The renowned American basketball player Kevin Durant is tall and talented. This 6’9″ heavyweight naturally challenges the other squad.  Not only is his height an advantage, but he works hard for hours! His trainer, Dwight Daub, has him work out hard.

Kevin Durant’s Workout

Moving Exercises

Two 30-rep sets of thoracic spine extension

Rotational med ball throws (3 sets/8 repetitions)

Split-stance overhead core matrix: Forward, Rotational, Lateral (2 sets, 10 repetitions)

Strength Training

One Romanian Deadlift Med ball Do 2 sets of 7 reps

Single-leg three-way med ball Romanian deadlift on Airex pad (2 sets/7 reps)

Four 10-rep sets of Physioball Inverted Rows with TRX Straps

Basic Inverted Row (4×10 repetitions)

Single-leg dumbbell-to-press (4 sets/8 reps)

Four sets of 8 repetitions of basic overhead press

Four 8-rep sets of walking dumbbell push -row

Four sets of 8 repetitions of basic dumbbell row from push-up position

Med Ball Multi-Planar Lunge on Core Board (4 sets, 10-12 repetitions)

Basic Med ball Multi-Planar Lunge (4 sets, 10-12 repetitions)

Shoot-training exercises

Pick and Pop

Battle Aid Defender

Freeze Pullups

Pause Before Attack

Catch/shoot

Post It

Dribble Drag Crossover

Initial Offense Duck

Counter

Cross-screen pick-and-roll

Kevin wants to challenge himself beyond these standard workouts. He sprints on sand and calls this a suicide drill. It takes twice as much energy as jogging on flat ground. He occasionally goes with pal Russell Westbrook. He thinks hard sand training improves strength, balance, and speed. He can engage his muscles more than with normal training since the sand is uneven.

Kevin Durant Diet

Kevin believes fitness depends on eating frequently and nutritious meals. As an athlete, he advises eating every meal to gain strength. Between main meals, he prefers to eat little healthful meals. Besides fruits and salad, he liked smoothies and fresh juices. He takes careful care of his diet, and we should too.

Here’s his daily menu.

Breakfast

Two egg whites

1 whole-egg omelette with spinach and tomato

A bowl of fresh fruit

Gluten-free toast.

Late Breakfast

Fruit-triple-berry acai smoothie

Lunch

Grilled salmon with cucumber-lemon yogurt dressing

Brown-rice pilaf

First-sautéed spinach with coconut water

Dinner

Grilled chicken

Roasted veggies

Fruit smoothie