The NBA’s long-awaited restart will come on July 30th, so players have been putting in the hard yards to get into shape over the last few weeks.
Specific and demanding strength and cardiovascular fitness programmes are set for the athletes in preparation for an intense schedule.
Here, Built for Athletes takes a look at just what preseason entails for NBA basketballers.
NBA Preseason Strength Training
A normal preseason strength and conditioning regime usually includes an upper-body training day on Monday followed by a lower-body training day on Tuesday and a rest day on Wednesday. The upper body is then trained again on Thursday and another lower body session is performed on Friday. Examples of these lengthy sessions are outlined below.
Monday
Upper Body Weight Training (1-2 sets x 10-12 reps)
Bench Press
Bicep Curl
Chest Fly
Front Lat Raise
Overhead Press
Pullover/Overhead Skull Crusher
Rear Delt Raise
Seated Row
Tricep Extension
Wide-Grip Pull-Up
Tuesday
Lower Body Weight Training (1-2 sets x 10-12 reps)
Calf Raise
Front Squat
Hamstring Curl
Hip Adduction
Leg Extension
Lower Back Extension
Core Exercises (3 x 30 seconds each)
Clamsheels (each side)
Fire Hydrant (each side)
Plank
Side Plank
Russian Twists
Dead Bug
Thursday
Upper Body Weight Training (1-2 sets x 10-12 reps)
Shoulder Press
Incline Press
High Row
Chest Press
Incline Row
Inverted Row
Landmine Press
Lat Pulldown
Tricep Dip
Upright Row
Friday
Lower Body Weight Training (1-2 sets x 10-12 reps)
Dumbbell Lunge
Glute Ham Raises
Hip Abduction
Leg Press
Romanian Deadlift
Split Squat
Core/Hip Exercises (3 x 30 seconds each)
Clamshells (each side)
Fire Hydrants (each side)
Plank
Side Plank
Russian Twists
Dead Bug
