HOW TO TRAIN WITH PERFORMANCE BASKETBALLS

Every LVLUP Handle basketball creates a different training challenge. Learn when to use each ball, how to combine it with regulation-ball repetitions, and how to turn purposeful training into more confident performance.
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TRAIN SMARTER. TRAIN BETTER.

TRAIN BEYOND THE BALL.

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THE LVLUP TRAINING METHOD

Performance basketballs are most effective when used with purpose. Start with a regulation basketball, introduce the appropriate LVLUP training ball, then return to your regulation ball to reinforce speed, feel, and control.

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1. Establish your baseline

Begin with a regulation basketball and perform the skill at game speed.
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2. Introduce the training stimulus

Use the Mini Heavy, Heavy Ball, or MAX Ball to challenge coordination, strength, or control
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3. Return to regulation size

Repeat the movement with your game ball and focus on maintaining clean mechanics.
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4. Add movement and decisions

Progress from stationary repetitions to footwork, reactions, reads, and game-representative situations.
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5. Track your improvement

Use the LVLUP training system to organize workouts and monitor your development.
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PRECISION TRAINING

MINI HEAVY™

Built for tighter handles, quicker hands, and elite coordination. The Mini Heavy forces precision on every rep, helping you develop cleaner ball control, stronger fingertips, and faster decision-making under pressure.

• Size 3 • 1.35 lb weighted basketball
• Builds coordination & ball control
• Develops quicker hands and touch
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ELITE COORDINATION
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STRENGTH TRAINING

HEAVY BALL™

Develop stronger hands, wrists, and forearms while reinforcing proper dribbling mechanics. The Heavy Ball creates resistance that carries over to improved control, tighter handles, and a lighter-feeling game ball.

• Official Size 29.5 & 28.5 basketball
• Strengthens hands, wrists & forearms
• Reinforces stronger control when returning to a regulation ball
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RANGE TRAINING

MAX BALL™

Expand your range of control.
The oversized design challenges your ability to control a larger surface area through dribbling, passing, catching, and shooting movements. Use it to develop adaptability before returning to a regulation basketball.

• Expands handling range & coordination
• Improves passing, shooting & ball control
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EXPAND CONTROL
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WHY I CREATED LVLUP HANDLE

Why It Works

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REAL GAME TRANSFER

Everything is built to translate back to a regulation basketball.

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PURPOSE-BUILT TRAINING

Each training tool develops a different adaptation.

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Built For Every Level

Youth players to NBA professionals.

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DEVELOPED BY A PROFESSIONAL TRAINER

Developed through thousands of training sessions.

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THE COMPLETE SYSTEM

TRAIN THE SYSTEM.MASTER YOUR HANDLE.

Every ball is engineered to develop a different part of your game. Train them together to build stronger hands, tighter handles, better touch, faster reactions, and real game transfer.

Mini Heavy (1.35 lb)

Sharpen touch, precision, and coordination.

The Mini Heavy challenges control in a smaller space, forcing tighter handles and cleaner movement. Perfect for combo work, precision dribbling, and refining feel without losing speed.

Heavy Ball (3 lb)

Build strength and control through resistance.

The Heavy Ball adds load to every rep, strengthening the hands, wrists, and forearms while improving ball security. Best used in short training blocks to develop stronger, more confident handles.

Always finish with a regulation basketball. Heavy tools build strength, but feel is earned at game speed.

CHOOSE YOUR TRAINING TOOL

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LVLUP Mini Heavy™ Training Ball
$50.00
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LVLUP Mini Heavy™ Platinum Series
$60.00
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LVLUP Mini Heavy™ Basketball • DM2 Player Edition
$65.00
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LVLUP Heavy™ Training Ball
$60.00
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LVLUP MAX™ Oversized Training Ball
$70.00

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