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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

Learn more about Essentials of Eccentric Training.