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Mark This Date on Your Calendar if You Want to Fly

Rich — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:04:17 +0000

Hi Everyone,

If you have been following any of my emails
during the last week, you can probably
imagine that something really BIG
is in the air.
I want you to know that big you have been
wondering about just got *HUGE* and here is why…

…Adam Linkenauger has decided to put together an official release party for
Become A Freak V2, and because your one of my loyal subscribers,
Adam allowed me to personally invite YOU.
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Important Details
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Here are some quick details for you that I reccomend you write down
and keep in front of you at all times.
1) The official release party for Become A Freak V2 is jumping
off Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 10:00 am Pacific Time.

2) You will receive a special link from me tuesday morning
with your personal invitation to be one of the first “500″
athletes to Become A Freak this summer!

3) If you wan’t to be one of the first athletes to get
in the door to the party, you can register now and
cut to the front of the line “1″ hour ahead of
everyone by joining the early bird list here:

First 100
4) Now I haven’t confirmed this… but word on the
streets is that Adam may possibly be live and on
camera come Tuesday ready to talk directly to you
his Future Freak Athletes and answer any questions you
might have.

I will let you know for sure by Tuesday

In case you missed it before, here is that early bird link
one more time:

First 100

Listen, I want to make sure you are not left behind.

I would absolutely hate for you to miss the biggest party
summer 2010 has ever seen so make sure you get
their when it goes *Live* Tuesday.

Well that’s all for Today!

You will be hearing from me soon…

VERY SOON

See you above the rim,
Rich Stoner

Elite Basketball Training, LLC
P.S.
Events like the Become A Freak V2 Release Party Only Happen
Once In A Life time.
Make sure you are in attendance…
Everyone who is anyone will be there!
How About you?
Follow this link to skip to the front of the line today:

First 100

Even Bigger News Than Lebron

Rich — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:38:20 +0000

Hope you are having a great weekend, I know I am
I am writing you today because I am absolutely pumped about
some sports training news I just heard from one of my training buddies
today and I just can’t keep this secret to myself anymore.
I had to tell YOU!
=======You Won’t Want To Miss This==========
On Tuesday July 13th 2010, at 10 am Pacific I will be emailing YOU
some TIME-SENSITIVE information on how you can claim yourself
some very cool jump training videos with never before seen footage
guaranteed to get you flying *INSTANTLY*
=====Mystery Slam Dunk Champ Reveals All=======
Now I can’t tell you the name of the person who is actually
in these videos just yet,
BUT ….

What I can tell you is that he has a legit 50-inch vertical leap
and really talks the talk and walks the walk when it comes
to vertical jump training.
====Here’s How You Can Get Instant Access======
I have enclosed a special link for YOU to check the date
and time for yourself so you can get Instant Access
to these Free videos when they go live.
Here is the link:
WORLD CLOCK

I will see you on Tuesday.
Don’t take your eyes off your email box even for a second…

See you on the court…or above the rim.

Sincerely,

Rich Stoner

Elite Basketball Training, LLC
P.S.
Do yourself a favor and mark these important details on your calender:
WORLD CLOCK
Taking action will guarantee that you have instant access when
the doors open Tuesday morning, don’t miss out!

On Court Strength and Conditioning

Rich — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:40:53 +0000

In the last few years, I have become a huge fan of strength training outside of a weight room. In fact, it has changed my whole philosophy on strength training for basketball. This is not to say that I do not believe in working out in a gym, but being inside a gym can get monotonous and annoying with some of the nonsense that goes on around those places (you know what I am talking about, people texting mid rep, the crappy bubble gum music that is blaring, etc.). It is downright annoying. Getting outside of these places can free you from all of this and it forces the athlete or the trainer to dig deep into their creative minds and come up with an intense workout without the benefits of shiny new equipment. This was just the case last night as I headed over to the old St. Peter’s High School gym to train a girls’ AAU basketball team. Armed with some jump ropes, hurdles, and a few medicine balls we put together a workout that blew away your average weight room workout.

Because we were training for basketball, we kep moving throughout the entire workout and limited our breaks to a minute at the most. We started out with an excellent dynamic warmup and then got into our acceleration and agility drills. Acceleration and agility are such an important part of the game of basketball that I would be remiss if I did not include them in every workout. The drills we used were what I call, “find it and get it drills.” These are partner drills where one player stands on the sideline facing the court and their partner stands behind them with a basketball. The partner with the ball tosses the ball over their partner’s head and they have to chase it down before it bounces twice. When they catch the ball, they must pivot properly and pass the ball back to their partner. The next step was to add two basketballs and throw the second one in a different direction than the first and have the player defensive slide to it and get it. Finally, the last portion of this is what I call “Two Ball Dance.” This has the same premise as the second phase of the “Find it and Get it” drill but the player continuously moves side to side, backwards, and forwards, chasing after basketballs and passing them back to their partner for 30 seconds.

Having completed the agility and acceleration drills, we moved on to our strength drills which consisted of overhead med ball walking lunges supersetted with pushups on the basketball. Then we got into some plyometric work which included lateral hurdle hops supersetted with 30 seconds of jumping rope. Then the last of these drills was a combination agility and plyometric drill. The players had to slide to one end of the lane to pick up a medicine ball, slide back to the other side to put it down and then slide back to the other side where their partner would bounce a basketball up high for the player to jump up, grab it, and finish at the rim. The process was then repeated two more times and then the players switched. During this drill, we worked on going after the basketball and finishing in different ways (straight up or with a head fake or a step through).

The final portion of the workout was dedicated to core development and a finisher. The core training consisted of planks with our hands on the basketball, planks with our feet on the ball, toe touches with the basketball, Russian Twists with the basketball, and finally, figure eights with the basketball. We completed two rounds of this and then moved on to our finisher.

Yes, after all of that, we still needed a finisher. Remember, this is Elite Basketball Training where the workouts are not only meant to be functional, but designed to be harder than the game itself. So our finisher consisted of a four line suicide with three squat jumps at each line. This was a great way to end an excellend strength and conditioning workout, but these girls were not done. As I was leaving, they began to work on their skill development and team concepts. That is dedication! That is what is going to make these girls Elite Basketball Players.

The Importance of Strength and Conditioning For Basketball

Rich — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:42:11 +0000

Basketball is a sport that puts many requirements and demands on the athletes that play it. A successful basketball player is one who is fundamentally sound and possesses the ability to dribble, pass, and shoot. These are three skills that can and should be worked on, daily. However, they are not the only parts of the game that equate to success. Successful basketball players are also strong, quick, powerful, have good balance, and have good endurance. But, can these characteristics be trained or worked on? Absolutely, and they should be.
Consider this, players spend hours working on their jump shot, shooting jumper after jumper out in their driveway or in a gym just to make sure they can hit shots in a game. However, if they do not possess the power to explode up and get their jumper off over a taller defender, or the endurance to have their jumper continue to fall when they are tired in the fourth quarter all those hours of shooting may amount to nothing. Or maybe the player is a great ball handler and passer, but they lack the ability to change speed and direction because of poor balance and a lack of quickness. Ultimately, what they can do with the basketball means nothing. Finally, perhaps someone is a good fundamentally sound defender but cannot jump to the ball quick enough, or close out correctly because of poor balance, or stay with their bigger more physical opponent because of a lack of strength. What is the solution to all of these problems? It is really quite simple, work on all of your basketball skills including strength, speed, and conditioning.
If you were not able to pass, dribble, or shoot well, you would work on that skill until you were better at it. Strength, speed, agility, jumping ability, and even endurance are no different. These are all skills that should and need to be worked on. Nowadays, it is no longer frowned upon to lift weights for basketball. Gone are the days of the weight training will hurt my jump shot adage. And realistically, what basketball player would not want to be faster or jump higher? A good strength and conditioning program could be the difference between making the team or not making the team, starting varsity or sitting on jv, or even becoming a major college player or not playing college basketball at all. So do not wait any longer, the time has come for you to start incorporating strength and conditioning into your basketball workouts.
Not sure where to begin, try these two beginning phase basketball workouts:

Strength Workout for Basketball

Speed Workout for Basketball

Sandbags, Tires, and Kettlebells…Oh My

Rich — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:45:49 +0000

Having to go to the gym or weightroom every day to strength train for basketball can get monotonous. Lifting the same weights and doing the same exercises day in and day out can get very boring. At Elite Basketball Training we strive to break that monotony by getting away from the norm. Sure we lift weights when we strength train for basketball but they are definitely not the type of weights that you would think of. We use kettlebells, sandbags, tires, and other odd implements that are guaranteed to get results. In today’s video, you will see two partner workouts that we completed by using only the implements mentioned above that are guaranteed you a stronger, faster, and more explosive basketball player.

In the first partner workout, you will see the one player throwing a tire backwards over his head down to the 50 yard line and back while his partner is doing an overhead sandbag carry with a 100lb bag. In the second workout, one player is doing kettlebell swings while the other is sprinting to the 50 yard line and back. The players are getting a lot out of this workout. The overhead carries focus on strength and conditioning, the tire throws and kettlebell swings are great for building explosive power in your legs and hips (an excellent form of jump training), the sprint brings in an element of speed, and the continuous nature of the circuit is great for conditioning. Take a look at any elite basketball player and you will see a player with great strength, power, speed, and conditioning. So if you are bored with your normal gym workouts, give these two a try and get on the fast track to becoming and elite basketball player.