Vertical Jump Power Circuit For High School & College Hoopers!! 🏀🚀 #JumpTraining #BasketballTraining
For the Past 6 Years I have been fortunate enough to run a VERY successful summer offseason program working with some of the best High School Basketball Players in the DMV Area! #HoopersProgram Take a look at a FULL power circuit focused on improving the vertical jump with exercises emphasizing different phases of force production. […]
Grip Strength for HOOPERS!!! PART 2
Basketball Grip Strength for Hoopers! 🙌🏾🏀 This can play a crucial role and make a big difference in many aspects of the game from ball handling, finishing at the hoop, rebounding, making tough catches and so much more! 1. Re-Grips with a Basketball(if you’re hands are big enough) and with a smaller medicine ball 2. […]
Grip Strengthening for Basketball Players Pt. 1 (#Throwback Oldie but Goodie)
🖐🏾”MASSIVE MITS” is what I call em! Having big and strong hands are one of the most underrated advantages to have in the game of basketball!🏀 You can’t do too much about your anthropometrics, which refers to the measurements and proportions of the human body(in this case hand size), but there are numerous things that […]
On Court Performance Work: In Game Two Foot Bounce Scenarios (Under the Radar D1 Hooper!!)💪🏾🏀
Check out a session with my guy Matt Gray(Loyola University in Baltimore, MD), who is looking to have a breakout season and should be ONE OF THE BEST players in the country from the smaller conferences! Matt has been predominantly more of a single-leg jumper, but in higher levels of basketball, it becomes more and […]
Professional Hoopers Low Impact Conditioning Workout: Versaclimber Sprint Intervals Race 🥵😮💨
The Versaclimber is by far one of my favorite cardio machines to get in shape. My athletes have such a Love/Hate relationship because we all know the benefits but we also know how grueling the the challenge can be when you’re on them. But that’s what being a professional is all about. Doing what NEEDS […]
(ADVANCED) APPROACH JUMP WORK Part 2: Resisted, Assisted & Medicine Ball exercises!
Check out the previous video on some more basic drill to work on the approach jump as well) Once the basics mechanics have been mastered, I like to crank things up a bit by incorporating some MEDICINE BALL exercises to continue to working on the coordination and firing through the hips which translated into getting […]
Two Foot Approach Jump Strategies (Part 1)- Mechanics and Plyometric
Check out these Exercises to Help Your two foot approach jump on the court! #ThrowbackVideo Mechanics: Stationary Drops with arm drives- Holds, in and outs Penultimate steps- straight ahead foot work mechanics, Straight ahead dynamic, Crossover,Drop step Plyometrics: Box jumps using the different variations Touches- I chose to use my cranium in the video but […]
Better One Leg Jumping Dunking!! Strength, Core, Medicine Ball, Movement & Plyometric Exercises
#ThrowbackVideo When doing STRENGTH work for building qualities of athleticism that could translate to better single leg jumping, it’s important to incorporate exercises for both the ANTERIOR Chain and POSTERIOR Chain focused muscle groups! I like to focus on anti-rotational stability for the CORE along with MEDICINE BALLS to work on producing rotational force, as […]
French Contrast Training Two Foot Jumping & Explosiveness for Hoopers #ThrowBackVideo 😷🚀
French Contrast Training for Lower Body Explosiveness🚀 #ThrowbackVideo This style of training combines the methods of complex training (heavy movement followed by an explosive movement) and contrast training(Near Max effort lift followed by a higher velocity set with rest in between) to help build strength, speed and power by utilizing what’s known as “Post Activation […]
On Court Work:Between the Leg Jumpers- Efficient Footwork Details💪🏾🏀
Check out this segment from an on court workout with a couple of my other Sports Performance Homies Jon Custodio & Justin Graham where focused in on some of the details with some different between the leg dribbles coming directly into a closed footwork for a jump shot. Check out the different variations we go […]
Wes Dunning: Person-Centered Approach to Strength and Conditioning and Skill Development
In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Wes Dunning to discuss his journey as an athlete, coach, and human, in addition to how he applies what he has learned into coaching the next generation of athletes using a person-centered approach. Wes was drawn to conditioning and healthy […]
On Court Work: Two Basketball Manual Resisted Dribbling Drills 💪🏾🏀
Check out this ball-handling warm up segment from an on court workout with a couple of my other Sports Performance Friends Jon Custodio & Justin Graham where we pushed each other (LITERALLY) with some manual resistance. Stay tuned for more breakdowns from this workout and much more!
Single Leg Plyos and Strength Work for Hoopers! 🏀✈️
Take a look at segments from a session with one of my basketball players where we go through some lower and upper plyometrics along with some resistance strength work to help improve his single leg vertical jumping ability!
On Court Skill Workout with the Healthy Baller OG Part 1: Euro Step Series
Coach Blair O’Donovan has been a leader & innovator in the Sports Performance Industry for over 20+ Years! Working with athletes across several sports including stints at the professional level with the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals and most recently as the Head of Performance with the Washington Wizards! Blair has been a pillar in the […]
Agility Ladder Workout– Extensive Plyometrics, Foot Speed & Tempo, Coordination #HealthyBaller
Check out this segment from a workout with one of my High School Hoopers where I put him through some drills on the Speed & Agility ladder to get him primed for the rest of our workout by working on some different components of movement & athleticism!
Summer 2023 On Court Skills Group Session — Ball Handling, Pull Up Jumpers and Drives to the Hoop!
Check out some sights and sounds from parts of a group session this past summer with some of my young HOOPERS! We go through some stationary ball handling, then get more dynamic with some moves on the move going to the basket and pull up jumpers! Check out some sights and sounds from parts of […]
Multi-Direction Movement & Plyometrics Workout for Basketball Players #HoopersProgram #HealthyBaller
Multi-Direction Movement & Plyometrics Workout for Basketball Players #HoopersProgram #HealthyBaller Take a look at some segments from a session with my Hoopers where we had a multi-direction themed focus throughout our workout within the warm-up through extensive plyometrics, reactive chase and race drills in our speed work and our power segment with upper and lower […]
Resistance Band Work For Basketball Players— Lateral Movement, Power & Stability + Ball Handling!
Let’s bring the performance side of development onto the basketball court with this series of band resisted drills to help take your game to a whole new level! Using a band anchored to to a sturdy post or held by a workout partner can be a great way to developing explosiveness through resisted drills(going against […]
#ThrowBack Maryland Terps Guard Donald Carey Jr. 2022 Preseason Work!! 🐢🏀
Check out this Preseason On Court skill work session with the DMV’s Sports Performance & Basketball Skill Development Coach Wes Dunning and University of Maryland Terrapin Guard Donald Carey Jr. heading into the 2022 Season! It was a late night in the lab with a focus on detailed work with focuses on operating from the […]
Kiki Rice is Putting the Country on NOTICE 😈 | WSLAM Day In The Life
Kiki Rice is the No. 2 player in the NATION in the class of 2022, and going into her senior year she’s ready to put the world on notice. Showing out on Team USA, at the SLAM16 and Summer Classic, Kiki is ready to take her game to the next level. Get your merch: http://slamgoods.com […]
Wes Dunning talks PB&J sandwiches, Working for Healthy Baller
In this kickoff episode of our new guest-driven series with host and Healthy Baller OG Blair O’Donovan, we interview Wes Dunning. Wes is a familiar face in the HB family and shares his experience working with Blair as a high school/college athlete and as a peer in the present day. Lots of good gems in […]