Posts by David Rudnick
Post 15 – Unilateral Squat Variations and Progressions
Not all Unilateral Exercises are Created Equally! The content in this article is based on concepts from: Alex Natera’s “Load Comparison Ratio in Single and Double Leg Movements for UKSCA while at Aspire in Dohar, Qatar” Mike Boyle’s explanation of these concepts in “Mike Boyle – Unilateral Training Revisited (MBSC Thrive Summit 2021)” Unilateral Squat…
Read MorePost 14 – Better Basketball Defensive Drill Sergeants
Drill sergeant is a classic basketball camp/clinic drill. It’s not a bad one, but the way it’s typically done is missing out on a huge opportunity to get kids better at defense! Usually, it’s all about working hard and getting kids tired. While conditioning is an important aspect of basketball performance, we can increase the…
Read MorePost 13 – Basketball Speed Myths
I’ll admit it. I’ve been involved in basketball as a player, a coach, a camp director, a parent, and strength coach for over 30 years, yet I too have been a victim of a number of widespread basketball speed myths. I’ve been taught incorrect, unnatural, sub-optimal techniques by my coaches, who learned from their coaches. …
Read MorePost 12 – Lessons Learned from My Rehab
Make Your Rehab Your Prehab I didn’t follow my own advice! I always tell athletes that if you have been injured you have to “make your rehab your prehab”. Often, when an athlete gets injured, if they are even disciplined enough to do the rehab program, they often completely drop every rehab exercise once they…
Read MorePost 11 – Coaches – Here’s How You Can Help your Athletes Develop a More Balanced Body
10,000 Reps on ONE Leg. ZERO on the other!!! Basketball Coaches! Did you know that there’s something you’re doing in your practices that may be causing some of your athletes to get 10,000+ reps on ONE Leg and NONE on the other. Almost all coaches make their athletes run line drills for some reason at…
Read MorePost 10 – Don’t Stop Training when you have an injured limb!
Shout-out to this amazing young athlete who worked with us to develop a safe plan to keep training and making gains while he rehabs from a wrist injury. Training Through Injury Many athletes completely stop training when they have an injured limb. But that can set you back by weeks or months. Continue training! If…
Read MorePost 9 – Top Dumbbell Strength Exercises for Basketball Players
We’ve already shared our “top” overall strength exercises for basketball players, and given you options for how to best replace those exercises if you have absolutely no equipment at all. But what if you have ONLY dumbbells? Well, first off, if you only had dumbbells you would have WAY more options than if you were…
Read MorePost 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…
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