Basketball Weight Training - Top 10 Lifts For Basketball Players

[AAyliffe]

The fact that Squats and Power Cleans aren't in your list, but super overly exotic pressing movements, like blast strap weighted pushups, are.. tells me you need to stop showing off your gym equipment and go back to basic weight training 101.

[Bughadedo4123]

@AAyliffe he's already helped a lot of people be successful in their carreer as basketball players. he knows his stuff dude.

[B4LLI5LIFE]

most of these i cant even do as i dun hav these equipments

[SxYcRiTz]

Won't the weights screw your shooting?

[nerdfreakloser]

@SxYcRiTz you'll have to adjust, but it'll improve your shooting actually

[kaariem]

@SxYcRiTz if you keep practising your shots too it won't.

[Palafoxian]

where did u buy your lift strong sweater?

[C0DEW0lF]

After these workouts could i drink a protein or creatine drink. Or would that be ill advised?

[otherdude15]

@C0DEW0lF You can go ahead and take any supplements you wish after a workout.

[eyeofthetiger444]

@C0DEW0lF dont drink creatine its horrible

[smsteveo2332]

Does any one have Scoring secrets by taylor if so can you comment and tell me if i should buy it or not

[TheMakachilli]

is the cheat sheet legit

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[risalation]

Dig your methodology too many athletes train for hypertrophy not functional strength so great video

[hoopn247]

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[FreeMyThoughts]

Should you lift weights before or after a practice?

[Marko3Pollo]

This is a sick and it helped me a lot for what i need for weights.

[liflyguy]

3 days workin out in the off season? cuz during the winter I hit the gym 5-6 days a week, but less in the summer since I'm on the court almost every day. I don't like ballin and lifting w/o a long enough rest between, I prolly hit the gym bout 4 times a week once the weather is good

[BCatch014]

@BasketballTrainingTV great list. Love the split squats and reverse lunges. Definitely two overlooked exercises for basketball. I think step ups, lateral lunges and one leg straight leg deadlifts are great as well for hip strength, balance and reactive strength. But I know from experience all of these exercises are nothing compared to a few 17s at the end of practice! LOL

[cdavet24]

is bench pressing ok?

[xXL3TH4LXx]

thanks, good video

[13rparsons]

@xXL3TH4LXx okay douche... BTW you have no friends!

[YoooPatrick]

For a 3 day work out, do you suggest doing . 2 upperbody days / 1 lower/core days?

I play Center.

[beptum08]

When you talk about using horizontal lifts and vertical lifts what exactly are you referring too? Would you consider bench a horizontal or vertical lift?

[whiteboyairlines]

good list. Might also want to consider adding in regular squats, DLs from the floor, cleans, and snatches. I would also add in KB swings since you have them and talk about hip drive being so important

[BasketballTrainingTV]

@whiteboyairlines For 1% of players, sure. But keep in mind 99.9% of basketball players are NOT going proficient in any of those lifts - do you really want 6'5" guys deadlifting from the floor, and doing olympic lifts? It's a recipe for disaster. This list is put together of the safest lifts that most basketball players won't have a problem with.

[whiteboyairlines]

@BasketballTrainingTV Then you shouldn't call this a top 10 list because it isn't. Yeah i think they should do DLs from the floor, atg squats, and oly lifts because they are the best thing you can do for your vertical. what i am not recommending is just going out to a gym and putting on four plates right away and going for a 1 rm. These are not dangerous lifts and i have seen plenty of big people do them. you just need some solid coaching on technique and smart lifting.

[whiteboyy0]

@BasketballTrainingTV

lol im 17 6'5 and deadlift 465 for reps. youre a fuking straw man who knows nothing about lifting. visit a gym before you say anything.

[6academic6]

hah...I'm from Bulgaria and I had totally forgotten about the split squats. wonder why they were named like that

[StrengthShop]

Wanted to shoot you a msg askin on your thoughts on the Ray Allen method of coming off screens for shooting jump shots, with more of a jump stop to square up, is it something that you teach. Also u have any intention on putting a video out about "breaking down a defender" (getting by a defender or setting up a defender)

Thanks, and its good to see you on vertfreak, I think we'll be able to learn a lot from you. Thanks.

[BasketballTrainingTV]

Hey man. Yeah you could just do two full body workouts per week, 4 compound lifts (2 upper 2 lower) then core work on each day. You'd get good results with that.

[fromthe575]

@BasketballTrainingTV whats your take on the vertimax ive been using it and its really helped