Tip #4: LIFT! Use it or Lose it!

Hello Everyone!

A lot of athletes think they can get after it in the weight room in the off-season, stop lifting during pre-season and in-season, and expect to keep all of their off-season earned strength and power while they compete.

WRONG!

Our bodies detrain (lose muscle mass, strength, and power) at amazing speeds. In as little as two weeks of no lifting a noticeable amount of strength and power is gone. Go another two weeks without lifting and watch as your hard earned muscle shrinks away.

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YOU HAVE TO LIFT YEAR ROUND.

The more lifts you can fit into your schedule, even around the busiest times of your sport, the better.

When do you want to be your strongest, fastest, and most powerful?
A) At the beginning of the season (right after your off-season)
OR
B) At tournament time

I'd hope every athlete reading this would say (B).

Without continual lifts you can never achieve that.

LIFT HARD. LIFT SMART. LIFT OFTEN.

Keep Training!
Coach Amanda Kephart