Basketball tips

[Wormy10]

Also say no to that ^

[Doobie]

Yea i was thinking jump roping with ankle weights on , does anyone think that will help me???

[Alcoholic]

Will that work? I thought your supposed to run with ankle weights... jumping.. I dunno if that will mess up your legs.

[Doobie]

Ummm does anyone know if jump roping with ankle weights will mess up my legs??????????

[.]

Whats up with the obsession of ankle weights if I may ask?

I would really suggest to do the Air Alert exercises: trust ups, calf raises, burnouts etc. On the sidenote, I dont think doing simple jumprope exercises will hurt you that much as long as you dont overdo it.

[Matt]

yes, especially your knees

[SkipToMy_Lou]

I would really suggest to do the Air Alert exercises: trust ups, calf raises, burnouts etc

Is there a website with info on that anywhere?

[.]

Hmmm, Im not sure where to get them since I got the original Air Alert Program. Ive seen them before on the web but I got the link a while ago, I dont think I have it anymore.

[Matt]

i got mine off the net...it had diagrams n shit and a copy of the AAIII table.....i might do it again, but all i see is pain...

heres something else i found

Shane Hopz Calf Workout

1) The calf muscle is the most dense muscle in the body, and therefore is the most hardest muscle to train, and will take 150% effort
2) after doing the excercises, u must intake atleast 30 grams of protein. All pro athletes intake 30 grams or more of protein after a workout, And do you know why? Because after you train, your muscle tissue breaks down, and intaking protein is telling your body to use it for the sole purposes of re-building muscle tissue(fibers) ***THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT***trust me
3)the range of motion during excercise will determine how well u will shape your calfs...this means if you want calfs that are nicely shaped and are strecthed and "cut". (the kind that u can see the various muscle groups in the calf muscle itself)...u must train with FULL range of motion.
4)u will see size gains within 3 weeks........and you will see strength gains within 2 weeks......after 2-3 months of vigorous training, u will see the nice NBA calfs you worked hard to get...the results will come....trust me!
now you know what the calf actually is and what the properties are .....your ready to train.
first off......apply a "heat rub" to your calfs and achilles tendon. This will ensure good blood flow during excercise. (dont put to much or it will feel like your calfs are on fire!) now stretch your calfs for 5-10 minutes (very important...it will give you the nice "sleek calf" look)
1st set: this is a warm up set, to give u a feel for the next 3 sets ( total of 4 sets) get access to a stair step, and begin doing calf raises with one foot only ( do both feet) when doing it with your left foot, dont hold the stair rail with that same hand, hold it with the opposite hand. do 10 reps for each leg .....rest 1 minute.
2nd set: now your ready 2 blast those f**kin calfs....dont let your thighs help u out! do them with your calfs only, and on the "coming down " part, come down slowly ( this is known as the "negative" part of resistance training......this is what makes your calfs big...believe it or not) do 15 reps
3rd : after resting 1 minute do 20 reps
4th: after resting 1 minute do 25 reps
*****now without resting, put both of your feet on the stairs******
do 15 reps of calf raises with both feet with feet shoulder width apart ....then do 15 reps with your feet almost 3 feet apart........then do 15 reps with your feet pointing inwards........now finish off by doing 15 reps with your feet touching eacother.... rest 2 minutes, then do the "air alert" excercise called "burnouts"....dont do these on the stairs! do them on the ground.....keeping legs straight, do one calf raise and keep that position in the air..now jump up 2-3 inches ....keep on jumping fast for 1 minute ( by this time your calfs will feel like they are about to burst out of your skin....dont give into your body's demands!!! keep telling it to shut up and to the d**n excercise if you want real results!)
BY the way------- do these excercises with no shoes on.....this will give your muscles a better range of motion than having shoes on. now finish by stretching for 5-10 minutes, and intaking protein ( remember***take protein after doing any weight training....or else your body wont rebuild itself.
thats it. increase the one legged excercise by 5 each week, and the same for each of the two legged calf raises......so your second week of training will look like this
1st set: warm up 15 reps
2nd set: 20 reps
3rd set: 25 reps
4th set: 30 reps

[thegreatdivide]

i agree with the calf raises...i am 6'5 and have been able to dunk fairly easily since i was about 13 (im now 22)...after doing calf raises for about 2 weeks i noticed DRAMATIC results in vertical ability.
im now reverse slamming with NO trouble whatsoever and am able to get 360 stuffs...well the height for it is fine...mostly i stuff up on the co-ordination of the spin.
anyways...calf raises...pace yourself though because they seem easy enough but a day after you do them your legs will FUCKING ACHE!
my .02

[SkipToMy_Lou]

So if I start to undertake that program, will I need to buy anything ?

[Doobie]

thats complicated to me , but imma try and do what it says , hopefully get strong ass calves , any more tips peoples???

[Fresh8]

dude... air alert helps a lot... but it depends on ur commitment.. at first u will be into it but by 7 or 8 weeks u may lose all of ur motivation.. just think about getting higher which is wat im hoping as i will be restarting it soon because i did it wrong for the last 2 months...

One question to everyone, i'm not plannin on focusing on basketball this year but does anyone have any tips on how to stay in form with shooting or is it just practice I wanna make the school team ad figured this yer I could just do something i never tried before- play defence and try to gain enough credit with that... but how the hell will i make the team if im not a good free throw shooter at all in the start- i shoot about 60-65% from the line and my shot is not in good condition due to playing on a 12 foot hoop all summer...

U see, i'm a bit pressed for time cause of school and other commitments and i wanna be able to hit open jumpers and 90-95% of my free throws in three months time when trials come around... so i really need some advice. If its practise i need- then I dont know how im gonna manage that!

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Just keep practicing with your shots, I know myself if I practice like every day for 3 straight weeks I will hardly miss a shot. Then when I play for the first time in a couple weeks I won't make a thing.
So practice is definetely the key to shooting for me.

Where can I find a proper schedule for Air Alert, and will I need any extra equipment ?

[Fresh8]

my friend got it for me (Air Alert( but once u get a schedule, u wont need to buy anything else!

Yeah- ing to make the team this yeart cause i was close to making it last year.. and now that the two bench guards are gone... maybe i can be the second string PG! lol but im just dreaming... although i know for sure, the competition for that bench spot isnt very deep at all!

[Doobie]

Anyone got any info on what air alert is or what it does and how much it cost?

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Do I have to buy a schedule ? Or can I found it somewhere on the net ?

[SkipToMy_Lou]

I found this schedule:

http://www.home.no/slominski/Air%20Alert%20III.htm

Should I use that ?

Also I'm back playing basketball for my team now (first game of the season on Saturday) and am at school 5 days a week. Will doing the schedule strain my body ?

[.]

www.airalert.com

[SkipToMy_Lou]

I haven't got the $$$ to pay for it at the moment (unless you want to order it for me ? ) so I'll just use that schedule I found.

[J@3]

No no no, if you don't buy it you're not a real man remember

[SkipToMy_Lou]

No no no, if you don't buy it you're not a real man remember

Lol damn forgot about that