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Kobe Bryant is fighting to get the Lakers top-seed in the NBA West. Plenty of competition as well in the battle for his first NBA MVP.

Kobe Bryant is the unquestioned leader of the Los Angeles Lakers. Flirting with triple-doubles on a nightly basis, his cast is better than when the NBA season began, but it is still Kobe Bryant that leads things in LA. His first NBA MVP could be on the way, but Kevin Garnett and Chris Paul stand in Kobe's way.

The biggest threat to Kobe's MVP is Kevin Garnett. Garnett has displayed superior leadership, on and off the court, helping resurrect a morbid Boston Celtics franchise. Garnett, it feels, has been with the Celtics for 10 years, but in reality, it is his inaugural campaign in green and white. Garnett's on court play has been passionate and inspired, leading the Celtics to the best record in the NBA.

Best record in the NBA, via the conduit of the NBA East, is not as impressive as the best record in the NBA West, and that is where Chris Paul comes into the picture. Paul, a young but super-effective Point Guard for the New Orleans Hornets, is everything for the Hornets. His leadership at such a young age is remarkable, drawing comparisons to a young Isiah Thomas (on court, not in GM capacity, thank you), and even a bit of Magic Johnson for flavor.

Although the NBA MVP award is supposed to be for one year's body of work, the reality is that a player's reputation does factor in, everything else being equal. That said, Kobe Bryant is due, but Kevin Garnett will have a say as well.

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These Jersey Magnets are authentic jersey replicas of your favorite team! They are available in a 3-pack team set, and come in a team authentic colored slide gift box. Each jersey is 3"x3" in size, and contains a strong magnet inside the jersey. They will attach to refrigerators, file cabinets, lockers and most metal objects! Players included in this set are Hamilton, Wallace and Rebraca.

A couple of summers ago Kobe Bryant changed his workout program in order to get stronger - just like Michael Jordan back in the days. Kobe gained between 6 and 7 pounds of muscles (he is now at 220 lbs.), became a bit slower but still managed to maintain if not to increase his vertical jump! So, how did do that?

Let's have a look at his weight training program - it's a 6 days a week, 1 hour a day workout. The complete program consists of the weight training plus 2 hours of running, 2 hours of basketball, and 1 hour of cardio a day!

Day 1 & Day 4:

Bench press

Lat pull-downs

Incline press

Military press

Abdominal crunches

Day 2 & Day 5:

Lateral dumbbell raises

Bar dips

Tricep press-downs

Bicep curls

Abdominal crunches

Day 3 & Day 6:

Back squats/Front squats

Leg curls

Leg extensions

Calf raises

As you can see day 1,2,4 and 5 are about building strength in the upper part of the body. Day 3 and 6 are all about the lower part of the body which gives you the power you need to jump real high.

Focusing on reducing his body fat percentage (its under 10 %) allowed Kobe to save some weight that he actually gained through building up muscles. Besides the workout (running, cardio) sticking to a good diet plan (e.g. avoid fat in the food you eat, take plenty of protein to you, eat red meat only once a week, drink a lot of water aso.) is crucial.

Now, last summer (2007), before playing for Team USA
he lost almost 20 lbs. (he is at 205 lbs. now) to get his quickness back and worked also on his vertical.

If you are searching for a concrete workout plan with effective vertical jump exercises, I can recommend "Go Up Strong":

http://www.howtodunk.org/

But there are also other recommendable vertical jump programs out there. Actually it's not about what program to choose but how to do the exercises right: how many times, in what combination and when to take a break for your muscles to regenerate. If you are aware of that and know what and how to do it, you don't need any vertical program.

But seriously: not that many (young) guys know his, so they start on their own, go over the top at the beginning, don't get the results they want (which are by the way unrealistic, about 10-15 inches in 3-4 months are doable) and curse all the vertical programs.

So don't risk the same mistake and get a real vertical program, stick to it seriously and you will get real results.

personal trainer

http://www.howtodunk.org

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Yep, we're down to 16. 16 teams left in the Men's NCAA Basketball Tourney, that is.

The Big East started off with 8 teams and 4 remain including the two #1 seeds, Villanova and UConn. Georgetown and West Virginia also remain giving the Big East Conference a very good chance of sending at least one team to the Final Four.

You have got to love George Mason and Wichita State, two teams that have shocked everyone. Okay, everyone but themselves. Known as the "Shockers" Wichita State is not playing the role of compliant patsy and rolling over either. No, they tossed two of last year's final four teams to get this far. Interestingly, George Mason and Wichita State will face off later this week in a rematch of a game won by George Mason on the Shockers home court earlier in the season. So, one Cinderella team is guaranteed to make it to the Round of 8 due to the match up. Pretty cool, eh?

I also like Bradley, the 3rd Cinderella team that is still alive. They knocked off a very good Pitt team to advance.

Hey, what's wrong with the Big Ten? Six teams in and now six teams out...a bad reflection on that prestigious conference, don't you think?

Regardless how this year's tournament plays out, there is something for everyone. Sure, the tournament is big and some of the teams present probably don't deserve a bid, but this is what we have, so let's enjoy it. Now I think I'll see what is going on over with the women's tourney!

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