Weight Training Soccer - A Guide to Overall Conditioning

In soccer training weight training soccer plays anon with the leg curl machine to work on hamstrings.
important role in creating tougher and quicker muscles,Your players will be doing 4 sets of 15 reps each. The
this you might have heard a lot of times. Your playersStiff-Legged Dead lift with 4 sets of 15 reps should be
will have a chance to play at a higher level if theycompleted between each set of Leg Curls. As player's
develop themselves using this soccer fitness planspeed is greatly improves by strong hamstrings, so
discussed as follows.they should be very tough.
In soccer weight training, the goal is to have musclesFinish the leg workouts on Standing calf-raise machine
that are strong, fast, and have great stamina ratherand doing 3 sets of 25 reps
that to add pounds of muscle mass. For overallBegin with using the Incline bench press, for the upper
conditioning and strength we still continue with thebody workout. When they are done with the warm
upper body weight training however its significance isups, they should continue with extra weights so that
not as much as the leg strength.the next set of 10 reps becomes tougher. They should
You should start your fitness training with the legs first.continue with that weight for 5 sets of 10 repetitions
It should be started with the crouching exercises first.total, while stretching their chest and shoulders, and
This session should be followed by putting the bar to aresting for around 2 minutes between each set.
weight with which the players can perform 20 repsNext are the pull-up exercises in this section of soccer
with. Considering that they have good strength, hencestrength training. Their palms must be facing their body
give them 220 pounds to start with. The exerciseso that they can exercise their biceps and back
involves getting under the bar then placing it on themuscles. The last part of the upper body portion of this
upper back and finally standing up with it.workout is to work out the abdominals and 5 sets of
Instruct them to step back out of the racks and stand20 or more reps of leg raises would do well. Then
with their feet, shoulder width apart or wider. Theyfinish with 5 sets of 50 or more crunches or sit-ups.
must hold it as they go down until their hips are slightlyAs a final point weight training soccer is only a minor
lower than the top of their knees. At this point in weightportion of the comprehensive training program required.
training soccer, players should quickly rise to the fullYou are invited to become a member of our youth
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encouraged to continue even when they are worn-outweight training exercises relevant to the game of
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