The Los Angeles Lakers recently hired Gunnar Peterson to be their new Director of Strength and Endurance Training, taking over for Tim DiFrancesco. Peterson has trained many athletes and celebrities in his career, and has already started working with the Lakers young players.
One player who Peterson will be paying extra attention to is Brandon Ingram, who proved his talent on the basketball court last season but really needs to add strength in the weight room to become the All-Star caliber player he wants to be.
Peterson recently addressed the issue of Ingram trying to add strength this offseason, via Lakers reporter Mike Trudell:
“He just worked out with me 15 minutes ago.