| Are you a basketball player who is looking to | | | | different box exercises. Some of the box |
| improve your game? Weight lifting should be one | | | | exercises are two on two off, which is where |
| of the first places you look for trying to improve | | | | you jump with both feet onto the box and both |
| your basketball game. In this article you will find | | | | feet off, double tap, which is where you have one |
| weight training for basketball exercises that will | | | | foot on the box and you tap your foot twice and |
| get you better at basketball. | | | | then switch feet double tapping the foot again, or |
| Basketball is not only a major sport in America | | | | lunges, which is where you do a lunge from one |
| but it is now becoming a major sport all over the | | | | side of the box to another but work on speed |
| world. When you think of what basketball players | | | | rather than stretching. |
| need to be able to do you probably say they | | | | To improve your strength you just need to get in |
| need to be able to jump, be quick, and be strong. | | | | the weight room. Depending on the position you |
| To work on jumping you need to do different leg | | | | play in basketball strength could be the one thing |
| exercises, to be quick you need to work on | | | | you really need to work on. By just doing simple |
| quickness drills, and to be strong you need to | | | | bench press, incline bench press, dumbbell curls, |
| work on your arms. Here are some weight | | | | push-ups, anything to work the upper body, you |
| training for basketball lifts you can do to improve | | | | will get the strength you need to hold your own in |
| those areas: | | | | games. |
| To improve your jumping you should go straight | | | | Many people do not believe that basketball |
| to calf raises, leg press, squats, squat jumps, box | | | | requires that much strength but they are wrong. |
| jumps, etc. All of these exercises will build your | | | | Wether it be boxing out for a rebound, getting in |
| leg muscles up and help you to increase your | | | | position to get the ball, etc., basketball does |
| vertical jump. If you are looking to jump higher | | | | require a certain amount of strength. |
| work hard on calf raises, squats, leg press, and | | | | If you add strength, quickness, and a higher |
| squat jumps. If you are looking to jump high | | | | jumping ability to your basketball game you should |
| faster you should work on squat jumps and box | | | | see enormous improvement in your play. By doing |
| jumps and really work on getting off the floor as | | | | some of these basic weight training for basketball |
| quickly as possible. | | | | lifts you should be on your way to a better game. |
| To improve your quickness you can do many | | | | |