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This Week Basketball Book eBADVICE:
Basketball Training:
For the Athlete, by the Athlete
By Stack Media
Basketball Training: For the Athlete, By the Athlete provides the same expert training information to all hoops players, as well as to other athletes who are serious about reaching their training goals.
Having spent the past four years recording hundreds of training sessions by the NBA's best athletes, the editors of STACK have built a library of grueling workouts, training secrets, and nutritional tips used by America's professional hardwood greats.
This book gives an inside look at the best workouts, together with instructions and advice from ten of pro basketball's most prolific and well-conditioned players and their coaches.
The pros' training methods are compiled into detailed workout programs, with step-by-step exercise descriptions, that will improve on-field performance in the safest and most effective ways possible.
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"... With raw images of NBA stars working out and authentic insights into the lives and careers of basketball's hardest-working players, this book is a library of grueling workouts from the NBA's best athletes that is sure to inspire.
One glance at his near-perfect physique makes it hard to believe that Dwight Howard had his doubters while playing at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. Once a scrawny underclassman, the NBA superstar has transformed himself into the NBA's most intimidating, high-flying athlete thanks to safe and effective training, which both sculpted his muscular frame and boosted his on-court performance to amazing levels.
As with other NBA stars, proven training methods formed the foundation of Howard's road to athletic dominance. Access to state-of-the-art training information and guidance from the best strength coaches in the business are what allowed Howard and other NBA greats to realize their dreams and master their athletic destinies. ...
Booklist
You'll see actual workouts performed by the following high-profile NBA players:
• Dwight Howard
• Chris Paul
• Amare Stoudemire
• Steve Nash
• Carmelo Anthony
• Chauncey Billups
• Kevin Durant
• Allen Iverson
• Brandon Roy
The workouts in Basketball Training: For the Athlete, By the Athlete will improve speed, strength, power, agility, flexibility, and conditioning - in preparation for and throughout their distinguished NBA careers. In addition, you'll be inspired by encouraging stories, motivational techniques, and training perspectives behind these athletes' rise to stardom.
"... Read the book first. Don't approach this book like you will choose you favorite person and play like them. This book has great information for the beginner to the more advanced. This won't help your jump shot. This is a cross training book. Good all around read, plus great detail on work out. ..."
J. Love
Book Reviews:
"... Whether you want to learn more about strength training, stretching, conditioning or nutrition for the basketball player, Basketball Training: The pros’ guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger, has it all. For the athlete who is trying to improve his game, the coach who wants to better prepare his team, or the nutritionist who wants to learn how to best fuel his athletes, Basketball Training: The pros’ guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger is a complete and comprehensive book for both the student and the professional.
Eleven different strength and conditioning coaches and twelve different NBA players, including Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Chauncey Billups, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard, offer a wealth of information for any student or teacher of the game. Basketball Training: The pros’ guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger provides detailed instructions regarding basketball specific exercises that players at every level can incorporate into their training to enhance their game.
The pictures that accompany the information serve to aid and enhance the explanations by enabling the reader to more thoroughly and accurately understand the techniques and proper positions required. For anyone involved in the sport in any capacity, this book is a reference tool that can be used on a daily basis just as a coach uses a playbook.
As a tool in the classroom, Basketball Training: The pros’ guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger would be an exceptional book for all levels of higher education, from the bachelors thru the doctoral level there is something for everyone.
The authors have created a tool that can be used for teaching basketball specific coaching and training courses as well as a supplement for more specific courses within the field such as strength and conditioning and nutrition. ..."
Pamela J. Wojnar, Ed. D., Chair of Sports Studies, USSA
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"... Since the end of the regular season, for the players not gearing up for a title run, they’ve been heading into their off-season workout regimen. While everyone’s workout routine is different, the guys who have “gone fishin’” might want to take a look at STACK Media’s latest book Basketball Training: For the Athlete, By the Athlete.
Basketball Training takes you through the in-season and off-season workouts of some of the NBA elite players, from Amar’e Stoudemire’s rehabbing habits to Brandon Roy’s game-day routine.
“Our mission was to help athletes improve their performance by providing cutting edge and innovative training,” says Stack CEO, Chad Zimmerman. “I think with this book, it proves the theory that great basketball players aren’t born. They’re made through hard work and dedication.”
The hard work and dedication are on display throughout this book and various strength and conditioning coaches give their insight on what it takes for players to build up their body for the rigors of an 82-game regular season. From Steve Hess (Denver Nuggets) adding the right amount of bulk to Carmelo Anthony to Erik Phillips (Phoenix Suns) bringing Amar’e back as one of the NBA’s elite power forwards to Jack Manson (New Orleans Hornets) and his core training with Chris Paul, you get it all in this book.
“We owe a lot to some of the strength and conditioning coaches around the League who helped us with the book,” says Zimmerman. “We all share the same mission of putting together the perfect athlete and maximizing every player’s potential.”
As is the case in all workouts, you cannot jump right in and see results. Results take time and time takes a lot of dedication. What works for Dwight Howard or Kevin Durant, might not work for you, so Basketball Training breaks down workouts for novices as well as experts.
“You always have to be realistic about your current fitness and what your body can handle,” says Zimmerman. “Obviously what works for guys like Chauncey [Billups] and Steve [Nash], might work for you. That’s not to say that the results these guys get, won’t happen for you, but it takes time and you’ll see that throughout the book. I would say increasing your workouts every two weeks is the best way to go. As time goes on, you will be able to do more sets of different exercises and really see a difference.”
Check your local bookstores for Basketball Training, because it is definitely a no-brainer for the ballplayer looking to take that next step on the court.
“Most former players will tell you that if they knew back then what they knew now, their playing careers could have lasted a little longer,” says Zimmerman. “This book gives you all the information you need to know now so that you can get the most out of your playing career.” ..."
Words. E.G, Dime Magazine
• Author: Stack Media
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of Pages: 176 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Publishing Date: December 15, 2009
• Language: English
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