joshshumantraining

I had a young girl a few years back. Elementary age. Working on finishing. Started doing underhand layups. Her parents pulled me aside. “Why would you teach her that? She’s never going to do an underhand layup in a game. That’s a waste of time.” She wasn’t strong enough yet to finish overhand consistently. Didn’t […]

I had a guy a few years ago who worked all the time. Forties. Desk job. In meetings constantly. Sometimes for hours at a time. Commuting an hour each way. Couldn’t lose weight. Dealing with lower back pain that wouldn’t quit. “I don’t understand,” he told me. “I’m doing everything right.” Here’s what his “everything

A freshman came in last month who could knock down catch-and-shoot threes all day long. Kid had a smooth stroke. Great release. Pass him the ball with his feet set and he was money. The second he had to shoot off the dribble? Completely different story. He’d pull up and land three feet forward from

Two guys walked into the gym last month with the same problem: right shoulder completely trashed. Couldn’t press overhead without pain. Benching hurt. Both loved lifting. Both had basically quit. First guy is 28, been dealing with shoulder problems since high school. That’s ten years. He tried resting. Tried ignoring it. Did one round of

I had a girl who could shoot free throws in her sleep. Automatic. Didn’t matter the pressure, didn’t matter the situation. Line her up at the stripe and she’d knock it down. But put her in a game? Different story. Catch and shoot with her feet perfectly set? She could hit it. But anything else?

I had a client who looked like the picture of health from the outside. Working out six days a week. Sometimes twice a day. Standing job with long shifts. Eating clean. Tracking macros. Doing all the things fitness content tells you to do. But she felt terrible. Constantly tired. Always sore. Never recovered between sessions.

Watched a 7th grade game last week that looked more like the trenches than basketball. Every drive looked the same. Player would attack, defender would put a hand on them, and suddenly they’re wrestling instead of playing basketball. Nobody could get separation. Possessions ended with terrible contested shots because no one could get clean looks.

I’ve watched too many people spin their wheels for months and wonder why nothing’s changing. They lift once a week and wonder why they’re not getting stronger. They eat protein at dinner and wonder why they’re not building muscle. They walk a few times a month and wonder why their fitness isn’t improving. Then they

I had a 14 year old who could beat her defender in her sleep. Perfect first step. Good handle. Could get into the paint whenever she wanted. Then the help defender would rotate over and she’d completely freeze. Pick up her dribble while still 12 feet from the rim. Eyes get wide. Panic pass to

I had someone show me their workout last week. Single-leg squats on a bosu ball while doing bicep curls. Some kind of plank variation that involved moving their arms and legs at the same time. Burpees with a medicine ball overhead. When I asked what muscle groups they were trying to work, they just stared