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Exercise: Med Ball Throw and Dunk/Lay-up (A.K.A. The Rim ’Recker)

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• Begin on block facing away from hoop and toward coach, who has three eight-kilo med balls and one basketball

• As coach hands you med ball at chest level, pivot on inside foot and use entire body to throw ball as high as possible over rim

• Repeat with final two med balls as quickly as possible

• When coach hands you basketball, pivot and dunk it or lay it in with the same speed and explosiveness

Reps: 3-5 to each side of basket

Coaching Point: “The throw has to be a full-body throw. If you can hit the ceiling with the ball, great. Throw the med ball with equal force from both hands so you’re not off-balance or in an awkward position. Never let the ball come below shoulder level, because everyone—big men, especially—should get in the habit of getting a rebound and keeping the ball high to go back up with it.”

Benefits: When you get the basketball, you will feel like you can jump out of the gym because you were just overloaded with med balls.

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More exercises:

Resisted Penetration (A.K.A. The Lane Slasher)


Med Ball Zigzag with Closeout and Cutoff (A.K.A. The Lockdown)

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