2009/10/18/best-ankle-strengthening-drill-to-prevent-injury/ scottthom.com/2009/09/06/shoulder-prehab-preventative-maintenance-2/. I thought it was time I did one for the knee, these 3 exercises should be done on a daily …

Using the TRX http://www.fitnessanywhere.com/trx-training/military-fitness/ I demonstrate two great exercises that you can do immediately after doing back squats, front squats, power cleans, pretty much any two foot power exercise. The benefit of going from a two foot exercise to a one foot exercise (bilateral to unilateral) your body has to adapt to the differences balance, diff. movement pattern, etc. Anytime …

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 …

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 …

CHEST BUMP, CHEST BUMP!!!! THANKS FOR VISITING… The kneeling squat is an exercise that when done correctly can strengthen the core, lower back, and activate those glutes! Really focus on placing your butt on your heels and when rising back up do so in a controlled manner (imagining that someone is going to punch you in the stomach), really fire …

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 …

CHEST BUMP, CHEST BUMP!!! This is a great drill that will target the muscles and strengthen the movement pattern of a two handed chest pass (of course you can mix up the type of passes you throw) Have your athletes do this right after Incline dumbbells or Flat bench and they will feel it. Thanks for visiting, create a great …

CHEST BUMP!!!!! It’s been a great week, very productive! I appreciate you stopping by, in this video I cover four simple exercises that you can do to strengthening the tendons in your ankles and get them ready for the upcoming hoop season!!!! INJURY FREE IS THE WAY TO BE!!!! I learned this drill from Coach Blasquez at CAL Berkeley and …