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THE LIE YOU HEAR: “LIFTING HEAVY WILL MAKE YOU SLOW.” 🏀💪🏿

Strength isn’t the enemy of speed.
Getting stronger can increase your ability to produce force.

The key is combining strength with sprinting, jumping and explosive training.

💬 Comment “POWER” and I’ll DM you exercises to build strength without neglecting speed.

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📊 Does lifting heavy make athletes slow?

WHY YOUR SHOT FALLS APART IN GAMES 🏀🎯

You can shoot perfectly in an empty gym.
But games add fatigue, pressure, defenders and faster decisions.

Your shooting practice needs to prepare you for that.

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📊 When does your shot struggle most?

YOUR HANDLES AREN’T THE PROBLEM 🏀

You don’t need 20 more dribble moves.
You need to read the defender, change pace and make quicker decisions.

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📊 What needs more work?

WHY YOU’RE STILL SLOW ON THE COURT 🏀⚡

You train hard, but are you training speed?

Acceleration, deceleration and change of direction all need to be trained with intent.

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📊 What needs more work?

YOU’RE NOT JUMPING HIGHER BECAUSE OF THIS 🏀⬆️

You keep practising jumps but ignore strength and explosive power.

Jump higher by building force — then learning to produce it fast.

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📊 What are you missing?

HOW TO BECOME THE BEST AT YOUR CRAFT 🧠🔥

Stop chasing motivation. Master the basics, practise consistently, study your weaknesses and keep showing up.

The best aren’t always the most talented — they’re committed to getting better.

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📊 What matters more?

HOW TO FIX TIGHT OR SORE CALVES 🦵🏿

Don’t just stretch them.

Add calf raises, slow eccentrics and bent-knee calf work to build capacity and strength.

📊 Do your calves always feel tight?

💪🏿 BACK EXTENSIONS FREED ME FROM LOWER BACK PAIN.

Building strength changed everything for me.

📊 Do you train your lower back?

KEEP FEEDING THE HOT HAND 🔥🏀

This happens way too much in pickup.

Your teammate hits one.

Then another.

Then another.

They’re clearly feeling it.

And suddenly somebody decides:

“Alright, I haven’t shot in a while.” 😭😂

NO.

Keep feeding the hot hand.

If the defence hasn’t adjusted, keep exploiting the advantage.

If they start sending help, now the hot player can create opportunities for everybody else.

That’s basketball IQ.

Recognise what’s working and keep using it until the defence forces you to change.

Basketball isn’t about making sure everybody gets the same number of shots.

If your teammate is cooking, LET THEM COOK. 🔥

📊 Your teammate has hit 3 straight. What are you doing?

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If Your Man Scores, THAT’S YOUR MAN 😭🏀

Nothing makes me laugh more than somebody getting absolutely cooked…

Then immediately looking around like:

“WHO HAD HIM?!”

BRO.

YOU DID. 😂

Your man cuts backdoor you’re looking at the help defender.

Your man gets an offensive rebound you’re blaming somebody else.

Your man gets three open jumpers suddenly we’re having a team defensive meeting. 😭

Yes, basketball defence includes help, rotations, switches and communication. Sometimes a teammate genuinely misses a rotation.

But accountability still matters.

If you lost your assignment, say:

“My bad. I got him.”

Then get the stop next possession.

Stop spending more energy finding someone to blame than actually playing defence.

📊 What’s worse in pickup?

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