Exercises that improve performance in football and basketball
This is an excerpt from Essentials of Eccentric Training With Online Video by Len Kravitz & Aaron Bubbico.
Appendix C
Exercises for Improving in Seven Popular Sports
1. Football
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Broad jump
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Barbell back squat
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Barbell front squat
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Bench press
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Bent-over barbell row
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Wide-grip latissimus dorsi pull-down
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Power clean
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Walking lunge
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Bulgarian lunge
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Nordic knee flexion
2. Basketball
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Broad jump
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Barbell back squat
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Bench press
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Plyometric push-up
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Leg press
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One-arm dumbbell row
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Power clean
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Zottman curl
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Walking lunge
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Bulgarian lunge
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Nordic knee flexion
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