Basketball Strength & Conditioning Exercises: Upper Body

http://Shop.StrongerTeam.com - I dug through my video archives and compiled several great upper body exercises, all of which require minimal equipment, so you can add some variety to your off-season workouts.

This is the first of a two-part series (next week will be lower body).

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[skopp95]

What shoes are you wearing in this video? They're tight!

[StrongerTeamDotCom]

@skopp95 Those were the Kobe 3's...

[MrChenBoWei]

for the towel exercise can we use resistance bands?

[StrongerTeamDotCom]

@MrChenBoWei You can try, but be very careful, they may stretch too far!

[raptorsfan923]

After reading these comments, I notice you said you rarely have your players do bench press. Why shouldn't basketball players do bench press?

[StrongerTeamDotCom]

@raptorsfan923 There is nothing wrong with doing a bench press... but there are plenty of alternative exercises to strengthen the same muscle groups. You can use DBs, tubing/bands, bodyweigth, machines, etc. We try to incorporate as much variety as possible... hence the reason we don't bench every workout or every week. Make sense?

[StrongerTeamDotCom]

@TheMrAndre1 Actually... I was first :) ha ha

[StrongerTeamDotCom]

@JC71693 Damn! Hope you are OK. Def make sure you use a quality towel next time :)

[raptorsfan923]

Yeah, thanks

[StrongerTeamDotCom]

@artixX9 Thanks for your kind words and support, I appreciate your message. Although there is no "right" answer... it is totally your preference... I would recommend shooting first and lifting afterwards.

[artixX9]

Great exercises man, i love your videos :). Ive got a doubt, should i go into the weight room after or before shooting/running?. thx! =)