Unfortunately, no one really explains that working hard doesn't mean long, boring hours spent doing the same repetitive activity. Most people believe "hard work" is usually difficult because of the fact that you have to waste precious time on improving your skills.
That thinking is utterly wrong
I'm assuming your reading this because you want to improve your jump shot so specifically I am speaking about the success principles of improving your jump shot.
So if you think you should spend 4 hours in a gym every day until you master the jump shot, you are likely to fail. The key word there is "likely".
In his autobiography, Larry Bird talks about spending 4-6 hours in a gym and mastering the jump shot that way. He loved being in the gym, it was his sanctuary. So it's safe to assume that one of the best jump shooters in history willed himself to success through endless hours in the gym.
But to think you can have a successful jump shot only if you spend this kind of time will send you in the wrong direction.
Believe it or not, and this may be shocking to most people, but you do not need to spend more one hour per day, six days a week, on shooting drills and jump shot related workouts to become a great shooter. PERIOD.
I can hear you disagreeing with me already but here's how you can implement this into your own workout program.
Working one hour per day on a regular basis is completely achievable, but the key is to working AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. This means getting in the gym, doing what your supposed to do, not waste time and ultimately get out of there and on with life.
This is not a blog post about specific drills you should be implementing (ultimately that is dependent on your current skill level), but be assured that if you are a beginner or an expert shooter, you need only spend an hour per day on specific jump shot drills. This means an hour of hard work. If anything you should challenge yourself both mentally and physically.
How do I know this?
I've been through it before. I've worked 4-6 hours in the gym and eventually disciplined myself to working one hour per day, six days a week and found the results were much quicker from the second option.
I definitely improved my skills when I was in the gym for 4-6 hours per day, but I was not being very efficient. Four hours of drawn out work is never as good as one hour of focused work.
So find a way to work as efficiently as you can for a one hour period every day, and stick to it! You can find yourself having more success and more time to focus on other things.
Good luck!
