I Trained like LeBron James for a Week!

In one week, I'm flying to Utah to play in the NBA celebrity game, and I have to get MVP. But in the last year, I've gained over 30 pounds and I'm coming off a partially torn meniscus. And that's why I'm going to be training like LeBron James for the next week to get myself in MVP form. For basketball workouts, it was only right that I worked with the same trainer as LeBron James, Chris Johnson. Chris is about to be my trainer for the entire week. If I'm not working as hard as LeBron, you need to yell at me, OK? Let's go get it. First thing we're going to do is test my basketball baseline to see where we're at from day one to day seven. The three baselines we're testing is can I dunk? 10 mid-range and 10 three-pointers. Whoa, wait a minute. I've been working a little. Oh, no, that was a hairball. For my mid-ranges, I made eight out of ten. That makes it very difficult for myself at the end of the week. NBA threes, I went six for ten, which is actually pretty good. So I have some good baselines to start out with. Another baseline, if I can dunk. I haven't dunked in 2023. To be honest with you, for you actually being really cold coming in, baseline was solid, but we're going to raise the bar. So Chris Johnson is good friends with Dwayne Wade, who's the captain of the Celebrity Game team that I'm on. And we made a deal. If we can improve on Friday, we'll either FaceTime Dwayne and ask for him to be a starter or we'll have him come to the facility and see if we can negotiate this. Oh, my God. Since it's his team. Let's do it. If I start in the Celebrity Game, I'll have a way better chance at getting MVP. I have to improve. So day one was all about just getting my base ready. And we did a ton of shooting. We ended up shooting over 500 shots that day. A ton of NBA threes getting me ready for that because it's a huge difference than a high school three pointer, which I'm used to. How you feel right after that? I'm good. My cardio needs work. LeBron James does two workouts each day, starting with strength. So I hit up the gym with my boy CJ, who's actually the strength and conditioning coach for Sierra Canyon, where Bronny plays. Coming in. Yeah. For the first half of the workout, we worked on a lot of recovery stuff for my meniscus, getting all the muscles around it stronger, ready to go. Then your boy hit some upper body. Yes, sir. We're getting it in. After two great workouts, I had to get my body right. I had to get some food in me. As you guys know, LeBron's got a chef getting a meal. So this week I had to bring out Chef Jizzy to help me. You know, we've been working out very hard. My body needs the nutrients. So what are we cooking today? So today we got a salmon pasta. It has all the nutrients you need for you to be fueled up and ready to go. Let's go. I am so excited to try this. Woo! I got a five star restaurant at the crib, living like the goat, training like the goat. It's a good life. This is amazing. This is like one of the best things I've eaten. My God. The king loves his red wine. Me personally, I never really drink red wine. I'm going to have some today. It's actually good. The recovery LeBron does that we're trying today is cryotherapy. You go into a chamber that's negative 160 degrees Fahrenheit. I've never done it before. I'm a bit scared. But what better way to do it than with my friends? Let's go. Do you know how cold that is? I don't do good in cold. We're going to turn into an ice cube. This is probably worse than the North Pole. We got to get into some special gear. Let's change, boys. Oh. Do you fit? What do you think? Woo! Ready, boys? Where did you come from, Johnny? Yeah, I was in there. I didn't see you. No idea. We're going in, boys. Oh, look at the steam. Oh, I'm cold already. It feels cold. It was amazing to have my friends there to support me going through it. It made it way easier. Go, go, go. Oh, very cold. I'm shaking. I feel like I have so much more energy than I did two minutes ago. LeBron spends $1.5 million on his body each year. Two minutes, $50. So these things do be adding up. I would definitely do that again. Day two, early morning. We back in the gym. Another strength workout. Let's get it. Y'all better watch out what Jesse comes through with the big body. If I see 21 Savage in the lane, I'm coming down. Do your thing, 21. But he might be on my team, though. So maybe I won't do that. Workout number one done. Let's go hit the second workout. I got to the gym. Working out before me was Zire Wade. So I had to wait for him to finish his workout. For day two of training, I got to give a shout out to our sponsor of the video, the NBA. What? So I made a full video on the NBA app of me training on day two, what we were doing to get ready for the celebrity game, more specifics on the workout. So if you do want to check it out, just check out this QR code right here. It'll take you to the app. Or there's a link in the description to go visit it. I'm also going to be making original content on the app for All-Star Weekend. So that's another reason to go and download it, y'all. It's Taco Tuesday! Chef Jizzy back in the building. Let's go. So today we're having some video tacos. We're having some chicken with a pineapple salsa taco. And we're also having the shrimp with the mango salsa. Oh my God. Three different types of tacos. This is the best day ever. Let's go. We go Taco Tuesday, girls. This just looks so beautiful. And they're like full-size tacos. They're getting those small tacos. There was like an explosion of amazing flavors in my mouth. Oh my God. Yes. Again. Thank you so much. Dude, this is the best video ever. It is time for recovery. Today's recovery choice is going to be compression pants. LeBron has been known to wear these. I've never worn them before. So this is my first time trying it. Let's do it. All right, we got the same exact ones LeBron used. Has LeBron ever pulled up here? We are in the area. Not that I'm aware of, but send him on in. He probably has some at his house, honestly. All right, I'm here. I got it on. So far, I can feel it slowly compressing. But it hasn't really hit my legs yet. If it was LeBron, it would have already hit his legs. My legs are a bit smaller. POV, you've got the Normatex on. One thing I've learned over this week is recovery, it's essential, but it is very boring. You just sit here. Ah, yes, cheers. Thank you. Now I really am feeling like LeBron. Oh my God, the lights. Damn, what? That's crazy. I feel good. I feel like I kind of feel the same as I did walking in here. Maybe I'll feel it tomorrow more. Like tomorrow, I'm going to wake up less sore. And after my compression pants, a historical moment happened in LeBron James' career. You just witnessed LeBron break the scoring record. Yes! Who wakes up this early? Day three, trainers on the way. Not going to lie, I feel pretty sore, especially in my quads. But mentally, I'm ready to get after it. I'm excited. Here we go. The first half of the workout, we focused all on recovery for my meniscus. I tore it in my last video I uploaded to this channel on this trampoline trick shot we did. But with all of the recovery stuff I've been doing, it actually has been feeling really, really good. So that's a great sign. Day three strength training is done. We have crushed it. That's workout number one. Cross off. The pool is about 50 degrees. Perfect for a cold plunge. Here we go, three, two, one. Go! Deep breaths. I'm done. OK. I was freezing, but I am glad I did that. According to the internet, LeBron says he loves peanut butter jelly sandwiches and apples with peanut butter for a snack. So I'm digging in. Same exact snack. A meal fit for a king. I feel like I haven't made myself a peanut butter jelly for like five years. It's good, though. Apples and peanut butter, lethal combo. Delicious. Working on that basketball. Hey, look at the handles, bro. Put some respect on my name. My handle's low-key looking nice these days. The main focus of the workout, again, was shooting and cardio. Took so many NBA threes. At the end of the workout, me and Corey decided to do a little 1v1. Corey won. He's honestly hella shifty. I got to put some respect on his name. He's got great defense, too. I'm gassed. This is definitely what I need, though. You know what? Let's see if Jess can dunk. Man. Coach asked me to try to dunk it again. That's one of my baselines. It's only Wednesday, but hey, I'm going to go for it. Garrett, we're in the building. Yes, sir! Hey! I completed one of three of the baselines, so I only need two more for Chris to call Dwayne Wade and tell him to make me a starter. After the workout, I asked NBA player Brandon Boston if he had any advice for me. Go out there. Be a killer. OK. And you got to talk a little. Make it interesting, you know what I'm saying? I'm going to talk trash strictly to Guillermo. Yeah, Guillermo, he's on you. Guillermo, I'm looking at you, bro. I will dunk on you. You cannot guard me. You worked super hard today. Put a lot of pressure on my knee, so we are back for some more cryotherapy. But this time, we're doing localized cryotherapy, another tool LeBron uses. And we're going to focus on my knee, the meniscus. This is definitely going to help. I was definitely a bigger fan of the full-body cryo than the localized cryo. It did look really cool, just shooting out of that little gun, I have to say. This is so sick. Real talk, this is sick. My knee feels pretty freezing and numb. Oh, this feels good. This is awesome. I needed this. I really did. My body's not used to all this working out. On day four, we had to mix it up. In an interview, LeBron James said this. Sometimes I stay at home and work out. Sometimes I will go to an actual class. I've been to, like, bursa climber classes or spinning class. Today, I'm doing my first cycle class. Here we go. Cycle class is no joke. I'm dead tired. Ready to get after it now. Got the cardio in. That's number one, most important. On this day of training, we did a lot of 1v1s, which was really nice because earlier in the week, I did pretty much all shooting. To warm up, he had me doing the dribbling drills that literally felt more like a memorization drill. Watch out. One, two. Speed, yes. Actually, from a skill perspective, now it's time to breathe. Chris took the W. That's why he's the trainer. But he's got that old man strength. Bucket squad! My body's not used to this multi-workout-a-day routine. I'm pretty sore everywhere, especially from the strength training. Marcus Morris just pulled up to train, and we're out of here. NBA players just coming in and out. That's crazy. Workout was finished. Next step, let's get some recovery in. Damn, that's a lot of ice! My muscles are very sore, so this is definitely going to really help me. That's a lot of ice, though. Juicy! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. MVP. MVP! Ah! Oh, it's cold! Oh, I'm here. I'm here. Ah! Stop it! Ah! 3, 2, 1. Get in there! Oh! Ah! It's so cold! Dude, that was way worse than the cryotherapy. They say on game day, LeBron will take a nap before the game earlier in the day. I invited a bunch of friends over to play pickup tonight, so I'm going to go shower and take my nap. I'll be back. I woke up from my nap smelling the most delicious thing coming from the kitchen. Cheers, y'all. Oh, my God. You are an amazing chef. Thank you so much. Thank you. This is so good. I'm going to finish up this meal, get ready for tonight to play some pickup basketball with the boys. All the homies came through. Woo! Yeah! Basically simulating an NBA game day, but in my backyard. So we're just going to play some basketball, have some fun, get some work in, man. Let's do it. Go! I've been working on that all week. Go! We went 2-0 tonight. That's all I'm talking about. This was a good run, though. Always fun playing with the boys. Weightlifting tomorrow, baby. Let's get it. It's day five, y'all. I'm not positive I'll beat today. My entire body hurts. Living like LeBron James is not easy. By Friday, my body was beat, bro. I was not trying to work out on Friday. But we just focused more on stretching, flexibility, recovery. The main recovery method the NBA players use is just getting a sports massage. So I had my boy Ted come through to the crib. The massage was probably the most effective recovery method out of them all. It made my hips feel so good. OK. God damn, bro. Tomorrow is my rest day. I just got the sports massage right in time. I'm about to be big chilling. Today is the most well-deserved rest day of my entire life. My whole body hurts. So I'm going to be sat on this couch all day. Got the food coming to me. Life could not be any better. I've been spoiled this week. Very delicious. It was now the final day of training. And when I walked in the basketball gym, I saw NBA all-star John Wall. So I asked him for some advice for the game. You got to try to win MVP. Win MVP? Yeah, you can play anything you want to win MVP. MVP is the goal. Final day of basketball training. And at the end of the workout, we're testing the baseline. We had our final workout. Today, we actually worked on the four-point shot. And your boy hit one, took another one, two. Don't tell me I'm making three in a row. Boom, three in a row. And then your boy even hit four in a row. I think I'm almost ready for this celebrity game. And now it's time to see where we're at with my baseline. So I've had three baselines. One was the dunk, which I got earlier in the week. And the other two are the 10 mid-range and 10 three-pointers. We're going to test them now. Starting out with the mid-range, you know, I've been shooting thousands of shots. I literally had to beat eight out of 10, but my jump shot has been feeling amazing. Your boy started off in the corner. I'm known to have Hall of Fame corner shooter. Four in a row, I'm destroying this baseline. On top of the key, call me Cash. Nasty, it was wet like water, bro. I have it, miss! I just have to hit these next two. I have to get nine. Boom, and my clutch. I think I'm him. Now it was all up to the three-pointers. Started in the corner, that's my hotspot. Y'all already know. Your boy went two for two in the corner. I missed the top of the key. Your boy missed two in a row. I was four for six. I got to hit three of the next four. Bang, shot is up. Shot is good. Y'all already know I'm a corner specialist. Bang, I've improved on the baseline, but can I make eight? I've just met my captain. Dwayne Wade is in the building right there. Let's go. You guys off to him. Hey Dwayne, I just gotta let you know, I'm working on my four-pointer. Chris Johnson told me the Jets have been in the gym. I'm feeling very confident about Team Dwayne. What do you need from me on Friday? We gotta put on a show. We gotta have a good time. Make this memorable. We'll make this the best celebrity game they've ever had. And just do your thing. Go for MVP if you want to. What's your feelings? I'm going for MVP. I'm going for it. 100%. I'm gonna say if you see me get hot, don't be afraid to activate crunch time. That's all I'm gonna say. Say less, say less. I really just want to say thank you guys for everything, allowing me to get this opportunity to play in the NBA celebrity game. This is a dream come true, you guys. I'm gonna try my absolute best out there. Hopefully I can make you all proud. And also to everyone who bought the 10 mil apparel, I appreciate y'all. I'm gonna put all your guys' names in the next video. Big thank you to the NBA. Make sure to download the app. It will really help me out as well, doing more content with them. I love you guys so much. Take it easy. Peace.