At one point during the prepractice stretches, Waiters stood in one corner of the convention center ballroom that had become their practice court and danced, sang and rapped along to the music accompanying their movements. On the other corner of the room, Smith sat near James as James got stretched by his longtime trainer Mike Mancias. “I think we’re pretty close,” Davis said, when asked how far the team is from where it wants to be when games begin to count. “There’s still some things that we want to work on. We were one of the worst teams in transition [defensively], so we’ve been going over that a ton, watching film on that a ton. But I think everybody came back in shape. You could tell guys have been working during the break. Now it’s all about putting it all back together.”
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“The only timeline that we’ve been …
“The only timeline that we’ve been given as far as training is that I will be allowed to work out with Mike Mancias again on Monday, which will be the two weeks away from the quarantine they put us on after we all got tested after the Nets had four guys who tested positive,” James said. “… I’ve just been training. I’ve been training five days a week and staying ready. What they always say. Stay ready when your number’s called.”
LeBron’s Ladder company aims for rituals over resolutions
The Los Angeles Lakers star’s nutrition and health company is trying a new mindset for people looking to accomplish New Year’s goals.
LeBron James is always busy, whether or not his team is at the top of the Western Conference standings. Earlier this week, the Liverpool squad that he is a part-owner of announced a new partnership with his long-time legacy brand partner Nike. And one of his other endeavors is using the New Year to try to get people to think differently about their New Year’s Resolutions.
LeBron’s Ladder company, which is a nutrition company that James co-founded last year with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cindy Crawford, Lindsey Vonn, and LeBron’s personal trainer Mike Mancias, launched a “Rituals > Resolutions” campaign for the new year. Mancias is also part of a big promotion that Ladder is doing in February.
Here are more details of “The Challenge,” from Ladder.
The Challenge: To jump start that process of turning temporary resolutions into sustainable rituals, Ladder will be launching The Ladder Challenge on February 1 led by LeBron’s trainer Mike Mancias, who will offer a workout program that establishes new fitness rituals – things that anyone and everyone can do. More than a typical fitness challenge, The Ladder Challenge is about community and accountability, engaging its participants in unique and socially-driven ways with insights from the experts along the way.
- 30-day challenge has both cardio and strength components
- Mike Mancias will kick off the exercises and engage with participants weekly, following up with videos, social posts, and blogs
- Participants can engage with others taking the challenge socially using #LadderChallenge
For more information, you can go to Ladder.sport.
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