Strength Training for Basketball (Strength Training for Sport) (EPUB)

What is strength training crucial for basketball players? Athletes must be conditioned to withstand the extremely demanding workloads sustained during practice or a game in a dynamic sport that is always changing. This means that for a basketball player, strength is not solely determined by how much weight they can lift; rather, it is an ability that should be assessed based on how well they can use it on the court. Strength Training for Basketball, created with the help of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), teaches you how to create resistance training plans that will increase your players’ strength on the court, enabling them to jump higher, accelerate more quickly, and change course suddenly.

The physical requirements of each position—point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center—will be explained in the book. Additionally, you will discover the following:

Twenty test procedures for evaluating athletes’ anaerobic capability, strength, power, speed, agility, endurance, and reactive strength
18 workouts for the entire body with two versions
19 workouts for the lower body with three variations
17 exercises for the upper body
Eleven core workouts with five variants
16 example resistance training regimens for the off-season, preseason, in-season, and post-season

To help you choose the best exercises for a program, each resistance training exercise includes a list of photographs, a thorough description of the main muscles worked, breathing instructions, movement phases and starting positions, adjustments and variations, and coaching advice. Additionally, you will learn how to organize those programs according to the objectives, duration, and position of each season. Strength Training for Basketball, the leading resource for developing basketball-specific resistance training programs to help your athletes maximize their strength and successfully transfer that strength to the basketball court, is supported by the NSCA as well as the expertise and experience of accomplished high school, collegiate, and professional basketball strength and conditioning professionals. Get units or credits for continuing education! There is also an exam and continuing education course based on this book. It can be bought alone or as a bundle with the test and all of the course materials.