Exercise Routine
 

Since I am new and won't start officiating any games until next year, I thought this is a good time to get into better shape and get prepared for next season. So I was curious, what are some of your workout routines? I will be running more over the summer and can stand to drop a few pounds, but before I started a plan I wanted to see what everyone else did too.

I do triathlons.............steam, shower, shave.

There was a really good workout routine posted in the latest referee magazine by an NBA official, including sprint work, cardio and resistance training.

I will have to write that one down to keep the order straight. :)

I will have to check that out. I used to work out pretty religiously a few years ago, but have slacked off, so I need to get back in the routine.

Real officials do pentathlons. .....steam, shower, shampoo, sh!t, shave.....

I limber up my arms to get them in shape for calling technicals by continuously popping meds into my mouth. Gotta tell ya', my elbow muscles are now world class.

Me too....
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Now that is a good workout.

I would seriously consider building up the muscles around your knees if you plan on working many games. The daily grind on the knees can be pretty brutal for a first year ref. Not all the surfaces you'll referee on will be the kindest on the body.

It's called the DOTU(tm) workout.

Thanks for the advice, I wanted to gear things toward the legs and stamina. Maybe some outdoor running can help to build up the knees somewhat.

I see you slipped that into your sig. Very nice.

Anyway, back to the topic... when I get the urge to exercise I go & lie down until it passes.

Note that the running that an official does is not like running a long-distance race. It's running a series of sprints with a brief rest period in between.

Thus, I tend to use interval training when doing my running / aerobic workout.

Good advice Bob, thanks. I hadn't really thought about interval training, but it does make more sense than going for distance.