TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Basketball · #118

Basketball Paint Armor — Contact Strength & Box-Outs

Anti-rotation trunk, chest-up shielding, finish-through-contact strength · Stage · In-Season Court Sharpener
Target ≈ 55 minDate  Body Weight  Session RPE cap 8/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts
Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Ankle, groin & hip priming · 6-8 min
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1Cossack Squatadductors long and strong — zero sharp pinch allowed8 + 8
2Lateral Lungesteady breathing rhythm2 × 10
3Cat-Cowfirst step: positive shin, push the floor BACK2 × 10
Phase 2 · Closeouts, Slides & Deceleration8-10 min · react to the call · brake low, recover 180°
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1Mirror Slide Drill — stay in frontcloseout: sprint, chop the feet, high hand — brake in balance3 × 8 s
2Lateral Shuffleslide low — chest up, feet never click together3 × 8 s
3Skater Hopland silent and STICK 2 s — knees over toes, hips back4 × 3/side
Phase 3 · Vertical & Court Ballistics10-12 min · 100% intent, low counts · every landing stuck 2 s
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1Push Presschest up through contact — wide base, brace before the bump2 × 5kg
2Bench Presschest up through contact — wide base, brace before the bump3 × 8kg
3Medicine Ball Chest Passknees NEVER cave — push the floor apart on every landing3 × 5/side
Progression: In-season rule: legs belong to the games — 2 crisp strength sets, low-dose elasticity, groin/ankle care daily. 48 h between heavy lower work and tip-off.
Phase 4 · Court Strength & Knee/Groin Armor16-20 min · unilateral bias + tendon eccentrics · rest 2 min
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1Back Squatknees NEVER cave — push the floor apart on every landing2 × 4 crispkg
2Good Morningpenultimate step long, plant low — then POP3 × 6kg
3Calf Raisetendons load slow — 3-s lowering, zero bounce3 × 10 slow
4Suitcase Carrychest up through contact — wide base, brace before the bump3 × 20 mkg
Progression: In-season rule: legs belong to the games — 2 crisp strength sets, low-dose elasticity, groin/ankle care daily. 48 h between heavy lower work and tip-off.
Phase 5 · Decompression & Parasympathetic Reset4-6 min · psoas & rec-fem lengthening, spinal traction, breathwork
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1Dead Hangsteady breathing rhythm2 × 30 s
2Calf Stretch Wallsteady breathing rhythm45 s/side
3Box Breathingsteady breathing rhythm4-4-4-4 · 2 min
Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.
Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down
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TrainersEye · MMSx Authority Institute · Session of the Day · Written by the MMSx team of certified professionals
Jumpers earn landings — silent stick every rep, knees never cave, tendons loaded slow; stop at any patellar or groin pinch. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.