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Sean Stoqua
@thefixedphysio

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DON’T FORGET TO TRAIN THE UPPER BODY‼️ . Basketball players will often neglect upper body training for a few reasons: . 1️⃣ They feel like it will mess with their jumper 🤔 This is clearly a myth. Steph Curry is 20lbs heavier than when he entered the league. Ray Allen was jacked Michael Jordan started hitting the weightroom seriously a few years into his NBA career and his shooting percentages didn’t fall off a cliff . 2️⃣ Don’t want to deal with muscle soreness in season 🤔 This one can be a legit concern but easy to avoid if we aren’t pushing to failure, using super long eccentrics or trying to set Personal Bests in the middle of the season . 3️⃣ Feel like too much upper body muscle will weigh them down and make them slower 🤔 While this can also be a legit concern the majority of hoopers out there would benefit from increased strength and muscle mass in the upper body. Their vertical jump and acceleration would be better. Sprinting and jumping are full body movements, not just the legs. One thing to keep in mind is we want to maintain shoulder extension range of motion where our arms move behind our torso. Tight tissues in the front of the shoulder (chest, biceps) can restrict this range and that can have a negative impact on our jumping and running mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . #basketballtrainer #basketballtrainers #basketballtherapy #basketballphysio #verticaljump #verticaljumptraining #jumphigher #runfaster #shoulderextension #upperbodytraining #shoulderflexibility #shouldermobilityexercise #shouldermobilization