I was thinking about how coaches and er, um, "trainers" still have athletes and folks who train in gyms perform dangerous activities. I am not sure why this is done.
I may have told this story before, but back in 1983 when I was a young high school football player in the great state of Maryland , all bright eyed and bushy tailed, Van Halen tshirt on, Frye Boots, hair parted in the middle, Levis slightly wrinkled, I had a coach who told me that during Stiff Legged Deadlifts that one must, "Swing the weight out at the bottom of the movement for a real good stretch." I had 325lbs on the bar. Audible pop n low back. Knees locked, back rounded, standing on a block for more stretch, swinging 325 out in front. A good coach is worth their weight in gold. A bad one? Not worth a whole hell of a lot.
If you are getting ready for a sport, perform activities that get you ready for the sport. Meaning that if you are getting ready for football, running 2 miles will only hurt you not help you. Now if you say, "This isn't for football, this is for just fun and I know is not doing a damn thing to get me ready for my sport.", Have at it!
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Train drills that address the energy system of the sport.
High rep olympic lifts are super dangerous and I wouldn't prescribe them except as a teaching tool and based on something like 45% of bodyweight. The 3 position clean is awesome(learned from Coach Brett Crossland)
3 clean reps above the knee, 3 clean reps below the knee, 3 clean reps from the floor= one rep
3 to 5 sets should suffice. If the athletes back starts to round or the form gets super sloppy, end the set. But with that light of a weight, it should not.
But be a COACH. If you have an overweight, weak person, drop down in weight. Use the bar. It's a teaching tool, not one to brag how big old Sally threw up and gee wasn't that great.
And a kick ass song to train to today!
