For basketball aficionados, this is a glimpse into the sports world’s most potent force. Steph Curry recently turned in a series of performances that can’t help but leave your jaw hanging. What are we talking about? We’re talking about repping with a weight vest, y’all. And not just a weight vest, but doing it up to two times a week, and mixing in some other high-intensity stuff that has come with the element of surprise. Curry’s performances have been electric. His last game that we have to reference for comparison came against the Philadelphia 76ers. In that game, he scored 13 points, shot 25.9% from the field, and missed all his three-point attempts.

And who was there to applaud his efforts? None other than fellow NBA superstar Kevin Durant. With KD backing him up—an endorsement of sorts—the after-practice sessions of Warriors point guard Steph Curry have become perhaps the most electrifying spectacle in sports training. It’s not just the cheers from inside the gym. Whether at the practice facility or Oracle Arena, there are echoes of encouragement coming from his teammates, too, that make Steph swivel with delight.

Curry’s seemingly effortless last-minute shots have all and sundry—including the great LeBron James—watching in slack-jawed amazement. So, the next time you catch Steph Curry weaving his spell on the court, remember that it’s not just talent fueled by the NBA’s MVP award that makes him a magical player. It’s the rigorous routine that culminates in the heart-stopping moment of the last shot that counts, in the face of adversity, as another triumph for Curry on what is now a legendary path in and to the annals of the sport.