Warriors: Stephen Curry’s unbelievable tactic gives him superpowers

Stephen Curry works harder than 99 percent of the NBA. His training is rigorous and it’s the core reason he has transcended the Golden State Warriors and become the greatest shooter to ever walk the planet.

Before he was able to drill 400+ 3-pointers in a single season, Curry was working his butt off behind the scenes. He is notorious for training in groundbreaking ways that have given him an edge throughout his career.

Curry experiments with just about every tactic imaginable. Whether it be honing his reaction skills by tapping flashing green lights as he dribbles – or doing a hyper quick version of common shooting drills, Curry is pushing himself to the limit each day in practice.

Stephen Curry has always been at the forefront of groundbreaking training tactics – but this one has given the Golden State Warriors guard a superpower.

Think about how often Curry is running around the floor on any given play. It’s quite a lot, right? He is constantly putting pressure on the defense by sprinting behind screens and through the paint, looking for just a slither of separation to receive a pass and get his shot off.

Curry has traveled a total of 21.7 miles on offense this season, the fifth most of anyone in the NBA. You might be wondering, how can a player of Curry’s caliber have enough energy to consistently run this much without it impacting his efficiency? Well, the trick is in his training.

According to ESPN, Curry is capable of relaxing his heart rate to under 80 beats per minute during timeouts. He has trained his body to do this by placing weights below his rib cage after high-energy workouts.

"“Once he’s out of breath at the end of most workouts, Curry lies on his back, and Payne, his trainer, places sandbag weights below his rib cage in order to overload, and train, Curry’s diaphragm.Through conditioning and breathing techniques like this, Curry can often coax his heart rate below 80 during one 90-second timeout.”"

This unbelievable method of training has put Curry in a position to outrun almost anybody in the league. He can completely rejuvenate himself during a time out like the NBA’s version of Wolverine.

Curry is averaging 28.2 points per game on the second-highest usage rate of his career. At 32 years of age, tricks like placing sandbags under your ribcage in practice will make all the difference in keeping the MVP fresh.