How often do you guys play basketball?

[pmatic]

I used to play 4-5 times a week during college.

Now I'm lucky to play once a week and it's just shooting around as opposed to pick up games. |I

BTW, can anyone recommend any open gyms around the NoVA area?

 

[picasso swerve]

Summertime I would play 2-4 times a week, and I go wherever homies would hit me up to ball.

Then I got lazy...and now that I want to play and get back into shape, my broken foot wont heal right and may need surgery. 

 

[Naruto]

I try to aim for 5-6 days a week to let my knees get rest. I don't play pickup often tho, mostly shooting alone. Concrete kills my knees

 

[brandon3000]

I never play.

I miss it too. But I work nights on the weekends and stuggle to find the time during the week, or energy after I get off work at 8pm. Just got a gym membership so I'm hoping to find the motivation soon

 

[lynchpin33]

outside of Friday (no runs anywhere) and Saturday when work allows, I'm in the lab getting it in. One thing that I do now that I didn't do when I was younger is hit the ice tub 7 days a week for 20 minutes. makes a BIG difference...

 

[mister friendly]

I try to play like 3-4x a week just to stay active.

I ****** up my achilles though, I should probably see a specialist about it. Idk what I did but it's been sore for the past like 6 months. Really messed up my explosiveness

You should try some Spenco Gel Heel Cups

It may help as long as you dont have any real damage there

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[Mamba4life]

Man, I'm at an age(41) where I rarely play competitively. It's not because I can't play. It's because I'm deathly afraid of injuries The wild part is that I continue to train as if I play(plyo, squats, lifting etc), but my competitive games are usually limited to 21 or games of 3 on 3 once or twice a week.

 

[imlive365]

Usually 2 days a week Tuesday and Wednesday. Growing up I had Osgood schlatter so every once in a while if I push my self to many times my knees start to hurt. Gotta start getting out there more tho I'm starting to gain a little weight.

 

[Bert.]

went from 4-5 days a week at 2-3 hours each day to 0

pretty much retired for over a year now :x gonna try my hardest to get back into playing once or twice a week if i can in the fall with a buddy. my game has dimished from not playing but im a natural shooter but been focusing more on lifting so gonna try and get shots up before i lift again and see if i can get it wet again.

sucks getting older, working, all your friends working. i swear playing ball everyday with buddies and knowing everyone at the gym was one of the funnest things ever

 

[bonez7]

Sitting here with a broke ankle..

So 0 ryte now but I just started playing again for first time in many years before this happened...

I still light the three pt line up like I never stopped but I did loose my handles completely...crazy how they shot never went away..

 

[xbiker47]

3-4 times a week for 2-3 hours

 

[Kaleo15]

Sitting here with a broke ankle..

So 0 ryte now but I just started playing again for first time in many years before this happened...

I still light the three pt line up like I never stopped but I did loose my handles completely...crazy how they shot never went away..

Damn bro... who broke your ankles?

But I feel you on that shot thing, even if I haven't played in months... all it takes is a couple of games, it comes right back!

But handles? Forget it bro... that went out the window. I don't even bother trying ot get it back.

 

[bonez7]

Damn bro... who broke your ankles?

But I feel you on that shot thing, even if I haven't played in months... all it takes is a couple of games, it comes right back!

But handles? Forget it bro... that went out the window. I don't even bother trying ot get it back.

I broke my own ..

Yeah shot stays with you but it's like starting all over again with the handles...

I used to have it back then I've actually seriously broken ankles on court once upon a time, having the whole gym go crazy..them good old days when ball was life.

 

[the natural mystic]

I have been more focused on adding muscle in the gym and playing less ball but I still shoot around.( shot is still butter) But since I have been lifting, the game comes to me so easily. Once I get to my goal weight I will start playing 4-5 times a week.

 

[$tacy]

Man before my son was born at least 5x a week. Since my son has been born I've played like 4 times and he will be 3 in november

 

[airjordan jb23]

i shoot around a couple times a week to keep up on my game. pickup games aren't as often anymore... i used to play them like every other day when the weather was nice, but now with everyone busy its tough keeping it as frequent.

 

[hymen man]

i shoot around a couple times a week to keep up on my game. pickup games aren't as often anymore... i used to play them like every other day when the weather was nice, but now with everyone busy its tough keeping it as frequent.

pretty much this, i spend about 35-45 mins a day/4-5 times a week just working on my jumper. games come very less frequently nowadays.

 

[chicagokid23]

I play in a couple of Rec leagues like 2-3 times a week depending which league is on and which is off
1-2 times playing pickup.
Like last week I hooped Sun, Mon, Tues, went to Summer League on Weds, and hooped Thurs

 

[Mark Antony]

Haven't balled in like 5 yrs. I'm hesitant to even get in a game now due to rust.

 

[reptoss]

Once a week and it take the next 2 days to recover

 

[Kaleo15]

I think Monday night was the most i've played thus far...

A lot of dudes from the Vegas Summer league was at my gym (literally like 60 heads over there)

Played from 6pm-1am... my legs were SHOT the following day.

 

[percy.]

Used to be everyday. But I frequently get shin splints now so I usually play 2-4 days a week.

 

[darthska]

Like I said before, I tore everything in my knee last September, so I hardly ever play now.

Shot around yesterday, and played a game w/ some regulars I used to hoop w/ last summer, all the time.

Maaaaan... 

 

 

[suberzat1]

Haven't played ball in about 2 months and still have it. Feels good to ball

 

[suberzat1]

I think Monday night was the most i've played thus far...

A lot of dudes from the Vegas Summer league was at my gym (literally like 60 heads over there)

Played from 6pm-1am... my legs were SHOT the following day.

So what you saying is most of us not on your b ball level.

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