Jasper Bibbs, Zion Willamson’s trainer, spoke with The Athletic about the results of the training program he put the New Orleans Pelicans star through over the summer.
“This summer, we came up with a plan. He committed to the plan. We wanted Zion to not only have a great individual season, but we also wanted to focus on what he could do to help the team win. We wanted to develop him to be more resilient and to better handle the demands of being a very explosive athlete at his size.
We focused on addressing body composition — his body weight, body fat, etc. — while maintaining and improving flexibility, strength and power. We also focused on improving his overall fitness. The more weight he carries around, the more stress it puts on the body. We focused on aerobic and anaerobic basketball-specific conditioning. One of the main goals was to get Zion back to the same athletic ability he had before the injury. In the process, he’s improved athletically. I truly think he’s a better athlete now than he was before. Once you guys see him on the court, I think you’ll agree”.
Williamson played 85 games in his first 3 seasons in the NBA, averaging 25.7 points (60% FG, 68% FT), 7 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
With the former Duke man in ‘in fantastic shape,’ the Pelicans become even more of a serious candidate for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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