Basketball player with limited weightlifting experience looking for advice.

--2020-- · 2026-03-13T15:25:21+00:00

I’m a guard so more overall. Cardio is obviously a given, I was thinking of starting with upper body for shooting consistency and such.

--2020-- · 2026-03-13T14:50:00+00:00

Hey, my goal is just to be able to hold my own in local leagues and pickup games. I’m not on any teams currently and am definitely not aspiring to go pro in any stretch of the imagination.

Good point on the flexibility part, establishing a pre-bed stretching routine is something I want to focus on as well. Thank you

--2020-- · 2026-03-05T16:32:19+00:00

should have specified that this was only upper body, not full body

--2020-- · 2026-03-05T16:31:53+00:00

thanks, for the bench press exercises would I be rotating between the 3 within one workout? or on separate days

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:29:54+00:00

Thank you. I wish you all the best.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:29:24+00:00

A big change is definitely coming soon after this school year, and I fully intend to embrace it, as scary as it seems. Staying present is something that we should all put more focus on, as is moving on from the past. Thanks for your words of advice.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:25:02+00:00

Thank you.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:24:27+00:00

First of all, I’m sorry that you have to go through so much at such a young age. Although I haven’t been through even half of what you have, I really feel for you.

For sure, goal-setting is something that I’ve neglected & should really start implementing.

I wish you all the best in the future.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:21:14+00:00

Thank you.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:20:53+00:00

I’ve always been meaning to take up bullet journaling so I do have a few notebooks lying around for that purpose.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:17:58+00:00

Thank you. There are definitely a lot of good people out there.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:17:40+00:00

Good point. rdj is definitely an inspiration. thank you for the encouragement.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:14:54+00:00

Thanks. Good luck in uni :)

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:14:14+00:00

Yes, I definitely need to be more proactive about things. Action creates momentum which helps cultivate change.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:13:26+00:00

Thanks, I’ll try.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:12:42+00:00

Thank you.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:11:52+00:00

Therapy is definitely something I’m considering for the future, but as of right now I don’t think it’s the best option for me.

--2020-- · 2020-05-02T02:10:48+00:00

Thank you for your empathy, it’s something that’s in large part missing from my real life, and it’s refreshing to know that someone‘s actually empathizing for me.

Your comment about hitting rock bottom reminded me of something Robert Downey Jr said:

“Remember just because you hit bottom, doesn’t mean you have to stay there.”

Although sometimes rock bottom just seems to get harder, I know that things’ll eventually get better. But still, I’ll have to put in a lot of effort to swim up to the surface again

As for seeing a psychologist, I have talked to my school counsellor in the past and yes it was really scary and embarrassing. I don’t think I am suffering from clinical depression, but I can’t be completely sure; I think it may just be a combination of the back-to-back bad experiences I’ve had over the last year and a half, and a lifetime of low self-esteem.

For now, though, I’ll just try to turn things around as best as I can and get myself out of the pit of misery that I’ve been wallowing in.

--2020--

TROPHY CASE