playing basketball

Lemme know how it goes. Been thinking of getting some of that barbosa horse juice

apparently its gross af

what are the best workout programs for getting in shape for bball? I haven't been playing much but I'd like to show up a little for the annual office game in July. Been doing the gym 3x per week and running maybe 1x per week, but mostly lifting.

idk, probably worth running at least a couple times a week though.

mentally prepare yrself for humiliation

just dribble the ball through your legs a bunch and you're good to go

Def gotta run and get your endurance up. I would do box jumps, squats, calf lifts. For upper body focus on shoulders imo cos you do lots of arms up on D and calling for the ball and what not. When I was in my best Bball shape I was doing lots of sprints and also playing lots of racquetball. But really the best way to get in ball shape is just to play a lot. In college I would play 3 hours a night no problem.

the best workout for playing basketball is playing basketball!!

go to the Y and jump in a few pickup games. if you haven't played in a while, you'll be shocked at how fast you get gassed. basketball stamina is a whole nother thing

i played a pickup game recently and had trouble getting around for a couple of days but also im 30 and not really a champion of physical fitness generally

helps with insomnia to be physically ruined though tbh

attn spottie our long national nightmare is over

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in other news they had hella jordans at nordstrom rack

!!! v nice v nice

proud ilh moment

ty 4 yr encouragement and support

also if you're gonna be playing more, I recently made the switch from cotton socks to Nike HyperElite socks and they have legit changed my life. They're normally like $15-$20 a pair which his insane but the nike outlet had some weird colorways for like half that and I had a gift card so I bought like 10 pair. Best socks I've ever worn.
http://weartesters.com/introducing-the-nike-hyper-elite-basketball-crew-socks/

those look p cool i am the owner of a variety of technological running socks which i like, usually only wear the sub ankle units

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oops wrong t

been playing some 21 cause no ones showing up over the summer and i forgot how much i like that game its a licence to try the craziest shit cause u dont have any teammates that care if u if u take extremely high difficulty shots and in fact its necessitated by going against multiple defenders which is fun and actually good practice too

21 is a great game.

3x3 half > 5x5 full > 21 >>>>>>>> all other games

5x5 full over everything

Yeah it's close I've always loved 3x3 for whatever reason. More ball movement. Can't slack on d where full you can just kinda switch all the time. Less long runs and more constant quick burst motion.

id prob go 3x3 > 2x2 > 21 > 4x4 full > 5x5

i like my touches

4s full is a disaster. Way too many lazy open fast breaks

i like it just running around going wild 5s frustrate me too crowded not enough touches

Play point guard imo

i do kinda but theres always lots ppl who want to bring the ball up

sure ive said this before but its crazy to me that nba players play on the same court we do like how do they get off shots when everyone is huge and super athletic

yr teammates call you 'gunner' don't they

ha no im not chucker even tho i do enjoy it i know its wrong

5x5 full>4x4half>3x3half>4x4full>>>2x2>>21. 2on2 is so draining.

I have a fairly limited group of guys I play with (no one has any D1 experience, most played for hs team, a couple played in D2) but there's nothing better than a guy 15 yrs younger than you saying he doesn't wanna guard you, loud enough so everyone else can hear it (a couple of them who've said that actually D me pretty well too!)

75 yr old dude who is a regular (tho he sits if we play full) is starting to have hip soreness, bone on bone sounds like...hope it's not the end for him :(

saddest thing I've ever seen on a court was a group of 6 guys playing 21

idk if i posted this in here before but 4x4 full court can work if you play that the ball has to be dribbled over half court, cuts down on fast breaks

i haven't played competitively in a loooong time but 5x5 full is good, i like playing defense and don't care to handle the ball beyond spotting up for a shot.

yeah as a big dude without great handles i always want to play in as close to a 5x5 as possible

Lol 6 man 21 f that why

you did kev and I tried it once. went ok I think, lil awkward. will have to remember to suggest it next time the situation happens. 1 open gym day we share other 1/2 of court with volleyball so full isn't possible :( they get better turnout!

i splurged and bought a nba official ball and 80% of people don't wanna use it. it's somewhat broken in now and i like it, f em. is better than synthetics post-beingsweatedon.

Man once those break in there's nothing like em. Crazy to me how people don't like to play with them and prefer balls with more padding/grip/softness. I think the Wilson evolution ball is the worst ball on the market and everyone loves those and that's all anyone wants to play w. Closest thing to the genuine nba ball was the Spaulding TF 1000 but they changed the outer material years back and it's not the same as it was. They would wear out fast but felt great.

I've prob said that before itt idk

yeah my other indoor ball is an Evo and you really notice how gushy it is comparing with the game ball

Yeah it's that time of year that whenever I touch the ball someone has to dry it off afterwards. Playing in a middle school gym with no AC and its 90 degrees doesn't suit my sweat glands very well

all the good balls at the gym are being slowly stolen

ugh i ran full yesterday and my legs are dead as fuck another strike against the dreaded 5x5

you get used to it tho

i showed up late and everyone was tired so i was running right by them them which was nice

my friends and i played 5x5 yesterday in an oven of a gym for about 2 hours nothing better than sweating so much it's like you jumped into a pool