Life and Hoops

Basketball related Leg Workout and free play

2011-09-24T07:21:00.000-07:00

Today is Saturday!

I'm happy today because I hit the gym again. I've done an intense upper body workout on Thursday and plan to work on my lower body today in the gym. Afterwards I plan to hit the park for an hour or two of basketball.

My leg workout will mostly be leg pressing and squat jumps with 25 pound dumbbells in my hands. I plan to use lighter weight for my leg press because I am training for explosiveness and not more muscles on my leg... Which I believe will slow me down.

I will also maybe work on my biceps and triceps a little, simply because I want to make them bigger ASAP. Not to intense, just a little lifting to make sure it get's worked out a bit as well. I might also do a few lateral pull downs and of course chin ups and pull ups.

I plan to do different types of jumps, in order to work on my vertical leap. But I will keep them to minimum because I will be playing basketball afterwards.

Workout Day

2011-09-22T12:37:00.000-07:00

I'm currently sitting home, back from school and surfing YouTube. What am I doing?

I am searching for videos that show basketball players at work. These videos will help me understand which muscle groups and body part to focus on the most.

I also have a program from VJB, which has weight training workout for those wanting to jump higher, with a special focus on strength.

Vertical Jump Bible

2011-09-21T06:40:00.000-07:00

So I've just got the vertical jump bible and I can't wait to get started. Although I don't know some of the exercises and workouts they have listed, I'm sure I can always Google.

I've printed out the Novice Plyometrics program and the strength training program that focuses more on strength. I figured I'd choose the strength over balanced because I can use some muscles and of course strength. I'm so excited! Can't wait to hit the gym today and work out. But today, I plan to work on my biceps and triceps only though. This is because I have basketball at like 6:45 till 7:30. Tomorrow I shall hit the gym and pay more attention to my lower body.

Oh yeah before I forget to mention it. I am doing strength also because in basketball, I play center. I am the most undersized center usually, unless the other team doesn't even have a "center". I lost a lot of weight, so I am not as big as I used to be.

Anyways, peace!

Wednesday Work

2011-09-20T18:42:00.000-07:00

I don't plan to go to practice tomorrow from six to seven thirty. Instead, I plan to go to the weight room and lift some weights.

I'm thinking of only focusing on my biceps and triceps. I want to make my arm look bigger and of course be stronger. I would do about 3 x 10 reps of curls (I think they're called) with 25 pound dumbbells. I will then do some bench press with 25 pounds in either side.

I do not plan to work on my leg. That's going to be for Thursday, with Friday being my off day to play basketball. Then Saturday will be another workout day when I will work on both my upper and lower body parts, maybe going lighter with lower body because I do not want to burn off my legs.

Weight Training Here I come

2011-09-17T07:03:00.001-07:00

So I played basketball today and wasn’t pleased with how I played. I was barley given the ball because my team doesn’t think I’m the first scoring option. I’m not surprised they don’t, I just have to make sure they realize that I am!

I played good in the first game but slowly my game and awareness fell. The last game, I could have blocked the gaming winning layup made by the other team but I was unfocused. But then again, that wasn’t really my fault, my teammate didn’t get his man and I was too busy with a guy taller than me by 2 or 3 inches.

I realized that I have to get stronger and increase my vertical leap. I plan to hit the gym tomorrow and hopefully at least 3 times a week. The gym will help me build muscles, get stronger, lose weight, and also boost my confidence.

Tomorrow I plan to go inside that gym and stretch. After stretching, I will get some dumbbells and work my biceps, followed by my triceps. After that, I will do crunches to strengthen my core and my abs. Finally bench press and lateral pull downs, in order to strengthen my overall upper body strength.

I might add some workouts to help make my legs stronger, thus increase my vertical. These might be simple jump squats, to leg presses and other workouts.

I can’t wait!