Take your game to a higher level! In Complete Conditioning for Basketball, New York Knicks strength and conditioning coach Greg Brittenham shares the program he's taught to NBA All-Star pros like Patrick Ewing. He includes 50 illustrated court conditioning drills; easy-to-use charts for planning a personalized strength training program; 15 flexibility exercises; 9 movement patterns to improve agility and footwork; 9 abdominal and lower back exercises to improve your "center of power"; 11 fitness tests to determine your training needs; and 12 sample workouts for year-round conditioning. So whether you're a player who wants to get in great shape or a coach who wants better conditioning activities for practice, Complete Conditioning for Basketball is the training guide you need for high-level performance all season long.

Complete Conditioning for Basketball

Sports & Outdoors

Brittenham, Greg

Basketball

Human Kinetics

Condition the core; unleash the potential. 
 Serious athletes train for results—results that make them winners on the field, pitch, course, or court. And the key to getting those results, to improving performance in any sport and at any level, is no secret. A strong, well-conditioned core is the lynchpin to athletic success. 
 In Conditioning to the Core, strength and conditioning coaches Greg Brittenham and Daniel Taylor deliver the definitive guide to training the torso. Inside, you’ll learn these concepts: 
 - The core’s central role in originating and transferring strength and power, two requirements for superior performance 
 - The energy systems, the strength and power foundations, and the movement mechanics for any sport 
 - Over 300 of the most effective exercises for strength, stability, and power 
 - The way to design a comprehensive program based on athlete assessment and analysis, followed by several sport-specific sample programs for reference 
 Detailed photo sequences and expert instruction ensure you’re performing each exercise safely and efficiently. Color-coded stability, strength, and power training exercises, programs, and assessments provide all the tools for achieving high-performance goals. You will quickly identify and organize each component that addresses your needs, your sport, and your high-performance goals. 
 If you are serious about performance, Conditioning to the Core will help you get serious results. Whether you’re an athlete, trainer, or coach, this guide should be the centerpiece of your sport training program.

Conditioning to the Core

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Taylor, Daniel

Exercise & Fitness

Get more powerful. Plyometrics is a proven training method improve agility, quickness and power. These complete keeper and field player programs include beginning, intermediate and advanced levels with off-pre- and in-season considerations. Completely illustrated with workout chart.

Safe Plyometrics for Soccer Field and Goalie Play

Soccer

Performance Conditioning Inc

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Brittenham, Greg. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Brittenham, Greg