MB Sports Performance

Basketball
Coach
Meghan Boyd

This is a 4-week early offseason training system for basketball athletes designed to rebuild strength capacity, restore tissue tolerance, and progressively transition into higher-speed power expression ahead of preseason.

Features
1 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
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Controlled Force Development
The eccentric exercises in this program are designed to develop your ability to control force through the lowering phase of movement, where most real-world strength and stability demands actually occur. Training eccentrically builds strength in stretched positions, increases tendon and muscle resilience, and improves the nervous system’s ability to coordinate and “brake” under load.
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Tendon/Joint Health
Featured mobility/stability day reduces stiffness, enhances movement quality, and ensures your body is better prepared to express force safely and efficiently in the more demanding training days that follow.
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Sport Translated Performance
Move with more intent and efficiency, generating force quicker while staying balanced and controlled in fast, unpredictable situations. Instead of strength that only shows up in lifting, you develop speed, power, and stability that carry over into on court conditions.
Features
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Access to your coaches
Coach who will hold you accountable and provide the feedback you need to grow
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Programming 5 days per week
4 days of weight lifting 1 mobility/stability
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Delivered through TrainHeroic
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 4-week program
Sunday
Early Off Season Lower Body

A

Foam Roll Routine

1 x 1

B1

Monster Walks

1 x 10

B2

Standing Banded Hip Flexor March

1 x 10

B3

Lateral Band Walks

1 x 10

B4

Standing Banded Kickbacks

1 x 8

C1

Single Leg Wall Sit

2 x 1 @ 20

C2

Soleus Iso Hold

2 x 20 @ 1

C3

Hamstring Iso Hold w/ Foam Roller

2 x 20 @ 1

C4

Farmers carry

2 x 10

D1

Hinge Overcoming Isometric

2 x 3 @ 5

D2

Med Ball Toss Up

2 x 5

E

Hang Clean

5 x 3

F1

BB Squat Overcoming Isometric

2 x 3 @ 5

F2

Box Jump

2 x 5

G

Heels Elevated Eccentric Front Squat

4 x 4

H1

Eccentric BB SL RDL 2-1

4 x 4

H2

Banded Deceleration

3 x 4

I1

Eccentric Calf Raise

3 x 6

I2

Off Box Split Stance Depth Drop + Jump

3 x 3

I3

Gorilla Row

3 x 8

Monday
Early Off Season Upper Body

A

Foam Roll Routine

1 x 1

B1

PVC External Rotation

1 x 8

B2

Around the Worlds

1 x 8

B3

Stick Pass Through

1 x 8

C1

TRX Y Fly

2 x 12

C2

Incline Cuban Press

2 x 8

C3

SA OH DB Farmer Carry

2 x 10

D1

Overcoming Isometric Shoulder Press

2 x 3 @ 5

D2

Med Ball Chest Pass to Wall

2 x 6

E

Eccentric BB Push Press

4 x 4

F1

SA DB Bench Press

4 x 4

F2

SA Eccentric Cable Lat Pulldown

3 x 5

G1

Swiss Bar Z Press

4 x 5

G2

Laying OH Med Throw to Wall

3 x 5

H1

V Bar Tricep Pushdown

H2

Bayesian Curls

H3

Plank w/ SA Cable Row

I1

Isometric DB Front Raise

1 x 25

I2

Isometric DB Lateral Raise

1 x 25

Tuesday
Full Body Mobility/Stability

A

Foam Roll Routine

B

90/90 Hip Series

C1

90/90 Banded Hip External Rotation

2 x 8

C2

90/90 Banded Hip Internal Rotation

2 x 8

C3

Banded Lateral Hip Distraction w Rockers

2 x 6

C4

Banded Couch Stretch

2 x 6

C5

Half Kneeling Med Ball Lateral Lunge

2 x 6

D1

TRX Open Book

2 x 8

D2

Cosshack into WGS

2 x 8

D3

Half Kneeling Banded Open Book

2 x 6

D4

Banded Thoracic Rotation

2 x 6

D5

Half Kneeling PVC Pipe T-Spine Rotations

2 x 6

E1

Quadruped Shoulder CARs

2 x 4

E2

Banded Prone Shoulder Dislocates

2 x 8

E3

Half Kneeling Banded SA Shoulder Rotations

2 x 8

F1

4 way Single Leg Slantboard Heel Raises

2 x 5

F2

Banded Ankle Distraction

2 x 6

F3

Banded Ankle Inversion/Eversion

2 x 8

F4

Feet Banded Lateral Walks

2 x 6

G1

Banded Spanish Squat

2 x 8

G2

Banded Knee Extension Iso

2 x 20

G3

Glute Bridge Heel Walks

2 x 3

H

Incline Treadmill Backwards Walk

1 x 1:00

Wednesday
Early Off Season Lower Body 2

A

Foam Roll Routine

1 x 1

B1

Standing Banded Hip Flexor March

1 x 10

B2

Standing Banded Kickbacks

1 x 8

B3

Lateral Band Walks

1 x 10

B4

Monster Walks

1 x 10

C1

Spanish Squat Iso Hold

2 x 15

C2

Hamstring Plank

2 x 15

C3

Long Lever Copenhagen Plank

2 x 15

D1

Trap Bar Overcoming Isometric

2 x 3 @ 5

D2

Alternating Split Stance Jumps

2 x 4

E1

Hexbar Jumps + Drop Catch

2 x 3

E2

Split Stance Med Ball Slams

2 x 4

F

Banded Trap Bar Deadlift

4 x 5

G1

Seated Box Jump to Box Jump

3 x 5

G2

Eccentric Safety Bar Squat

4 x 4

H1

FFE Zercher Squat

4 x 4

H2

BB FFE SL Calf Raise

3 x 6

I1

Cable Split Stance Paloff Press

3 x 8

I2

Cable Deadbug

Thursday
Early Off Season Upper Body 2

A

Foam Roll Routine

B1

PVC External Rotation

1 x 8

B2

Around the Worlds

1 x 8

B3

Stick Pass Through

1 x 8

B4

Banded Chest Fly

1 x 20

B5

Plank + Alternating Arm Raise

1 x 10

C1

Bench Press BB Overcoming Isometric

2 x 3 @ 5

C2

Banded Plyo Pushup

2 x 6

D1

Eccentric Swiss Bar Bench Press

4 x 4

D2

Med Ball OH Slam to Rotational Throw

3 x 3

E1

Cable Rope Face Pulls

3 x 8

E2

Eccentric Tall Kneeling Landmine Press 1-2

4 x 4

E3

Bent Over Swiss Bar Row

F1

Dips

3 x 5

F2

Eccentric Cable Bicep Curls

3 x 5

F3

EZ Bar JM Press

3 x 6

FAQs
Is this program only for advanced athletes?
No, but it’s best suited for intermediate to advanced athletes. You should already have some strength training experience and be comfortable with basic barbell and bodyweight movements. The system is designed to take existing strength and turn it into more usable, athletic performance.
How long is the program?
4 weeks
What happens after the 4 weeks?
This phase is designed to transition you into a more speed and power-dominant block or offseason training, where strength is maintained while emphasis shifts further toward performance output.
Early Off Season Performance Program