Archive for January 2022
Post 8 – Top Bodyweight Strength Exercises for Basketball Players
OK, we’ve already shared our “top: overall strength exercises for basketball players. See: https://progressiveperformance.ca/top-strength-exercises-for-basketball-players/ But, that really works if you have access to essentially all equipment a high-end training studio would have. Obviously that’s not a reality for many basketball players – some of you may have access to a fully equipped gym when you…
Read MorePost 7 – Top Strength Exercises for Basketball Players
For more advanced basketball players that have been strength training for a while, these are GENERALLY the top lifts you want to progress to and really get stronger at. Like any of these “top exercises” lists, you really need to be aware that while this is generally true for most athletes, NOTHING is true all…
Read MorePost 6 – How to Increase Your Vertical Jump
How to Increase Your Vertical Jump By far, the most common thing basketball players are looking for when they are looking to “workout” is to improve their vertical jump and to dunk! Usually their most common solution is to search the internet for “Best Exercise for Vertical Jump” and just do what they find. While…
Read MorePost 5 – Putting It All Together – Designing Your Workout
The first key for athletes in their strength training is to understand the types of exercises to even do. We covered that in the previous posts: Beginner Strength Exercises – Part 1 Beginner Strength Exercises – Part 2 Effective and Efficient Strength Training Workout Plan Template for Basketball Players The next most common question young…
Read MorePost 4 – Beginner Strength Exercises – Part 2
Beginner Strength Exercises – Part 2 Alright…You are on your way! You are a young hooper, you started your strength training journey, and you used our previous post to get started with the right exercises. Good start! But, after making some progress with those basic exercises, it’s time to keep those exercises in your training,…
Read MorePost 3 – Beginner Strength Exercises – Part 1
OK, so you are a serious hooper with goals of taking it to the next level. You want to start “training”. You read our last post and believe that the place to start is strength. You also saw we said to focus on “push-pull-squat-hinge-core”, but you have no clue what that means and where to…
Read MorePost 2 – Start with Strength!
What’s up hoopers? OK, so you are serious about the game and you have goals of playing at the next level – high school, prep, university/college/pro. You know you have to “workout” but you have no clue where to start. Let me help you with that! What should I work on in the weight room? …
Read MorePost 1 – Welcome to the PPT Blog – Strength and Conditioning Information for Basketball Players
Welcome to the PPT Blog! Welcome to the Progressive Performance Training (PPT) Blog! This blog is written by me – David Rudnick, Founder and Head Strength Coach of PPT. For more about me, my journey, my education, and my team please see: https://progressiveperformance.ca/about-us/#staff Blog Goal: Strength and Conditioning Information for Basketball Players The goal of this…
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