Here’s a great conditioning exercise that can be done at home.
Do you feel out of shape for basketball?
It’s probably because you are. But don’t fret -here’s an easy exercise you can do to build your cardio and stamina.
It’s called burpees and I’m pretty sure you’ve done them before (or at least have heard of them).
Burpees are great for basketball because they’re simple full-body, bodyweight movements that can -like the Med Ball 200- be done in conjunction with on-court work.
Additionally, burpees will strengthen your upper and lower body while working your cardio.
Here’s how to do burpees:
- Get into a squat position
- Kick your legs out behind you (or step out) into the plank position
- Do a push-up
- Hop (or step) back into the squat position
- Stand (or jump) up with your hands above your head
- Get back into the squat position and repeat
I recommend you start with 3 sets of 12 reps and add more reps (or sets) as you get stronger and your cardio improves.
It may sound easy right now, but they will push you to your limit if you do enough of them.
Want To Get Better At Basketball?
I’ve created a basketball activity guide that can help you (or your disciple) improve quicker than if you just did random exercises at the park.
This 8-day guide lays out daily exercises and drills for you to do so you can master the fundamentals of basketball and start winning as soon as possible.
So, if you’re sick of putting time into workouts that aren’t helping you get better, then give my Old Man Game Basketball Guide a try.
In it, you’ll work on:
- The fundamentals of shooting with various shooting drills
- Your conditioning with various bodyweight exercises
- Ball handling and defence with skills and conditioning exercises
- …And more
If you’re interested in this activity guide, click here to learn about it.
(This article was originally published in my newsletter here.)