Amare Training: Simplicity in Consistency
Posted by Angie Diamond at 10:48 am
I had the pleasure last week to train a former client Amare Stoudemire. Stat (Standing Tall and Talented) LOVES to work and I love working him out. Not because of the fact he is tall, talented, current All-Star and future Hall of Famer. Not because we were in gorgeous Miami and beautiful LA, but because he is a REAL student of the game and when the student shows up the teacher can go to work! The teacher can help facilitate learning and the teacher can impart knowledge energy and passion into the student! Sometimes the student teaches the teacher- below is what I learned: (I hope young players will read this)
Stat is a REAL Player- no fake wanna be NBA athlete
R- Respect the game
• Oh does he respect the game. He showed up every day at 9am to go thru 1 hour of stretching and flexibility work
• He then had 45mins-1 hour of weights and strength performance work
• We then worked out for an hour to hour and a half on skills and positional moves
• When you respect the game you respect the coaches. He was locked in the ENTIRE TIME, no BS with his approach, “yes coach, I got you G” “How was that” “one more” “push me harder G” was what I got. Amazing and the season has not even started yet and his respect and focus is at a high place right NOW!
• When you respect the game you respect the fans. Almost every fan that came by and asked for an autograph or picture was walking home with a piece of Amare. He accommodated every single person, (even the ones on the road, in the airport, the drunk girl at TGIF’s. 
) He was graceful, kind and always respected the fans. He even gave one of my JRNSA players (who I was training in Miami also) some pointers on his game. EJ could not have been more excited to get a piece of time from one of the greatest power forwards in the Game. I was very proud of Amare for his patience and kindness to young EJ. Do you know how many people tug at him, ask him for stuff, and leech on him for things? I lived with him for 3 months and this past week I got irritated at times by ALL the people who wanted a “touch of the big fella”.. It was draining for me man!! You think you want to be at the highest level until you LIVE in their shoes. I love my privacy and somewhat simple life. However he never let them interfere with his workouts!! That is true respect for the game!
E- Enthusiastic Approach
• I would not be blogging about STAT if he were not so passionate! To hire me or one of our staff means you are getting a confrontational coach. I would not let him loose his fire in the workouts. I can honestly say he would not let me loose mine! We were one flame vibing off each other. No music, just his own heart and soul driving his reps. He went hard mentally and physically. Stayed in the Drill till he got IT Right! Was holding himself accountable instead of me holding him accountable! He owned the workout; the workout did not own HIM! I only blog about certain elite players and his passion definitely can’t be matched (only ones that are up to par to his I have seen live and worked out are Kobe, CP3, Mya Moore, Rotnei’ clark, Brandon Knight, to name a few) You can’t get better unless you HAVE IT- EVERY TIME
A-Assimilation by Association (You become what you are around)
• Stat surrounds himself with a TEAM of Good dudes. His business people, his chef (who is world renowned), his Canadian body specialist, his basketball trainers (myself, Tyler, Idan the Hoop), Whisperer ( I hear is outstanding), all add value to him and whether you like it or not you become who you hang around with. He surrounds himself with a good “posse.”
L- Love of the Game – Even When it’s Hard
• He loves to play but more importantly loves to work!! The KNICKS can’t talk to him- so who was getting himself out of bed? Who was driving him to work on his weaknesses? Who pushed him to get better and get the Solutions he needs to win a championship this year? Who picked him up when he did not feel like going Hard? HIM and his Love of the GAME!
• You got the Love ?
So it was a simple workout! Simple things done every day the same consistent way!
That was a REAL Player!
See photos below!
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