I am excited to announce two new series of blogs I will begin posting weekly in addition to my normal posts — NBA interviews and book reviews.
NBA Interviews
I will interview every willing NBA player I can and ask them a handful of standard questions regarding their thoughts and experiences on basketball strength & conditioning. My goal is to share their insights with you so you can hear first-hand what the best players in the world think about proper training.
In addition to listing their name, team, years in the NBA, and the college they attended, I will ask them questions such as:
- At what age (or grade) did you first start lifting weights?
- How do you feel like it helped your game?
- Why do you think strength & conditioning for basketball players is important?
- What does your off season training program consist of now?
- What is the biggest difference between playing in college and in the NBA?
- Yourself excluded, who do you think puts in the most work in the off season?
Book Reviews
Many of you know I set a goal in January to read 50 books in 2009. As we approach the year’s midway point, I am currently ahead of schedule, as I am on pace to have 33 read by July 1st! I read (and listen) to books on a variety of topics, but nearly all are within seven degrees of my two favorite topics — success and leadership. I plan to post a weekly book review to share my thoughts and evaluation of several of the books I read as well as quick synopsis of what I learned. If you are as in to your own professional development as I am, you will want to check this out!
I will continue to make my weekly blog posts in addition to these two new series and will most certainly provide updates and insight to the camps I will be working (such as the NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp and the Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, and LeBron James Nike Skills Academies). As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. Don’t ever hesitate to drop me a direct line at Alan@StrongerTeam.com.
Also remember to subscribe to www.YouTube.com/StrongerTeamDotCom and check out the latest exercise of the week and clips from the camps I work. And if you want the inside scoop on the summer training scene, as well as daily motivational quotes, follow me on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/AlanStein.
Train hard. Train smart.
