Athletic Development Specialist and founder of Playmaxpro, Kostas Chatzichristos, wakls you through a quick workout using dumbblells and complex exercises, designed to improve your strength, strenght endurance and power.
by Petros Syrakopoulos
In team sports, the competitive season is the most demanding part of the year. Players are required to be in optimal shape, both physically and mentally, to consistently perform at their very best.
In season strength development may be the most overlooked, but at the same time, one of the most important elements of any program when it comes to basketball athletic development. However, there seems to be sort of a taboo, especially here in Europe, to include heavy days in a basketball player’s lifting program.
Before each workout you need to prepare your body to do high intensity work. Use the following warm up program before you basketball practice or weight training session.
Part of the work necessary to improve vertical jump, first step quickness and explosiveness on the court needs to include several types of jumps. Here is a quick workout using simple equipment, presented by Kostas Chatzichristos