Quote: (11-30-2014 03:36 PM)Sonsowey Wrote:
I just think about the NBA season.
Sometimes these guys play four games in five days. Almost all of them obviously lift heavy to dtay in shape. And of course they are all doing cardio. This on top of actual practice. How can your body's muscles function after all that?
Seems like gear at the very least would be necessary to recover and just play at a high level after cardio, lifting, and practice then a full game.
So in conclusion, Fisher, definitely juicing?
You would be surprised. Weight training isn't mega huge among NBA players (aside from general conditioning) and its generally frowned upon during the grind of the season.
DOMS or that soreness post lifting is going to affect your muscle memory and your shot.
NBA players aren't jacked. Few exceptions existed like Karl Malone whom liked to be stocky and jacked to help him in the paint and in those days he had the power advantage over more swift and speedy dudes like The Dream. Genetic freaks like Wilt Chamberlain could bench press 550lbs but Wilt also fucked 1, 000 women, and scored 100 points, all things nobody has any proof off haha.
Lebron James for how much of a monster he is has a pitifully weak bench press for his size in comparison to NFL players. I remember reading a story
if Lebron could play in the NFL and they concluded that he would get smoked in comparing him to Calvin Johnson whom is a bit smaller than Lebron. Calvin was nearly twice as strong, way faster, with a better vertical, and Defenses would toss around Lebron like a rag doll.
Pro practice is weak. Even in the NFL they only wear pads one day a week, the rest of the week is just walk through drills and those don't even start until Wednesday typically. You get Saturday off, Monday off, Film and strategy meetings in between all of those.
Your baseline for the season is set (hopefully) by week one. Many NFL players say you just work to be able to be at your baseline every Sunday (performance peak), the off season you work to better your skills, rehab, build strength/agility, etc but the season is very much set with not a lot more to overload you. NFL players hate all that stuff because it isn't for for them. Defense meetings are boring, your sore until about Wednesday, film session and practice is boring, playing the game on
Sunday's the fun part. NFL players say routinely they get payed from Monday-Saturday and they work Sunday's for free because playing the competitive games is what they love.
NBA practices are the same, you do plays, strategy, drills, but it isn't a intensive work session that we would assume, for all for the points you mentioned. The season is long and you don't want to wear your guys down. They are professionals and you can't really teach seasoned players basics any more then what they are willing to work on and learn, that's what the off-season is for. Elite level players put in the extra time, shooting practice each day (Kobe or Ray Allen supposedly does 1000 shots each day practice?), regular players don't put in that extra, hence why they are regular. JR Smith could be elite but can wake up and score 23 with his eyes closed and its always been like that for him. Some dudes don't have to put in the extra work so its never on thier minds. People like Steve Nash whom was always a step slower or not up to same physical levels as the other dudes had to work harder on the little things each day and had to put in the extra hours, each player will have a unique situation.