To ensure the Sinclair men’s basketball players are fully conditioned and prepared to run a quick transition offense this season, head coach Jeff Price has turned up the workout regimen.
On top of typical cardio-vascular intensive workouts during practice and regular weight training, the team has been using a fairly new system called TRX.
TRX is a suspension training system that allows the athlete to use his own bodyweight as the resistance. Price said that TRX adds another dimension to the player’s workout and has challenged the team while increasing their endurance.
Starting point guard Charlie Byers said the TRX system can be challenging.
“It just depends on how hard you want to go,” Byers said.
In addition to TRX, Price said he has been working the team out in the pool as well. He said Sinclair’s pool, which has been newly renovated, helps balance the players out.
Price said that the normal wear and tear of consistent jumping and running takes its toll as the season progresses.
“All that jumping wears our guys out,” Price said. “And the pool gives them a change of pace while relieving some of the stress from their lower bodies.”
Price said he has always been a fan of developing and using new practice and training methods. And he feels that older more traditional, skill-oriented training methods are outdated.
“Some of the things I had to do when I was playing were just brutal,” Price said. “Throwing the ball out there and making guys fight for it was stupid. You’re just asking for an injury. As a coach I’ve always tried to make sure we are training our guys in the safest way possible.”
Both the pool and the TRX suspension training system room are located in Building 8 at Sinclair and Price said the players will be using both systems all season long.
