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Optimum Performance Training: Basketball: Play Like a Pro with the Ultimate Custom Workout Used by NBA Players and Teams

Optimum Performance Training: Basketball: Play Like a Pro with the Ultimate Custom Workout Used by NBA Players and TeamsAuthor: Micheal Clark
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.8

ISBN: 0060852232
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.711
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Micheal Clark virtually wrote the book that personal trainers all over the country use to gain their certification in the field. As creator of the Optimum Performance Training system, he took personal training to a whole new level by introducing a program that could be fully customized for any sport. In this book, Clark will enable readers through his "self–assessment and design fitness system" to effectively pinpoint the weaknesses in their basketball skills and tailor a workout program that will improve on all the flaws in their game. By taking advantage of skill–specific tests, readers will be able to focus their workout time on the area they most need and will see quick results.

This user–friendly guide begins with a simple five–step assessment to help you realize what your game lacks. Whether you want explosiveness off the first step like Lebron James, the iron–man endurance of Steve Nash, the coordination and flexibility of Kevin Garnett, the vertical leap of Vince Carter, or the muscle strength of Amare Stoudemire, you'll pinpoint your deficiencies and benefit from the exact same workout that Clark uses for the NBA's biggest stars.

Clark's revolutionary approach to fitness and conditioning personalizes the workouts not only by sport, but also by performance skills, and will help you become the best basketball player you can be.




Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars Excellent resource   January 30, 2006
Rhonda L. Barrera (Brooksville, FL)
This book is excellent for the general population and fitness professionals. It is easy to follow and so functional. The workouts are fun and produce great results! I am a physical therapist assistant and have been a personal trainer for 12 years and love all of NASM's resources. Caroline San Juan and Mike Clarke are wonderful!!



5 out of 5 stars OPT Basketball: great book   July 7, 2009
Robi (Italy)
OPT Basketball is useful book.
M. Clark and NASM have a method...
Its a good method.
I use the OPT with my team, it works good!!!



4 out of 5 stars Strong Contribution to Baskeball Conditioning   April 11, 2010
Auston (Austin, TX United States)
Well written book that explains a realistic workout for basketball players that produces measurable results and prevents injury. I have used the workout defined in "Optimum Performance Training: Basketball" for over two years and have raised my vertical jump and prevented injury. Additionally, the book helps you identify and eliminate muscle imbalances that will leave you prone to injury. Before performing the workout described in the book I experienced stiff legs that were progressing toward micro-fractures, now I'm playing basketball without any of these symptoms. The exercises described in this book are unusual and rigorous so they will require a lot of discipline and will take a while to get use to. However, I have been able to perform all the exercises at one gym (YMCA or 24 Hour Fitness) and an empty parking lot. In conclusion, after comparing with other workouts, researching and challenging the book, and performing the workout I have befitted. I encourage you to do the same.


3 out of 5 stars Mandatory for your basketball CLIENTS to read.   May 14, 2007
Superstar Shad
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Optimum Performance Training: Basketball is a tough book to review. From the viewpoint of someone who's a NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist, I was expecting a more thorough approach on how to train NBA players. I didn't receive that with this book. However, Optimum Performance Training is a tremendous tool that the NASM trainer should give their basketball clients to minimize the 'buying in' process. Enhance yor credibility with this one.


3 out of 5 stars Could have been better.   October 15, 2009
Michael A. Clark (Huntsville, AL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I am a Fitness Professional who is certified with NASM in the CES program. I bought this book to give me a better understanding of the performance enhancement apsects of Optimum Performance Training, however, the exercises and information in this book repeat themselves. Sometimes that is a technique used by authors to demonstrate their importance, but it just gets redundent. This would be a good book for beginners, or someone looking for different exercises to add to their current workout routines. The OPT Model is good and I use it with my clients, but the programs in this book aren't going to get anyone at professional athletic conditioning; they are way too easy. I like the author and NASM, but this book was a disappointment.




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