One could literally do all the
work in the weight room for hours on end, every day and not gain one pound of muscle without this necessary hormone.
The amount and degree of
time in the weight room might differ from sport to sport, but strength training is still implemented across the board.
So the training you
do in the weight room forces your body to adapt to make the weights easier to move because our bodies desire efficiency.
Hmm, perhaps that explains why you were all over that hot
guy in the weight room last week but now can't figure out what you ever saw in him?
The aim of good coaches is to give you the tools to be educated and empowered enough to feel comfortable and confident
in any weights room at any time and anywhere in the world.
This week, I am aiming to broaden your knowledge of medicine balls
uses in the weight room, and give you a bigger arsenal of exercises.
By increasing your test levels, you're putting your body in a position to utilize all your
effort in the weight room while mitigating the chances of your body taking away from it.
For example, football players can benefit from running track, even if they're not pounding
away in the weight room.
This is one of the most important reasons for investing time
in the weight room during the season and throughout the offseason.
They'll each benefit from a
year in the weight room, and a year learning from a talented group that is already in the room.
Warming up is a key component in preparing athletes to optimally
perform in the weight room, on the practice field and most importantly competition.
This shows the value of walking with a weight vest — it kills two birds with one stone and eliminates having to screw around with countless
exercises in the weight room.
Find out how lifting weights can get you to a lean, sexy body faster than cardio alone and why you too
belong in the weight room.
But up close
here in the weight room, if you ignored who he was and ignored his size, he almost looked like a regular human being.
We're in there, we're working, we're
in the weight room heavy, we're doing on - court stuff and we're doing conditioning.
But if you're confident you can make that commitment in the fall, and your sport places a premium on strength, a
summer in the weight room can do a lot.