Much like Aaron, my lifting schedule has changed quite a bit due to me picking up a sport. I'm playing football in the fall, so I'm doing whatever the coach tells me for now. The program we are on right now is more volume than I'm used to, and seems to be tweaked as to emphasize core strength. I hope I can get stronger on it...
some agility stuff, then some sprints, then...
1 leg squats to box 4x5
lying pull ups 3x6
swissball hip ext 3x8
farmers walk 3x20
1 arm rows 3x8
swissball db bench 3x8
situps with med ball toss 3x10
Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Hehehehe, you have bosu ball exercises for your core...hehehe
ReplyDeleteMan, everyone's leaving us for team sports. If you guys ever need help with technique (not crappy bosu ball stuff), feel free to join us anytime =).
ReplyDeleteHi Justin -- I also played all kinds of sports (wasn't good at any of them), and I know that for most people it's much more fun than powerlifting. I still think that it's possible to combine the two, with careful planning.
ReplyDeleteAfter being positive for one paragraph, I have to say that your coach is . Regardless of what you're doing football-wise, I wouldn't give this "lifting" routine to the ballet team.
Careful planning huh? I have to do something like this 3 days a week. Would I have time to put in heavy lifts and still be able to recover?
ReplyDeleteIf the objective is real strength training, squats, deadlifts, and presses are necessary, instead of all these useless routines. Ask any of the players who are following the waste-of-time "core" exercises to walk out 700 (without actually squatting). If you're a football player, over 250, with strong core, this should be possible. Then you will understand that they are all weak.
ReplyDeleteRight, I understand. However, there is a certain value in doing these crappy exercises in order to gain favor with the coaching staff so I can actually get playing time. With that being said...my question is about programming. Does it seam reasonable to hit the heavy lifts first, then go light on their stuff?
ReplyDeleteSure, a light version of the football routine can be added at the end of real lifting, and you can call it "core work" or whatever.
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