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Quote from: Raptor on July 26, 2011, 07:08:18 pm

So how are you going about into making my rookie player faster? What are you going to do? The deadline is one year.

I would want him him to increase his relative strength/lower bodymass. I have always found the lighter I am, the faster I can accelerate.
Run bunches of 10m/20m/30m/40m/50m sprints & work on his flexibility.
Hit the entire posterior chain, mainly the glutes (horizontal muscle fibers),  increasing strength, overcoming inertia far easier, while not adding on mass.
The calves (achilles tendon)/shins can provide an additional 20% to 25% of the power needed for an explosive start putting emphasis on plantarflexion/ankle-joint extension strength/exercises. Work on isolated foot strengthening exercises (advanced). Plyo's. Tell him to wear Vibram 5 fingers everywhere.
Getting his hip flexors & arm action to be as explosive as possible & work in coordination with each other. Anyone on court who has both those firing will have insane first step explosion.
Increase core stability as the inner core (generator/power) fires before the extremities (legs/arms) which is crucial to help build & transfer power from the core to the arms. It is clear that explosive leg movements are predetermined by explosive arm movements. Faster you move your arms, the faster the legs will follow. Core is vital to powerful arm action.
Practice relaxation & sound running technique. The more muscle relaxed, the greater the muscle contraction, the faster the body will move.

You know I could get into some real advanced stuff involving the use of the head, counter-rotation of the upper-lowerbody (increases elasticity), using your spinal engine, using the spine as whip like a cheetah, spiralling techniques, breathing techniques which increase acceleration/power etc... Not gonna go there.

Quote from: Raptor on July 26, 2011, 07:08:18 pm

So how are you going about into making my rookie player faster? What are you going to do? The deadline is one year.

I would want him him to increase his relative strength/lower bodymass.

I have always found the lighter I am, the faster I can accelerate.
Run bunches of 10m/20m/30m/40m/50m sprints & work on his flexibility.

Hit the entire posterior chain, mainly the glutes (horizontal muscle fibers),  increasing strength, overcoming inertia far easier, while not adding on mass.

The calves (achilles tendon)/shins can provide an additional 20% to 25% of the power needed for an explosive start putting emphasis on plantarflexion/ankle-joint extension strength/exercises. Work on isolated foot strengthening exercises (advanced). Plyo's.

Tell him to wear Vibram 5 fingers everywhere.

Getting his hip flexors & arm action to be as explosive as possible & work in coordination with each other. Anyone on court who has both those firing will have insane first step explosion.

Increase core stability as the inner core (generator/power) fires before the extremities (legs/arms) which is crucial to help build & transfer power from the core to the arms. It is clear that explosive leg movements are predetermined by explosive arm movements. Faster you move your arms, the faster the legs will follow. Core is vital to powerful arm action.

Practice relaxation & sound running technique. The more muscle relaxed, the greater the muscle contraction, the faster the body will move.

You know I could get into some real advanced stuff involving the use of the head, counter-rotation of the upper-lowerbody (increases elasticity), using your spinal engine, using the spine as whip like a cheetah, spiralling techniques, breathing techniques which increase acceleration/power etc... Not gonna go there.

Quote from: LanceSTS on July 26, 2011, 09:29:20 pm

hah, no i saw it , thats why i said, im sure the reason hes doing it is to improve his hip flexor power because thats super important to him.  Its not because in the offseason tons of nba guys get on the stationary bike since they are getting less court time.

what is your opinion on adding chains to the stationary bike? accommodating resistance for more explosion?

to the original poster. Basketball doesnt really have a weight lifting environment. With football every body wonders your bench, squat, and power clean. With basketball if you can bump it in the post/jump really high/dunk/look jacked/quick/explosive/etc. than no one really worries about the weight room. Yes some people can do this without really training too much for it.

for example: this kid at a park i play ball at can: dunk all kinds of ways at 5'8, is jacked and is quick as hell. ALL WITHOUT TRAINING.

for someone like me, I have to train for that.

Also with basketball you have to remember the hours needed for practice and playing trying to gain experience. ITs not like football where you don't practice as much. If you have the option of improving your athleticism or basketball iq/skills and both are decent at the nba level, I would always go for the skill and bball iq.

No one mentions it but ANDRE FUCKING MILLER. He is not an athlete but he is a BASKETBALL player.