Training Exercises For Basketball

Squat

The squat is one of the most basic exercises known to man, but it is also one of the most beneficial exercises for athletes such as basketball players, football players, and volleyball players.

A squat can be done with or without weights.

If you’re doing squats without weights, you simply would squat down with your feet shoulder width apart and bend your knees at a 90 degree angle and then come back up. You can do as many reps as possible or your can break it up into sets.

The same thing would be done for a weighted squat except you would be lifting a barbell with weights. Find your maximum weight and then subtract about 40-50 pounds from it until you can do the exercises with great form and confidence. Then you can increase the weight weekly.

Leg Press

The leg press is a very effective lower body exercise like squats, except you won’t have to lift anything with your arms, instead you will be pushing weight with nothing but your legs.

The exercise itself is very simple. You go onto the leg press machine and simply begin to press a specific amount of weight for a specific amount of reps and sets.

Bench Press

The bench press is a great exercise to work out your upper body. It is a good idea to develop your upper body strength since you will need it when driving to the basket, posting up, and just getting physical in the paint.

Lay flat on the bench, lower the weight towards your chest without actually touching your chest and then press the weight upwards away from your chest.