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Pool cardio for basketball players #basketball #elijahbryant

Name: Pool cardio for basketball players #basketball #elijahbryant
Uploaded: 2023-09-30T10:18:19+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: Elijah Bryant
Description: In this instructional video, Elijah Bryant presents a low‑impact pool cardio routine designed for basketball players who need to maintain cardiovascular…

30 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, Elijah Bryant presents a low‑impact pool cardio routine designed for basketball players who need to maintain cardiovascular fitness while minimizing joint stress. He explains that the buoyancy of water reduces gravitational load, making the pool feel like “outer space” for the joints. The workout consists of 15 sets of 90‑second doggy‑paddle intervals performed without touching the pool floor, each followed by a 15‑second rest. Repeating this sequence raises heart rate and provides effective cardio without over‑loading the knees and ankles, which is especially valuable as the basketball season approaches.

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All right, I got a fire pool cardio workout for you guys. So when you're playing basketball a lot, you can't always, you know, put load on your joints every single day, especially as the season's coming closer. The thing about the pool is that it's as if you're in outer space. There's less gravity, you're more buoyant, so you're not putting as much weight on your joints. So here's the pool workout. You're gonna do 15 sets. You're gonna do 1 minute 30 seconds of doggy paddling, not touching the floor, and then 15-second rest, and then 1 minute of 30 seconds doggy paddle, not touching the floor, and then repeat that 15 times. You will get your heart rate up and it will allow you to get some cardio in without beating your joints up.