Temple University Athletics
Basketball Strength and Conditioning
Provide sound research-based training protocols to the student athletes of Temple University. Provide a training system that will allow student athletes to reach their genetic and competitive potential. Invest in strategies that will allow student athletes to build physical toughness, confidence, positive self-esteem, winning attitudes and mental toughness. Temple Athletics will provide advanced coaching that will instill a winning attitude and a commitment to excellence. Areas of focus include the following:
Focus Areas
- Improve muscle power/strength/endurance
- Improve joint strength & durability
- Improve neuromuscular system function
- Injury reduction through strength training
- Increase athleticism
- Safe training environment
- Increase vertical jump ability
- Increase lean muscle mass
- Decrease body fat
- Increase upper body and lower body strength
- Increase speed and power output
- Increase cardiovascular conditioning
- Improve nutrition education and meal diet planning
TRAINING PHILOSOPHY
Utilize the Principles of Strength Training, such as Overload, Progression, Specificity, Arrangement and Periodization to archive maximal gains:
- Overload: To see gains in strength, the athlete must always stimulate the muscle more than it is accustomed to being stimulated.
- Progression: The active muscle must continue to work against gradually increasing resistance in order to meet overload.
- Specificity: Gains you receive are dependent on the muscle group used and movement pattern performed.
- Arrangement: The order in which workouts are conducted, from “warm up” to “cool down.”
- Periodization: A planned long-term variation of volume and intensity of training to prevent overtraining and promote optimal performance at the desired time.
3-Day Tier System Variation: Train whole body instead of split system; train synchronized movement patterns instead of body parts.
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