5 Exercises to Improve Power
By Mike Mahon
BBallExperts.com
If I could show you five exercises that will noticeably improve your total body power and performance on the basketball court, these would be it. These exercises are great because they can be done on your own, are quick, effective and produce great results.
Power is important on the court, so let’s make you a force to reckon with when the games start.
Basketball Plyo Push Ups
This exercise will help basketball players learn how to give and absorb force effectively and efficiently. Mastery of this exercise will translate into quicker, more explosive hands and a powerful upper body ready to dominate the hardwood.
How to Perform It:
- Place yourself in a push-up position, straddling the basketball with both of your hands.
- Lower yourself down halfway to the ground.
- Violently explode off the floor and catch and stabilize yourself on your basketball and hold for a one count.
- Toss yourself off and land softly on the floor.
- Repeat for desired repetitions.
Medicine Ball Wall Throws
This drill is great for hand-eye coordination, and the nature of the motions will dramatically improve your ability to pass, catch and control the basketball. That will drastically transfer to more precise passing and catching abilities on the court along with your new greater sense of power.
How to Perform It:
- Face a wall with a medicine ball in your hands around chest height.
- Violently fire the medicine ball at a predetermined target at the wall.
- Have your hands out in front of you ready to absorb the rebound of the ball off the wall.
- Catch the ball.
- Fire it back at the wall for desired repetitions or time.
