Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Using Weight Training as a Tool, Pt. I

Okay. With weight training, several approaches can be conducted, depending on your overall goal. Each goal will require an optimal approach that will allow for the most efficient and effective achievement of that particular goal. For the athlete, utilizing weight training is a tool that may augment their performance in their respective sport.

To begin with, define your goal. Do you want to build size? Do you want to build strength and power? Do you want to build muscular endurance? Do you need to cut weight? The goal may be of personal interest, or it may be intended to augment performance in one's respective sport or activity.

The style of your training, as well as the frequency of your training, will help with developing the trait that you want. If you wish to build size, a bodybuilding routine may be of particular interest. If you wish to build strength and power (explosive power is a facet of strength), then a powerlifting or olympic lifting routine may assist you. For muscular endurance, your training may have a style that includes circuit training and perhaps higher repetitions done with lower weight. GPP (general physical preparedness) will also have a heavy emphasis. Concerning cutting weight or losing weight, dietary considerations are of significance, and a resistance training and GPP/cardio regime will augment weight loss. As a side note, a healthy diet is always of importance, and dietary considerations must be made for each style of training.

Once you've determined your goal, you can pick a style of training that will efficiently and effectively assist you in obtaining this goal. For my next blog post, I will talk about strength training and how it may be used to augment our training as martial artists. Also, I am back to working on the back injury blog post, so that will be posted in a little bit.

Cheers,

Sifu Joe Harrigan

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