I don't have a problem with shooting and range... My shooting power comes from my legs and technique. I was just talking about what exercises should I invest my time on as a basketball player, since upper body strength is important as well.
Your power should come from your legs (on your typical shot). But, what about if you have to shoot over the top of someone and you have to shoot at the top of your jump? Or if you get bumped and you are falling down? Or if you get a board and go back up and someone gets a piece of the ball as you are jumping?
You need additional strength to power through those situations.
Lol, I agree with what you're saying, I never said the opposite -.-
I'm just asking, are there better basketball carryover exercises I should replace Bench Press and Pull Ups with, or are those the best for upper body. When I say basketball carryover, I'm not talking about more strength for shooting, my shooting is more than fine right now.
I would suggest try to do basketball type moves with resistance. Like, my Dad and I made this thing in my garage that worked pretty well. It was a basketball inside of a sand bag, and the sand bag had a rope tied to it that went up through a pulley, then down to the ground where we could hang weights on it. You could set the initial height of the ball by looping the rope around the weights. Then jump up and grab the ball like a rebound and pull it down to your chest like coming down in traffic with the ball. I think it worked great, and my hands and fingers got really strong. I got used to grabbing the ball out of the air with force instead of just touching it.
Another cool thing we made was to strengthen your forearms. It's super easy to make too. Just get a broom handle (or like piece of wood) tie a rope to it, then hang a milk jug off the other end. With both hands, roll up the jug, then back down. Add sand to the jug (or water) for more weight. Don't need much weight either. That is great for adding some range to your shot or having the strength to shoot off balance or after contact.
Something else that is great for shoulders and hand strength is do passing drills with a medicine ball. Once you practice passing and catching a 10 lbs ball, a basketball feels like a nerf ball!
All of those directly relate to a specific activity you might encounter during a game.
Those are very movement specific and sounds like fun, but I'm just looking to see if I should stick to Bench Press and Pull Ups or not.
Overhead press
Why Overhead Press? Why is this better than bench press. And If I do this OH press, wouldn't I be neglecting my chest, as it is a shoulder workout?
(Maybe I'm wrong, Im unfamiliar with OH presses)
