{"id":12941,"date":"2025-01-11T00:10:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12941"},"modified":"2025-01-11T00:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:10:38","slug":"how-norman-powell-calls-the-shots-in-life-and-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12941","title":{"rendered":"How Norman Powell Calls the Shots in Life and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Norman Powell is a basketball player who can be counted on both on and off the court. So far this 2024-2025 season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/nba\/player\/gamelog\/_\/id\/2595516\/norman-powell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he\u2019s averaged almost 24 points per game<\/a> for the L.A. Clippers, and in this exclusive interview with <em>M&amp;F,<\/em> explains why being regarded as a leader is something to be taken seriously. Here\u2019s how this athlete makes sure to take care of his body before, during, and after games.<\/p>\n<p>Powell played for the UCLA Bruins before joining the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA. The 6\u20194\u201d shooting guard was subsequently traded to the Toronto Raptors, where he made a huge impact by helping the team to win an NBA Championship in 2019. After a year with the Portland Trail Blazers, Powell joined the Los Angeles Clippers in 2022, and at 31 is proving to be a continued threat to the competition.<\/p>\n<p>As we chat, Powell is tired but extremely positive following an awesome 29-point performance against the Dallas Mavericks. In terms of which body parts hurt him the most post-game, Powell says it\u2019s his shoulders. \u201cJust running through and getting hit by these 7-footers and stuff,\u201d explains the passionate player of the obstructions in his path. \u201cTrying to get their guys open and being vertical against guys running and driving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Basketball is undoubtedly a contact sport, and is a game of attrition that requires these elite athletes to be firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:55.36519386835%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Norman-Powell-preparing-to-shoot-a-basketball-during-warm-up.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"Norman Powell preparing to shoot a basketball during warm up\" width=\"1109\" height=\"614\" data-fallback-img=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Norman-Powell-preparing-to-shoot-a-basketball-during-warm-up.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Norman Powell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Norman Powell is a Leader On and Off the Basketball Court<\/h2>\n<p>Powell explains that hydration is key, and the player works with the Clippers nutritionist to make sure he\u2019s well fueled. The baller from San Diego drinks water throughout the day, and also consumes electrolytes to fight off cramping. He also drinks milk pre-game, during halftime, and post-game too. Perhaps owed to his due diligence, Powell says that cramping has not been a major issue for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen it really bad, especially with some of my teammates,\u201d he says. \u201cEspecially when I was in college.\u201d His evolution as a player is not just about the game itself, but also in the way that he conducts himself with coaches and peers during practice. \u201cIt\u2019s very important,\u201d he says of his ethos. \u201cYou know, for me it was just figuring out the best way to be a leader, and it\u2019s changed throughout the course of my career. Before, I wasn\u2019t the guy that was like (vocalizing) in the huddles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Powell first became a leader by example, and coaches would point him out to other players, telling them to be more like him, especially when it came to working and training harder. Now, however, the elite athlete takes a more hands-on approach. It was in his senior year at UCLA that Powell says he really found his voice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI [became] more vocal, pulling guys to the side individually, talking to them and making that connection,\u201d he explains. \u201cI\u2019m finding something that we have common ground with, and building a relationship and friendship that way, and then speaking up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his individual prowess, Powell understands that victory in basketball requires full-team engagement. \u201cGetting guys to focus and locking-in what we need to do, because you know, we need everybody. I want to win,\u201d he enthuses. \u201cThis year we have a small margin of error, especially with Kawhi (Leonard) being out, and we don\u2019t know when he\u2019s going to return, so we have to be a team that\u2019s more focused, more attention to detail oriented, making less mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Powell says that the Clippers have one of the oldest average player ages this season (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-roster-survey-facts-2024-25-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they are the third-oldest team with an average age of 27.38 years<\/a>), but with age comes the advantage of wisdom. To that end, his coaches have been clever in putting a great emphasis on recovery instead of overtraining.<\/p>\n<p>But Powell leaves no stone unturned in order to keep his body finely tuned. He has a hyperbaric chamber for breathing pure oxygen and also likes to take both hot and cold plunges. \u201cI have a red-light bed and then I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/features\/active-lifestyle\/cryotherapy-worth-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">go to the cryotherapy chamber<\/a> probably 2 to 3 times a week,\u201d he shares.<\/p>\n<p>Powell also has a love-hate relationship with the foam roller. \u201cI hate the foam roller,\u201d he jokes. \u201cBut it\u2019s really good, especially just to keep my muscles loose. I had a soft tissue injury this year with my hamstring, so it\u2019s really making an emphasis on sitting on a foam roller or tennis ball. I\u2019m getting those knots out just so that the muscles have more elasticity.\u201d While Powell has suffered from injuries in the past, he says he\u2019s in great shape right now. \u201cRecovery is huge,\u201d he shares, explaining that he is determined to cover all bases and that includes focusing on good quality sleep.<\/p>\n<h2>Norman Powell has Both Style and Substance<\/h2>\n<p>With his aptly named fashion brand UTG\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/normanpowell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understand the Grind<\/a>\u2014growing in popularity, Powell has become one of the NBA\u2019s style icons. But while his threads have changed, he is still very much in touch with his roots. Powell is keen to raise awareness of the plight of Boys and Girls clubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t know where I\u2019d be without the Boys and Girls club,\u201d shares Powell. \u201cBecause my mom, she was a single parent, and that was a place you could drop us off, and we could be there all day. For me the Boys and Girls club had such an impact on my life because my first basketball coach on that team ended up being my big brother, pretty much, and took me to play AAU basketball for the San Diego program. Without those programs, I don\u2019t know where I would be either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From boy to man, Norman Powell has gone from being mentored to finding his place as a leader in his sport.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Norman Powell on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/normanpowell4\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/news\/how-norman-powell-calls-the-shots-in-life-and-training\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norman Powell is a basketball player who can be counted on both on and off the court. So far this 2024-2025 season, he\u2019s averaged almost 24 points per game for the L.A. Clippers, and in this exclusive interview with M&amp;F, explains why being regarded as a leader is something to be taken seriously. 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