Lifting??

Lately I have been talking with different athletes about weight lifting. And it seems that many high school lifting programs are designed for football players. So that means, the tennis teams, the volleyball teams, etc..., are lifting like football players.

WHAT???

Most female athletes don't want to look like football players! Or at least thats what they tell me!

So why not spend some time and design lifting programs that are more beneficial to each athletic team? Yeah it takes a little extra time and thought, but I think the athletes are worth it, and deserve the best opportunity to reach their athletic potential. WE (athletes, and coachs) might have to go a little out of our comfort-zone of "standard" lifts to attain these goals, but at that point it is good for both the athletes and the coachs. We both can learn from this type of "Out of the Box" thinking.

Now don't get me wrong I think there will be plenty of cross over exercises from sport to sport, but we should design programs that are more in tune with the athletic goals of each individual team.

I don't need my tennis players to look like football players! The tennis player will never have to push around a 250lb offensive lineman on the court!!!