Things you learned from experience during a game

What I learned the hard way is not to bite on fakes and rely on my usually superior athleticism to contest shots and make them shoot over me rather than try and block everything.

The other thing is how much distance I have to give a guy so I can still contest jumpers and can stay in front of my man. Also off course looking at his middle and not at the ball.

But the most important thing I learned is to stay positive and keep my team-mates positive even if things aren't going the right way, negativity won't magically makes us play better but being positive sometimes helps...

the little things matter the MOST

Well, I guess the harsh times are what decides a person's true traits. I planned to go at 4 15 to 6 to do my shooting workout everyday and workout on my scheduled days then do skill training. Then some inconviences came such as 4 essays due in 2 days(my fault though I didn't do it right away) and the 40 degree weather in the morning. It was even cold with my heater on lol. I'll train tomorrow. I must!

Well, I expected my vertical jump to increase slowly. I can touch the rim most of the time when running from the 3 point line and 1/2 times when jumping from one spot to the rim without running. I am extremely frustruated from not making the time to do my shooting and skill training workouts this week though. I wasted valuable time and now that I finished all my hw and got my motivation back, I shall do my training to the max. It's true that you pick up habits when you don't train enough when you play pick up ball. The day after I trained for the full week I had perfect form and made 5/6 shots every pick up game. This week I couldn't train and was just too freaking cowardly to go out at 4 am and practice.

Oh yeah, I also learned that instead of just pouring hours of hours into watching HOW to do stuff, you should set guidelines on the limit of learning the information then do a minimum training everyday(such as 30 minutes of learning basketball then 2 sessions of 1 hour 15 minute intense training or something).

Random Quote: "Don't play scared" -Dre Baldwin

people will not cut backdoor or move without the ball unless that kind of play has been part of that teams demeanor.

i hate trying to hint to people to cut or set screens off the ball. people should know that shti.

^ yeah I really worked on my cutting for 3 weeks, because I found that I was just standing around too much. Now I also get aggravated when people don't cut.

Mini Update: Strange thing is that I'm becoming too fast for my handles. A month ago my slow for my handles today was its fastest. I guess I got to play in more control now. A positive for it is that my crossover and jumpstop is freaking deadly now. Whenever I crossover someone I somehow get 2 steps ahead from the help defenders and get like a basket with no one guarding me most of the time. When I jumpstop, it seems like there are so many openings to shoot. Not much of an update but it seems that weight training has made me a lot more explosive and faster.

I feel you. My handle is also too slow compared to my normal speed. I end up having to dribble more because by the time I shift my body for a crossover, the ball is still in the other hand. On the other hand, I can move up and down the floor much quicker on a fast break both on offense and defense.

i learn that it's hard to guard cutters in my opinion.

btw i notice that my jumper is on today and making half of my shot attempts
and i use my left hand less akwardly {SP?} in dribbles

i have a question what bodyweight exercises help in basketball? and can you give me body weight exercise that focus on full body?

[QUOTE=KokoWarzone]i learn that it's hard to guard cutters in my opinion.

btw i notice that my jumper is on today and making half of my shot attempts
and i use my left hand less akwardly {SP?} in dribbles

i have a question what bodyweight exercises help in basketball? and can you give me body weight exercise that focus on full body?[/QUOTE]

You have to face guard cutters. At least that's the easiest way to negate them cutting.

[QUOTE=Swaggin916]You have to face guard cutters. At least that's the easiest way to negate them cutting.[/QUOTE]

I've always been taught to just bump them... don't let them go where they want to go.

[QUOTE=DWRIGHTWAY]the little things matter the MOST[/QUOTE]

true

@carpevis yeah, me too. I used to could only dribble up the floor in 5 dribbles. Now it's like 3 dribbles.
@kokoWarzone practically all of them do lol. pushups/squats/burpees/pull ups/etc. In my experience with the past year though, weight lifting has given me more in 3 months then it has in doing variations of pushups, variations of squats, variations of situps, and burpees of 3 years.
Yeah it's pretty hard to guard them. In my opinion, it just goes back to one on one defense and use what you have such as size and stuff such as using your size to block them or using your quickness. If a guy who steps back over the arc isn't a shooter, then you shouldn't step and deny the pass otherwise he would just cut back in and stuff like that.

Mini Update: Now I understand what some videos meant about playing while skill training. After I trained hard in building up my shot form, I played some normal pick up with my friends and ended up messing it up from doing trick shots and stuff.
I also relearned that you HAVE TO find the minor details. I played with a friend in 2v2 who said he was good at inside shooting and rebounding. I ended up trying to set him up for cuts(at the moment I thought CUTS=INSIDE SHOOTING SO I SHOULD PASS IT TO HIM WHEN HE CUTS)...too bad he didn't know how to cut in. I also set him up with easy midrange jump shots... too bad he didn't know how to shoot(he said beforehand he didn't know how to so I was just being dumb). I also set him up with some easy 3 foot layups...too bad he didn't know how to do a layup without a backboard. Well, from this experience, I relearned that you have to do the right things at the right moments. We ended up losing 6-11. I had 4/7 while my teammate had 2/20. Well you learn from mistakes I guess lol.

Major question: how do you stop someone with an obvious weight advantage over you?

I played 2 on 2 today, had to guard this dude who was 40 pounds heavier. He was quick, too, with a handle, so I had to back off. Then he started draining 3s in my face. As soon as I'd step up, he'd drive. I wasn't playing bad defense, I had a hand up and stayed in front of him, but he'd drive his shoulder into my chest and keep the ball back so I couldn't get it. I ended up getting wrecked on every one of his drives.

So how do you play against someone like that? Not just one physical advantage, but many? I couldn't do anything on offense or defense...

[QUOTE=carpevicis]Major question: how do you stop someone with an obvious weight advantage over you?

I played 2 on 2 today, had to guard this dude who was 40 pounds heavier. He was quick, too, with a handle, so I had to back off. Then he started draining 3s in my face. As soon as I'd step up, he'd drive. I wasn't playing bad defense, I had a hand up and stayed in front of him, but he'd drive his shoulder into my chest and keep the ball back so I couldn't get it. I ended up getting wrecked on every one of his drives.

So how do you play against someone like that? Not just one physical advantage, but many? I couldn't do anything on offense or defense...[/QUOTE]

Ah those people. The first thing it made me remind me of is the NBA. They're either the ones with the most talent or the ones who worked more then the ones with a lot of talent.

When I'd face situations like that my mind would always say "it's almost next to impossible". Then I would just continue to ponder about how to do it. I would constantly be saying "it's almost next to impossible" over and over until I just finally admit it. It's just that you got to find his weakest area and force him on it(even if his weakest is more than your strongest lol). Remember when playing against opponents: Focus on their weaknesses, not their strengths

Through experience during a game I've learned not to overstate any game's given importance. The minute I began thinking about ramifications of failure, I was done. I drive this point home with my brothers all the time. One of them is fearful of his classmates laughing at him if he airballs a shot. It just doesn't matter. I couldn't begin to play "real" basketball during my seasons until I learned to let go a little bit and realize that my audience is likely going to forget about anything I accomplish one way or the other. There's no use in playing tentative. That's not what your coach wants, that's not what your fans want, that's not what you want.

Through game experience, I also learned all the things it's possible to get away with in an officiated ballgame. It's one of the aspects I miss most from official basketball contests - the mental warfare aspect. It was interesting to learn how to assert my control on a game from that perspective.

dam found out that the reason why I can't dunk on like 8 foot rims is because my hands are too small lol. I can dunk easily on 9'5 rims with like size 6 balls but it just doesn't feel right with a size 6. I'm still continuing my training. Just putting in work.

i learn to use my body to protect the ball and create space. and i learn to play physical even if the guy is heavier than me.

and i learn if i make a mistake on offense, i hustle all the way to keep my opponent from scoring.

another thing I've learned..

you gotta come at least 3 deep. its no fun playing with other dudes who know each other and are looking out for themselves and their homies.

3 deep or be prepared to be a role player no matter good you are.

this is just my opinion.

[QUOTE=GhostDeini32]another thing I've learned..

you gotta come at least 3 deep. its no fun playing with other dudes who know each other and are looking out for themselves and their homies.

3 deep or be prepared to be a role player no matter good you are.

this is just my opinion.[/QUOTE]


yeah it's hard to play with people they know each other and me and my teammates don't how each other play.

this thing i learn is pretty basic i guess but i learn that i must warm up first for dribbling and shooting before playing pick up games or else i shoot/dribble horrible.

definitely stretch. for a while.

and then warm-up. it is the only way to go.

any tips guys? like things to remember when playing pick up basketball?

^Make the extra effort. In pick up games, the people who are most dominant make the extra effort.

Today me and my friends got destroyed in a pick up game for 4v4 against 8th graders lol. One was a 6'0 guy who was like 150, another was a dirty playing black guy who was like 5'8(carrys/grabs people's shirts/pushes you in the air), another was another guy who was 5'7 who was really quick and good at finishing, and the final guy was just kind of useless lol. My team consisted of me 5'9(I'm 120), my buff friend who was like 135 lol, my friend who is a good shooter and is somehow the strongest out of everyone but is 5'7 and 105 pounds, and another guy who is 5'7 and penetrates really well yet makes it to easy for the other team to pack him.

We got destroyed in the first 2 games by the 6'0 guy, because somehow my friend who was good at penetrating was guarding him in the post so the 6'0 guy got like 6-7 points each of the games. Then I switched to him and he got 3 points and 2 points the next 2 games. The scores were like 11-5,11-8, 11-9, 11-9.

From this experience, I learned that playing basketball really is a battle. I had to freaking fight in the post to maintain my position. The black guy shoved me many times and even shoved me out when I was just pivoting. He stopped after I v-cutted him so hard that he flew 10 feet outside the court(he was guarding me for 2 games until the other team's post player started guarding me). I also learned that you have to JUST DO IT. I trained myself to making plays and finishing in traffic and freezing people to shoot outside. I ended up only using the freezing people to shoot outside. The buff guy on my team told me to make some sh*t happen yet I just depended on him to make the plays. I also learned that there will always be someone better than you that is even younger then you and doesn't train as hard as you due to athletic talent. This gives me motivation to train harder now.

Random Quote that isn't so random because it's used so much: Just do it-Nike

Edit: Another thing I learned. Screens kick a**. Seriously. I used them a couple of times during the games and they were highly effective at setting people up. One time, a guy just ran into me when I set one and he fell back like 5 feet saying "oh sh*t didn't see that screen".

[QUOTE=bobbyflay]^Make the extra effort. In pick up games, the people who are most dominant make the extra effort.

Today me and my friends got destroyed in a pick up game for 4v4 against 8th graders lol. One was a 6'0 guy who was like 150, another was a dirty playing black guy who was like 5'8(carrys/grabs people's shirts/pushes you in the air), another was another guy who was 5'7 who was really quick and good at finishing, and the final guy was just kind of useless lol. My team consisted of me 5'9(I'm 120), my buff friend who was like 135 lol, my friend who is a good shooter and is somehow the strongest out of everyone but is 5'7 and 105 pounds, and another guy who is 5'7 and penetrates really well yet makes it to easy for the other team to pack him.

We got destroyed in the first 2 games by the 6'0 guy, because somehow my friend who was good at penetrating was guarding him in the post so the 6'0 guy got like 6-7 points each of the games. Then I switched to him and he got 3 points and 2 points the next 2 games. The scores were like 11-5,11-8, 11-9, 11-9.

From this experience, I learned that playing basketball really is a battle. I had to freaking fight in the post to maintain my position. The black guy shoved me many times and even shoved me out when I was just pivoting. He stopped after I v-cutted him so hard that he flew 10 feet outside the court(he was guarding me for 2 games until the other team's post player started guarding me). I also learned that you have to JUST DO IT. I trained myself to making plays and finishing in traffic and freezing people to shoot outside. I ended up only using the freezing people to shoot outside. The buff guy on my team told me to make some sh*t happen yet I just depended on him to make the plays. I also learned that there will always be someone better than you that is even younger then you and doesn't train as hard as you due to athletic talent. This gives me motivation to train harder now.

Random Quote that isn't so random because it's used so much: Just do it-Nike

Edit: Another thing I learned. Screens kick a**. Seriously. I used them a couple of times during the games and they were highly effective at setting people up. One time, a guy just ran into me when I set one and he fell back like 5 feet saying "oh sh*t didn't see that screen".[/QUOTE]


man i realize this thing screens is great today we play 5v5 with me and my classmates vs another classmates and pick up basketball friends. even though the guy is heavier than me i set up a screen and the ball handler just past by in my screen to get out of the defender. and yeah i realize it too that basketball is a battle and a physical game.

[QUOTE=KokoWarzone]man i realize this thing screens is great today we play 5v5 with me and my classmates vs another classmates and pick up basketball friends. even though the guy is heavier than me i set up a screen and the ball handler just past by in my screen to get out of the defender. and yeah i realize it too that basketball is a battle and a physical game.[/QUOTE]

try setting screens off the ball. magic will happen.

[QUOTE=GhostDeini32]try setting screens off the ball. magic will happen.[/QUOTE]


from my interpretation off the ball screen is like a screen to free up the shooter like ray allen/rip hamiltion? is it like that?

[QUOTE=KokoWarzone]from my interpretation off the ball screen is like a screen to free up the shooter like ray allen/rip hamiltion? is it like that?[/QUOTE]
Can be for a shooter or even for slashers, can have a back door screen set for someone to curl into the paint and score there.. :cheers:

damit something wrong must have happened. I lost 3 inches of my vertical and my shooting form is somehow destroyed. It used to be one shooting form then it progressed to 2 shooting forms switching off and now it's like 5 shooting forms. It turns out that I forgot the GOLDEN rule of perfect practice makes perfect. I practiced around 2000 repetitions on the wrong shooting form and now I have to get it out of my system. I extremely don't know how I lost 3 inches of vertical. I run less than 2 miles a day and most of it is sprinting(playing basketball). I didn't weight train the past 2 scheduled days(friday and today due to complications..) of my training and I expected my vertical to remain the same or grow. Damit now I have to fix everything.

Now I'm inspired to be a college basketball player. I saw this guy play and he was like the perfect basketball player. He was around 6'2 and could play any position during the course of 5 games. Anything about his game is great. The two things that I could say are outstanding is his finishing(I usually don't care about watching pickups but then this guy made me sit down and it was like watching Power Rangers when I was 5 years old lol) and his defense(He was unstoppable..Even though he wasn't the best ball handler, he made everyone seem like they have no handles when he was guarding them. He blocked out the angles for them to dribble or even move). I found out that he was only a senior in high school. He looked old from wearing a sort of banner around his body to look so destructive.

The bad thing is that my high school is definitely not the way to go(ranked 1000 something in the United States, actually not even ranked..and I already see why from experience).

What are ways to get noticed to play in D1 college or something? I can think of joining my city's team or something and hopefully get noticed.

Refs are retarded.

i don't know why but i'm working hard at basketball. doing 2 ball dribbling and a chair/instead of a cone because we dont have cones. anyway what is the experience in league games? and what to remember?

how do i gain weight? seriously guys im 80+ pounds and frustrated that i can't gain weight. some people said *just wait for age
20+ and you gain weight* i don't like it i want to get the right weight for my age and don't want to wait.

[QUOTE=KokoWarzone]how do i gain weight? seriously guys im 80+ pounds and frustrated that i can't gain weight. some people said *just wait for age
20+ and you gain weight* i don't like it i want to get the right weight for my age and don't want to wait.[/QUOTE]


There is a little truth to that but it has more to do with what you eat. It's always calories in V calories out. I eat like a pig and still don't gain much weight. Get on a dedicated weight training program and increase your calories. Make sure you get plenty of good carbs and fats and eat lots of meat, and dairy products.

This is a great program for athletes

[url]http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=459321&cr=[/url]

@Koko I gained 20 pounds over the summer through weights. I was also 90 pounds before the summer, but I started lifting weights. I actually got taller from weights along with stretching.

I looked back at my updates and found that my walls of text were getting hard for me to even read, so I'm going to revert back haha.

Positive: Due to weight training, I'm better at getting bumped around and slashing through to score a bucket. I used to just get bumped and the ball would fly ou randomly. For some reason, I'm sort of like an ingame rebounder now. I can barely touch the backboard when I try to jump, but when I jump to get a rebound, my hands are over the rim level. I'm also recognizing things a lot better now. It's like a strategy game.

Negative: My shooting form is going on and off. I keep on procrasinating.. I have to stop this. It's making me take off basketball training time. I end up doing half of my training. I have to stay dedicated to become part of the 0.5% asian american ballers in D1.

Summary: Positive: ALOT better at slashing/rebounding/basketball iq Negative: have to add more repetitions in shooting form/have to organize everything in my schedule
I'm going to make it happen now.

Random Quote: You only got one life to live-Allen Iverson

Mini Update: I got a nasty cough. It might be a special strain of flu or something because it lasted for a week and a half. I hope it's not bronchitis..
I trained for a week with it and the training has made it a lot worse, so I started resting and not training 2 days ago(includes stopping skill training because I go all out and get tired). For some reason, my shooting stayed the same as it was 3 days ago. 3 days ago, I did 100 perfect form shots. Now, I stopped practicing and my form remained the same. It's pretty strange. I think this might be how some players from parks just seem so good; they are consistent in everything(and that's why their game doesn't evolve, they just rely on athletic ability). It's just something strange I noticed on my quest to become a D1 player.

Mini Update: I'm going to do a real update after this week, because I started real training. I thought of it now and realized that why most of the basketball players don't make it to D1/overseas/NBA. They just don't work.. I'm practically the only guy working at least 1-2 hours on my game everyday in my school. Now I see why the basketball program is terrible. It's not also because of the staff; it's because of the players also..

I also found out that Rake's statement of being cocky and stupid is also true for life and basketball. I just acted cocky and thought I was right in everything and protruded confidence. Also ingame, I just made every shot and did whatever I want. However, it was a pick up game so I don't know.

My journals are about learning about life through basketball too :D

Most players don't make it to a high level for numerous reasons: often it's how hard they want to work, the body they were given or just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. All I have to tell you is that don't focus on the world around you, think about the big picture. Just because you're the hardest working in your town doesn't mean anything. You have to remember that there are other people out there that you'll never meet. Never get complacent when you train because every opportunity you have you'll need.

Some notes that you might want to observe, given that you're a freshman and you decided you want to play in college.

-Try and make a list of colleges you're interested in attending both athletically and academically
-Get great grades. Not passing grades, but great grades. Take AP/Honors classes. The work load might be extra, but trust me, this is how you stand out.
-Play AAU basketball. If the school team isn't cutting it, play AAU and make sure you film every game so you can make a highlight reel when the time comes
-Eat healthy. You might be young but if you learn to eat healthy now, it'll be habit when you need it.
-Weight train/run. The earlier you start the better. Don't fall for the old saying that it'll stunt your growth. It might if you do it wrong. But if you do it right, the gains are invaluable. Also, most average players can't afford to not weight train. Some of the top elite players can get away with it because of their skill and natural athleticism, but most kids HAVE TO TRAIN.

Yes, I got too cocky in my ways. I was too happy winning against my school peers and not vsing real players. I shall train my hardest for this summer.

I guess you're right about seeing what colleges I should attend. I'm hoping for UCLA, but I'll need a 4.2. I messed up my semester this time due to trying to want free time. I got a 3.5 but that's .7 away from my goal.
Ah, I see a highlight reel. I found out my school tapes games of varsity, so I might just use that.
You're right. I should eat healthy. I swear it's pretty hard when most of the food I get is junk food.
Yeah, weight training has made me grow taller actually. I'm sort of afraid it might have caused me injuries on my bones(joins/nerves hurt from it). It also seems that I'm the only 14-16 year old training in the gym also.
Also, I have to cut my free time I suppose. I planned to do my shooting workout at 4 am, but due to essays in honors and etc I could only get 5 hours of sleep daily. I thought about the price of my sleep and I had to do it. Then I realized that I wouldn't gain anything from my workouts and would be tired academicly and physically. I try my best though to go at 4 30-6:15 Am(I have class starting at 7).

Some questions: How should I train for rejoining the basketball program at my school this summer again? Please be more specific as in the type of weight training, endurance, explosiveness, agility, muscle mass, and etc. Also, am I doing something wrong in the gym? I'm lifting more than guys who have twice as much muscle mass than me. Ex: I'm doing 50 pounds on each side from a barbell 3x8(I swear my max is around 60 pounds. I don't want to strain myself to heavily lol.) Then I see guys that are freaking ripped doing 40 pounds and sweating and yelling across the gym. I'm thinking what? I just check my muscles and see like one muscle while I look at the other guy who is doing less than me and is about 4-6 years older and I see around 5-8 sections on his arm.

Edit: Another Question. What do you think is worth it more? 1 hour and 30 minutes of shooting practice at a park that's freezing and might be windy or might rain randomly and has a concrete ground or an hour of shooting practice at the gym. I have these 2 options in the morning at 4 30 am. It's just that I heard some people say that a day on concrete is around 3-5 days at the gym. When I think about it more and more. I'm starting to lean toward the gym.

[QUOTE=bobbyflay]

Edit: Another Question. What do you think is worth it more? 1 hour and 30 minutes of shooting practice at a park that's freezing and might be windy or might rain randomly and has a concrete ground or an hour of shooting practice at the gym. I have these 2 options in the morning at 4 30 am. It's just that I heard some people say that a day on concrete is around 3-5 days at the gym. When I think about it more and more. I'm starting to lean toward the gym.[/QUOTE]

you are better off doing ur shooting drills wherever it is tougher to make a shot. make practice hard, it will come easy during game time.

i used to practiced on double rims, slippery floor , sometimes windy courts. it became a luxury whenever i get to play on decent court/gym.

focus on shots made rather than time spent on the court.

I agree with what 623baller said, but to an extent. Training on double rims and slippery floors will help your shot, but training when it's windy won't. You'll start to form a habit to compensate for the wind, which means your accuracy on a normal day will be off. You'll get used to adjusting for the wind which won't translate to a normal situation.

If I were you, I'd hit up the gym. It's easier to shoot there, but it's also more realistic. If the outdoor courts weren't windy, that's one thing but it is and therefore you won't play like you would in a game. If you work hard, you'll only have 1 hour in you. And more than that and you're probably not going 100%.

I'm not sure I understand your question about lifting. What lift are you doing? And what is the total poundage? I don't know what you mean by 50 lbs on each side, you mean 50lbs on each side of a 45lb barbell for 145lb total? And you'll need a goal for what you want done. Training isn't universal, so if you want to get bigger than that's one thing, as is getting faster and having better agility, etc.

And make sure you get enough sleep. Your body needs time to recover from the workouts. If you keep cutting sleep you'll feel more and more exhausted and you won't maximize gains.

[QUOTE=carpevicis]I agree with what 623baller said, but to an extent. Training on double rims and slippery floors will help your shot, but training when it's windy won't. You'll start to form a habit to compensate for the wind, which means your accuracy on a normal day will be off. You'll get used to adjusting for the wind which won't translate to a normal situation.

If I were you, I'd hit up the gym. It's easier to shoot there, but it's also more realistic. If the outdoor courts weren't windy, that's one thing but it is and therefore you won't play like you would in a game. If you work hard, you'll only have 1 hour in you. And more than that and you're probably not going 100%.

I'm not sure I understand your question about lifting. What lift are you doing? And what is the total poundage? I don't know what you mean by 50 lbs on each side, you mean 50lbs on each side of a 45lb barbell for 145lb total? And you'll need a goal for what you want done. Training isn't universal, so if you want to get bigger than that's one thing, as is getting faster and having better agility, etc.

And make sure you get enough sleep. Your body needs time to recover from the workouts. If you keep cutting sleep you'll feel more and more exhausted and you won't maximize gains.[/QUOTE]

For my example, I was talking about those ez curl barbells I think. Like those ones with just 50 pounds on each side and the barbell is straight. My goal is to get more explosive, have better agility, have more endurance, get faster, and be stronger. Bad thing is the endurance factor won't match with my training.

Yeah it's hard to sleep early though. I have to sleep at 8 pm to get a full 8 hours. I'm mostly getting 5-6 hours of sleep and around 8-10 hours on weekends.

Yeah, I made up my mind to go to the gym in the morning. Riding my bike there might be hell(3 miles isn't that much but with stoplights and the weather it is to me), but spending an hour and 30 minutes in the weather is even more. I imagined myself getting rebounds and wasting time and freezing to death instead of spending it on quality shooting time.

Well I screwed myself.. There is a 95% chance I have a disease such as carpal tunnel syndrome or tenditis. I have the symptoms of loss of grip strength(no wonder I couldn't open bottles randomly or for some reason my hand just couldn't bounce the ball), cold hands due to poor circulation(I found myself putting my hands in my pockets subconsciously and people saying that my hands are cold), inflammation of the nerves(literally feels like its burning when I do strenuous stuff), the need to shake out my wrists, and pain/soreness on my wrists, forearms, shoulders, and somewhat top of my spine and neck. I think I received this disease or something from a combination of computer(I go on the computer maybe once a week for 8 hours straight if I can't play basketball) and weight lifting(maybe I was lifting with poor form. maybe that's why I could lift so much). Basketball, tennis, and school might have made it so that I couldn't recover. I have been having these syndromes for the past 3 years, but they didn't really pop up until 2 weeks ago. Damit, I can't do anything for the next 2 weeks-4 weeks.

Lesson Learned: Do everything correct and there will be no side effects. Cheating or doing something incorrectly will mask the real problem at the cost of many more problems.