excersise tips

[Doobie]

Hey im starting to condition and get into shape next month , any advice? I'm getting into shape for basketball season next year and i need ALOT of help. chances are iim gonna play guard for the team and i need to work my body out , any excersises i can do so i can jump higher , lose weigtht , and get a good muscle definition (i have about 8-10 monhs to do so). Pleaes give me tips and an excersise program that i can follow that doesnt include weigts please. Thank you.

[FendeR`]

Depends on what you want to do. I can tell you that for basics every good workout routine includes proper eating and cardiovascular work (running, jumping jacks, jump rope, etc.). Also depends on what muscles you want to work. The basic crunch always works well when done correctly (squeeze your abs together while exhaling, hold for 2-3 seconds, down, repeat). If you want to work abs, 3 sets of 30 3 days a week will get you some decent results at least. Without weights you can always use pushups to work arms/pecs, than you also have harder things such as clap pushups, triangle pushups, one hand pushups etc. If you want to get more into biceps(which I work) than you problably need weights, but honestly if you were to get 1 or 2 15-20 pound (I'm young and still somehwat a beginner) free weights like I do, I could help you with a few bicep/tricep workouts (weights are relatively cheap and you can also use google for workout tips on the net).

[Doobie]

Thanks and by the way , i weigh 160 and im 5'8'' , and its not muscle , I just want a physcally fit body good enough for basketball.

[FendeR`]

Well in that case I recommend just working on stuff like jumping jacks, work on some sprints problably (I know my coach made us do a ton every day) and some long distance running problably wouldn't hurt (don't have to be that long), just to make sure you can keep up as far as running, I know I'm not a great runner so I could improve on that. And I'd also say that working in some pushups/crunches even though you aren't looking for muscle would help you out.

[cyanide]

Why not lift weights? You'll be stronger overall, physically fit, and more resistant to injury. If you won't do it, I recommend lots and lots of cardio, but not only that, do plyometrics and sprints.

[Doobie]

I am going to lift weights but thats when my arm is strong enough to support , i am just starting to recover from a broken wrist and i dont want to do anything that could damage my bone again.

[Waz]

a little piece of advice if u wanna lose weight just make sure u dont cut fats out completely like so many people have, as for ur actual excersise do a lot of suicide runs they are probably the closest thing u can do 2 basketball and just do weights with ur legs for a few weeks then do some jumping execises for a week then do the weights agin and so on

[cyanide]

IHBW is right. Don't cut out fats completely. Olive oil, nuts, peanut butter, fish, they all have excellent fats that actually burns fats (believe it or not). Do suicide sprints to get your metabolism up so that your body will burn fat faster. But all in all, you do need to burn more calories than you consume if you want to lose weight, but don't eat less - excercise more, and eat good foods.

[Strike Freedom]

i thought u need good stamina...
watchin the college basketball..
the players are so hype..
they jump high..
and they don't stop running..

[Waz]

yeh u need good stamina but at the same time u need to b able 2 stop and turn quickly and rather than being able to run a long distance u need 2 b able 2 run a short distance over and over again

also before u train and eventually playing games eat carbohydrates ie pasta cerial pretty much anything made from weat make sure u eat it 12 hours before the event but

[Wormy10]

I didnt read all of the posts but,
If you are working on lifting weights and getting buff and stronger, here is the only tip I have right now
You will get more out of it and get there faster if you (Lift less weight more often) than (Lift ALOT of weight just a little bit)
Sounds simple but alot of people overlook that concept

[COOLmac©]

like my soccer coach used to say. run run run.......

[jwill2]

Thanks and by the way , i weigh 160 and im 5'8'' , and its not muscle , I just want a physcally fit body good enough for basketball.

you must have jason williams-like speed.

since you're not going for strength (i don't think so, anyway) and more speed, i suggest CONDITIONING. that's the only way to improve your endurance and speed. depending on whether you're a slashing guard or jump shooter, do different exercises.

jumping exercises (constant)
running lines (timed)

basically anything that is constant exercise (lifting weights isn't that great, unless you're really focussed and doing it SLOWLY).

[paradizecityz]

running is excellent of course! if you run lil bit now everyday, then when conditioning comes around, you wont be all tired and feel like you want to throw up due to the hard conditioning, you will be in top condition to play ball, work your calves too, it help u jump higher, you can do weight workout with your legs tho

and yes once you start lifting weights, here's my tip, (i dont do hard workouts but i kno a lil bit) always give time to rest between working out on the same spot, at least 24-48 hours i think, bak then when i started working out, i would do the same workout every single day without giving it time to rest, i did that for a few months and yes i did get bigger, muscles grew but not that much, then i stopped working otu for like a month or 2 cuz i got lazy, i recently started working out for about 2 months now, i do different workouts every day, avoiding the area i just work on the day before, then the other day, i met my cousin which i hadnt seen in about 4 months and my cousin told me that i got really big now, then i realize that my new workout plan is going great and now im continuing it and see much more improvement than before

good luck with ur workout though

[Waz]

yeh like paradizecityz said rest say every 2nd day thats the most important thing 2nd important is 2 b specific 2 basketball so try to avoid long distance running and do exercises that are start stop start stop like basketball is the best thing to do is just get onto the court and just run around as if u were playing kind of and make sure u actually get out there with a ball the last thing u want is to just concentrate on ur body and then get into a game situation and find ur skills are down

[Matt]

wat i do when i need to get fit is

1. weights
2. boxing bag

after 3 weeks theres a dramatic increase in my strength and some pretty good muscle definition.

[The X]

I ain't person to ask but I'm now jumping on exercise bike for about 30-60 minutes a day and am already starting to see results....nothing groundbreaking, but better than nothing

[Big-D]

i go to the ymca and the only advice i can give you is dont embarass yourself like me spelling embarass.only lift your limit and run at your own pace

[Doobie]

OFF topic , i have a swolen right midle finger (in the joint around the middle of the finger) and at first i thought it was jammed. This happened around 7 months ago its still swollen and it hurts when i move it . Any idea what happened to it???I'm going the doctors on wednesday to remove my cast (Finally!!!!) and I will ask him about my finger , but do you guys have any ideas??

[Waz]

u have damaged the ligament (i think thats how u spell it)

[jwill2]

or you may have fractured that bone.

[Username123]

or you may have mild tissue swelling.

[Matt]

i go to the ymca and the only advice i can give you is dont embarass yourself like me spelling embarass.only lift your limit and run at your own pace

thats good in some ways, but as you build up muscle in your knees you will lose some speed

[COOLmac©]

but as you build up muscle in your knees you will lose some spee

scientifically correct. take a look at TMAC's legs...and all the thin legged people. they are fast..........----------->>>>>>>>>>> swish

[Waz]

rather than trying to build muscle in ur knees try ur calfs and hamstrings and ur ass to a lesser extent thats where u get the power 2 spring up and jump higher

btw how do u even build muscle in ur knees? imo u cant