8 to Great is an 8-week basketball-specific strength & conditioning program designed for intermediate athletes preparing for their competitive season. The program combines progressive strength training, explosiveness, speed, agility, and basketball-specific conditioning to help athletes become stronger, faster, more resilient, and ready to perform when the season begins.
8 Weeks. Stronger. Faster. Ready.
A1
Shin Box Rotations
2 x 5
A2
Front Plank on Elbows
2 x 30
A3
Stability Ball Hamstring Curl
2 x 10
B1
Zercher Squat
3 x 8
B2
Depth Drop
3 x 2 @ 18
C1
30 Degree Incline DB Bench Press
10, 8, 6
C2
Band Pull-Apart
3 x 12
D1
Copenhagen Plank
3 x 10
D2
DB Reverse Lunge
10, 8, 6
E1
DB Bench Pull-over
3 x 8
E2
Tricep Rope Pulldowns
3 x 12
A1
Basic Jump Rope
2 x 100
A2
DeadBug
2 x 5
A3
T-Spine Reach
2 x 5
B1
Kettlebell Swing
3 x 8
B2
High Pogo
10, 15, 20
C1
Barbell Bench Press
3 x 8
C2
Band Face Pull
3 x 12
D1
DB Lateral Lunge
10, 8, 6
D2
Cook Hip Lift
3 x 8
E1
Hammer Curl
3 x 20
E2
Calf Raise
3 x 25
A
Roll Feet
3 x 0:00
B
Ankle Walks
3 x 10
C
Band Anterior Tibialis Raise
3 x 20
Circuit
D
Airdyne Bike Preferred - Can be done on treadmill, rower, woodway ect.. 7x :10s sprint - :30s rest 4x:20s sprint - 1:00 rest 2x:30s sprint - 1:30s rest 1x:60s sprint - 3:00 rest 1x:20s sprint -Done!
E
Foam Roll
1 x 10:00
A1
Adductor Rock
2 x 10
A2
Hamstring Floss
2 x 10
A3
Prayer Stretch
2 x 15
B1
Med Ball Slam
3 x 8
B2
DB Farmer's Carry
3 x 20
C1
Zercher Split Squat Iso
3 x 10
C2
Hurdle Hops
3 x 5
D1
Half-Kneeling DB Shoulder Press
10, 8, 6
D2
Pull Up Iso Hold
E1
RDL
3 x 5
E2
Wall Sit
3 x 30
A1
Spanish Squat Iso
2 x 30
A2
Glute Bridge Hamstring Walkout
2 x 5
A3
Cat Cow
2 x 10
B1
Trap Bar Snap Down
3 x 5
B2
Skaters
3 x 5
C1
Trap Bar Deadlift
3 x 5
C2
Rolling Side Plank
3 x 5
D1
Eccentric Push Up
3 x 5
D2
Seated Cable Row
10, 8, 6
E1
DB Lateral Raise
3 x 12
E2
Low Cossack Squat
3 x 5
Circuit
A
Pick 5 Exercises (Med Ball Slam, Backward Slep Drag, Sled Push, Continuous Lateral Shuffle (10yd), Continuous Run, Rope Slam, Bear Crawl, Pogo Hops. :30 seconds work / :30 seconds rest between exercises / 60 seconds rest between rounds. Example: :30 s Rope Slam - :30 seconds rest :30 s Bear Crawl - :30 seconds rest :30 s Backward Sled Drage -:30 seconds rest :30 s Shuffle - :30 seconds rest :30 s Pogos - :30 seconds rest 1 MINUTE REST - REPEAT FOR 5 ROUNDS TOTAL.
Erika Moyer
Erika Moyer, M.S., CSCS, SCCC, has 10 years of collegiate strength & conditioning experience and currently works with Drexel University Women’s Basketball. With a Master’s in Exercise Science and Bachelor’s in Sports Nutrition, Erika created 8 to Great to bring collegiate-level strength, speed, explosiveness, and conditioning principles to developing basketball athletes.
Build the strength. Develop the speed. Own your conditioning. Show up on day one ready to compete.
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