I’ve got some stuff for you today that FIRES ME UP. But first! Check out the newly released info for the Presidents’ Day Shooting Clinic…

 Take advantage of this special day off from school and learn the basics of how to properly shoot the basketball! We will be teaching and drilling proven techniques to help you improve your shooting form and therefore your shooting percentage. Once you learn the right way to shoot, it’s a skill that never leaves! Coaches are ALWAYS looking for shooters!

Monday February 17th
-10a-11:30 LITTLE BALLERS 1st-4th grade boys and girls
-11:30a-1:00p 5th-8th grade boys and girls
Sparta PAL 38 Station Road-Cost only $30

***If you have attended the Winter Little Ballers or Middle School In Season sessions you receive a $10 discount***

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Ok, let’s get to it!!!

Those of you that follow BT Basketball or have attended any workouts whether they be individual, group, team, clinics or camps know one thing… I LOVE music. Walk into the gym while training is happening and rest assured you will walk into a gym with high energy music pumping through it’s walls. Catch me at home while working on the website (like now), music blasting. Catch me in the middle of a workout, music blasting (sorry neighbors). Catch me vacuuming, music blasting (I promise you, ANYTHING can be turned into an air guitar, ANYTHING! Brooms, vacuums, granola bars, spatulas, other people’s arms, pens, shovels, foam rollers, tv remotes, toothbrushes, cell phones, water bottles). Catch me in the car, music BLASTING!

Music provides the fuel and energy to not only enjoy life more robustly, but it gives you the energy to get motivated when you are not and it gives you that final push to finish your workout in killer fashion!

Althought I appreciate, respect and enjoy all kinds of music outside of country (let the hate mail begin) my preferred seriously destroy every workout and get AFTER it music is good ol’ fashion rock and roll. Not the scream your head off and break your neck type music (although I’ve been known to have a sore neck the morning after a good rock concert), but the guitar driven, lyrically uplifting, vocally ridiculous holy smokes get out of my way type music.

I often get asked by players and parents alike what music is playing during our workouts. So I decided to put together a list of the 17 top songs that you need to have on your workout playlist and DON’T. Just about all of these songs were released within the last 18 months so not digging too deep into to library, just the great recent stuff. These are all high paced, energy giving jams that must be used carefully 🙂 Whether getting after it while building your body to become stronger or improving that handle and jumpshot, let this list roll, loudly, and see what happens. Here we go!

1. Alter Bridge – Addicted to Pain (off the album Fortress)
Alter Bridge is simply my favorite band of all time, seen them 6 times in concert. The combiniation of lyrics, vocals and guitars are simply unmatched. In an effort to save space here, I didn’t list their entire catalog (especially the latest album, Fortress) but rest assured, you should get all of it.

2. Red – Perfect Life (Release the Panic)
Saw them in concert recently and met the fellas…

3. Tremonti – Waste Your Time (All I Was)
Alter Bridge guitarist goes solo and KILLS it. Seen him twice in concert on his own. Incredible!
http://youtu.be/8Me1ea4MkH0

4. Britney Spears – Just kidding
4. P.O.D. – Lost in Forever (Murdered Love)

5. Linkin Park – Lost in the Echo (Living Things)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_3NBYaXE_0&feature=share&list=PL9BD165E5E19B4331

6. Scott Stapp – Who I Am (Proof of Life)
This is not your daddy’s Stapp…

7. Red – Death of Me – Guillotine Remix (Release the Panic)

8. Thousand Foot Krutch – Let the Sparks Fly (The End is Where We Begin)
http://youtu.be/cWDiSb3INvA

9. Linkin Park – Lies Greed Misery (Living Things)

10. Scott Stapp – Slow Suicide (Proof of Life)
http://youtu.be/2Dw8QHziCRg

11. P.O.D – Higher (Murdered Love)

12. Red – Die For You (Release the Panic)

13. Pearl Jam – Mind Your Manners (Lightening Bolt)
Newest album from the legendary band doesn’t disappoint

*******BONUS TRACKS*********

WARNING—Listening to these songs at high volume could produce UNHEARD OF RESULTS. Approach with caution.

Alter Bridge – Cry of Achilles (Fortress)
Ok ok, I know I said I wouldn’t put another AB song on here, but trust me, you will give great thanks for this beast

Tremonti – Wish You Well (All I Was)
http://youtu.be/t2NOSJ5TYCQ

Red – Release the Panic (Release the Panic)

Tremonti – Decay (All I Was)

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