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I can’t see how it couldnt. As you get stronger it has to. I would like to know how our program compares to other top schools. Do we ever have guys slumping at the end of the year? Wonder if Curry lifts. So does transforming your body help you play better. Ask PJ
I didn't lift weights (tried, but they were too heavy) and it STILL hurt my shot.
I can’t see how it couldnt. As you get stronger it has to. I would like to know how our program compares to other top schools. Do we ever have guys slumping at the end of the year? Wonder if Curry lifts. So does transforming your body help you play better. Ask PJ
I think if your spaghetti armed with a good shot leave it alone because there will be some needed adaptation to added muscle.
Hurts my balls.I can’t see how it couldnt. As you get stronger it has to. I would like to know how our program compares to other top schools. Do we ever have guys slumping at the end of the year? Wonder if Curry lifts. So does transforming your body help you play better. Ask PJ
Joe B. was one of the first coaches to include weight lifting as part of the training regime. For those of you who remember Danny Hall, he couldn't bench 100 pounds when he first came to UK. I had known Danny since I was 11 and he said that the weight training under Coach Hall was harder than anything else.Lift and get as strong as you can.
If a player is used to lifting, then it shouldn't hurt your shot unless you go right out after a lifting session and try to shoot baskets. These days just about everyone playing college basketball lifts weights.Certain types of lifting definitely affect your shot. Increasing muscle size and slow twitch muscles will reduce flexibility in the shoulders. It can also reduce elevation on the jump shot. The right type of lifting could increase shooting ability by enhancing stability and increasing endurance in the shoulder without decreasing flexibility.
There are different weight workout routines and it depends on what you're trying to accomplish. For example, most don't realize that sprinters lift and are insanely strong. Lots of dead lifts, squats and power cleans for explosive power.I bodybuild as a hobby (not really all that big) And anecdotally I can say that putting on size and muscle doesn’t hurt your shot...speed and quickness though is a different story if you’re not careful.
If a player is used to lifting, then it shouldn't hurt your shot unless you go right out after a lifting session and try to shoot baskets. These days just about everyone playing college basketball lifts weights.
Who said I was talking about being bulky? Every sport requires a different kind of lifting. I never once said that basketball players should bulk up.That’s false, being bulky will reduce flexibility in the shoulder. I played college basketball and now power lift. I promise you, losing flexibility in the shoulder negatively affects your jump shot. If you lift for muscle endurance with full range of motion, as almost all college programs do, it can improve your jump shot by stabilizing the shoulder.
12 Ounce curls?Don't know but excessive self flagellation seems to affect my beer pong performance.
That was my point exactly in a previous post. BTW, when you lifted during the season, when did you do your leg work? Right after games or 2-3 days before?No. Lifting weights doesn’t effect shooting as long as you shoot regularly. It only effects shooting immediately after training until. After 20-30 shots you’re good again. We lifted 4 days a week in college during the off-season/preseason, even 2-3 days a week during season. Weight training for athletic competition isn’t like bodybuilding.
Depended on when our next game was. Most of the time the day after a game was 2-3 days before the next. Most leg work in season was full body movements like cleans, snatches, or unilateral movements like body weighted split squats or lunges. Weight was kept light with lots of reps for muscle endurance. 36-48 hours was usually enough to recover fully for anyone.That was my point exactly in a previous post. BTW, when you lifted during the season, when did you do your leg work? Right after games or 2-3 days before?
I thought that was the case. I still play competitive sports and will only do leg work two days prior to a game.Depended on when our next game was. Most of the time the day after a game was 2-3 days before the next. Most leg work in season was full body movements like cleans, snatches, or unilateral movements like body weighted split squats or lunges. Weight was kept light with lots of reps for muscle endurance. 36-48 hours was usually enough to recover fully for anyone.
I don’t play competitively at all anymore but I jumped on the CrossFit Cult and do leg work almost every day. lol. Good luck with your training and competing.I thought that was the case. I still play competitive sports and will only do leg work two days prior to a game.
I can’t see how it couldnt. As you get stronger it has to. I would like to know how our program compares to other top schools. Do we ever have guys slumping at the end of the year? Wonder if Curry lifts. So does transforming your body help you play better. Ask PJ
Thanks, you provided some good information.I don’t play competitively at all anymore but I jumped on the CrossFit Cult and do leg work almost every day. lol. Good luck with your training and competing.
Interesting that you mention BCG as I always wondered if that idiot had his guys doing weight workouts with legs the day before a game.Based on what I have researched about it the only universal rule of lifting and playing is not to do legs the day before the game. Teams lift all season long. It's a huge advantage or these guys wouldn't become huge once the get in the NBA. I don't think too many guys are doing grueling weight sessions on game days unless BCG is your coach.