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Why is strength training important for the basketball athlete? In a dynamic game that changes by the instant, athletes need to be conditioned to sustain the highly stressful workloads experienced during practice or a game. For the basketball athlete, that means strength cannot be defined only as a measure of how much weight the person can lift; rather, it is an ability that should be judged by whether it can successfully be applied on the court. Developed with the expertise of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Strength Training for Basketball shows you how to design resistance training programs that will develop your athletes' strength on the court—helping them to jump higher, accelerate faster, and abruptly change direction. The book will help you understand the specific physical demands of each position—point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. You will also find the following: 20 testing protocols for measuring and assessing athletes' strength, reactive strength, power, speed, agility, endurance, and anaerobic capacity 18 total body exercises with 2 variations 19 lower body exercises with 3 variations 17 upper body exer

Who reads Strength Training for Basketball (Strength Training for Sport)?

Author

Gillett, Javair(Editor)

Publisher

Human Kinetics Publishers;Human Kinetics, Inc

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9782210661073

Category

health

Subjects

Education, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

4.8 / 5 (130 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14