Micheal Jordan and Kobe Bryant weren’t two of the best basketball players of all time because the were the most naturally gifted, athletic, or skilled. They were the best because they wanted it the most… In my opinion the two mentally toughest basketball players of all time. Their mental strength led them to have two of the hardest work ethics of all time. They wanted it so bad they were willing to do whatever it took. They would push their body to its limits when training. They would work harder and longer than anyone else. They could push through, when their body’s didn’t feel like they could run another mile they’d run two more. They would do whatever it took to be the best. If you wanna be great your gonna have to work harder, train harder, push through when nobody else does, sometimes you’ll even have to stand alone but if you want to be the best that’s what it takes. When your lifting weights at the gym push yourself to lift heavier. When your running push yourself to run an extra mile than you think you can. When your running sprints at practice because Coach is mad sprint your hardest even if everyone else is jogging. At a practice over the summer our coach was having us do conditioning. He had us running sprints and 17s for a LONG TIME and I’m happy to tell you I gave 100% on every one. But for every single sprint me and my other friend were the first two every single sprint and when I say we were always the first two I’m not talking we would beat them by a little I’m talking we beat them by about half the court on a down and back. We were the only two who had the mental strength to push ourselves further than our body’s felt like they could go. Everyone else wasn’t running their hardest because they were exhausted. They were complaining about how they couldn’t go further. But me and him didn’t complain once and we were both even more exhausted then they were but we pushed through anyway and ran harder than the others. And the crazy thing is me and him are the hardest workers but both of us have asthma. It’s harder for us to breath than the others and we still kept going. Me and him were the best two players on the team.

If you are putting in tons of time and tons of effort but not seeing the same results READ THIS‼️ #1 First and foremost you have to be consistent. If your just getting one long good workout in spontaneously your not gonna improve close to as much. It’s better to have a few short workouts throughout the week, but YOU HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT. I’m talking get outside or in the gym or wherever you do you workouts at least a few times throughout the week rain or shine. The small consistent workouts build up over time and improve you a lot and a player. I suggest a minimum of 3, 45+ minute workouts a week and that is the very bottom that’s the minimum. If your thinking that’s a lot of time and effort and you just are putting the minimum work in. If that’s you, don’t ever think your gonna be the best. If your not putting more work in your just getting left behind. Your not gonna make it to the NBA by putting in the bare minimum you have to put your all in. Kobe would have 4, 2 hour basketball workouts everyday. Thats what separated him from all the other players he put more work in. The more work you put in the better you’ll be if you apply the other steps also. Resultes aren’t gonna just happen over one night. It’s going to happen over a few weeks, or months, of consistency. #2 PUT IN THE EFFORT. If you are being consistent putting the time in but not seeing results maybe you are being lazy. If you are putting the time in, but not trying your very hardest on every rep/workout your only cheating yourself from getting better. You need to put your best effort into every drill every rep. Even small stuff like walking to get a rebound or jogging to get your rebound could be the difference of you getting 200 shots up or 500 shots up in your 2 hour workout. THE GRIND IS REAL, don’t be lazy, hustle hard, put the work in, don’t cheat the system, see results. # 3 ADD VARIETY. This is probably the one most often forgotten. You can put the work in day in and day out. You can be doing two workouts in a day at max effort, but you start to plateau if you do the same workout every time. You could improve so much quicker if you just make the workout harder. Don’t make your workouts harder till you master the basics first. For example: I do the same dribbling drills 4x a week, but after like a week or two the drills get so easy I don’t have a hard time doing that dribbling drill. So what I do is after a workout gets easy is I switch it out for a harder one that I struggle to do, whether it’s one ball or two balls I try to constantly make it harder. By constantly changing the dribbling drills I am constantly improving at a quicker pace. I keep my dribbling warm up the same but I change the workouts past that. Don’t change the workouts till you master them though.

How to jump higher and improve your vertical. 1. Technique: Your technique will make a massive difference on your vertical. It could be caping you from jumping an extra 5+ inches. If anyone is interested in working in there technique lmk and I could drop a video in the comments. 2. Low Rimming: Low rimming is the absolute best way to quickly up your vertical if you haven’t done vertical training before. If you are 18+ only do 1-2 dunk sessions a week on a low rim. If you 17 or younger you could do up to 4 but don’t go straight for it build up to it from one. (If you have knee pain or ankle pain don’t do it more than once a week and when it starts hurting STOP) also, make sure to jump with 100% effort for every jump. 3. PLYO’S are overrated: Plyos can definitely help you improve your vertical but… you will Plateau quickly, get knee pain more quickly, that’s why you need to know the specific plyos for you if you use them. 4. Weight Training: If you know the proper weight training it will be very helpful for taking you to the next level. It is more effective than plyos. Specific weight training you can do who helps the most would be power cleans, squats, and many others. 5. Flexibility: To jump high you need to be flexible. That’s why it is very important to stretch before every work out and after also every night. There are certain stretches who will help more than others. A personal favorite the Couch stretch. 6. Variety: you need to constantly be switching your workout. If you do the same workout for a few months straight you’ll plateau and not get any gains. That’s why it is important in vertical training you do a three weeks of training then take a week off that’s when you get all the gains. There are also certain phases for vertical training your supposed to do if you need more info on that lmk in the comments. 7. Consistency: if your not consistent at it and don’t stick with it you won’t gain tons of vert. Hope this helps you guys raise your vertical jump!

I had to quit my basketball team. My ma has to get brain surgery, and well. I’ll have to take care of her…