Post by thedougaller on Feb 9, 2014 20:48:52 GMT -7
This was going to be a full article for my website (probably still will be) but I'll put a shortened version here.
The topic is training like the pros. You hear it everywhere, stuff like "Kobe works out 6 hours a day in the offseason, so you should too!".
Not only is this wrong, it's potentially dangerous.
1. Experience
Let's take Mr.Bryant for example. Kobe is 35 years old, played 18(?) years in the NBA, all 4 years of highschool, and most likely since he was a toddler. That's over 20 years of basketball. That's more than some of us have even lived. He has BUILT UP an unparalleled work ethic over DECADES. And you want to take his workout schedule that he uses now and apply it to yourself as a teenager? No chance.
2. Money
Staying with our Kobe example.. Kobe has access to all the top trainers, nutritionists, chefs, massage therapists, basically anything you can dream of that would help performance. He has every tool possible at his disposal to aid his training and recovery. Any food, drink, supplement, exercise, strategy, anything cutting-edge that MIGHT help, Kobe has. And you want to train like him? How could you possibly match his resources?
3. Performance Enhancers
Now I'll admit, in basketball I don't think it's as bad as most professional sports. But know that 99% of athletes use performance enhancers.
4. Elite Genetics
So what do you get when you cross the best nutrition, with the best training & the best recovery tactics possible? You get a hell of a training program. Now let's add genetics to the mix. Not only is Kobe's training exceptional, the way his body RESPONDS to that training is exceptional. In bodybuilding, the top pros are usually the ones who have the best genetic makeup to allow them to take & respond to the most drugs. It's the same idea here, Kobe has the genetic make-up to respond exceptionally well to his full training program.
To summarize..
Work ethic is BUILT over days, months, years, decades.. Don't try to "train like the pros" until you are one. Kobe may be training 6 hours a day in the off-season, but we have no idea what else he is doing, or what he HAS done to make that possible.
The topic is training like the pros. You hear it everywhere, stuff like "Kobe works out 6 hours a day in the offseason, so you should too!".
Not only is this wrong, it's potentially dangerous.
1. Experience
Let's take Mr.Bryant for example. Kobe is 35 years old, played 18(?) years in the NBA, all 4 years of highschool, and most likely since he was a toddler. That's over 20 years of basketball. That's more than some of us have even lived. He has BUILT UP an unparalleled work ethic over DECADES. And you want to take his workout schedule that he uses now and apply it to yourself as a teenager? No chance.
2. Money
Staying with our Kobe example.. Kobe has access to all the top trainers, nutritionists, chefs, massage therapists, basically anything you can dream of that would help performance. He has every tool possible at his disposal to aid his training and recovery. Any food, drink, supplement, exercise, strategy, anything cutting-edge that MIGHT help, Kobe has. And you want to train like him? How could you possibly match his resources?
3. Performance Enhancers
Now I'll admit, in basketball I don't think it's as bad as most professional sports. But know that 99% of athletes use performance enhancers.
4. Elite Genetics
So what do you get when you cross the best nutrition, with the best training & the best recovery tactics possible? You get a hell of a training program. Now let's add genetics to the mix. Not only is Kobe's training exceptional, the way his body RESPONDS to that training is exceptional. In bodybuilding, the top pros are usually the ones who have the best genetic makeup to allow them to take & respond to the most drugs. It's the same idea here, Kobe has the genetic make-up to respond exceptionally well to his full training program.
To summarize..
Work ethic is BUILT over days, months, years, decades.. Don't try to "train like the pros" until you are one. Kobe may be training 6 hours a day in the off-season, but we have no idea what else he is doing, or what he HAS done to make that possible.
