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| March 31 GoYardNow Men's 65 5 posts | Approaches to weight training What's your approach to weight training? Describe it and results you've obtained. Has it helped your game? |
| March 31 crusher Men's 75 524 posts | Approaches to weight training The results are great, more speed on the ball through the infield, more distance in the outfield and every now and then one over the fence. Weight training really helps. Here is what I do; Dips, bench press, curls, cable machines to pull weight across body and extend arm and shoulder (as in swinging a bat), work on middle and sides , latts, also use a cable maching in a ball throwing motion (I do this slow). There are a thousand ways weights and machines can help. I can only say, for me it really helps to do weight training. Have a good season. |
| March 31 The Pro 81 posts | Approaches to weight training The best approach in my opinion is to use "Basic" exercises involving the major muscle groups of the body, rather than "isolation" execises. Examples would be: Bench Presses, Squats or Leg Presses, Behind Neck Presses, Bent Over Rows or Lat Pulls, Dips, etc. The muscle areas that can make the biggest differences in your swing to generate "power" is wrists,forearms ,triceps, hips and legs. Many people spend too much time on thier "biceps" that is better spent on the aforementioned muscles. Warm up each muscle group throughly and use "pyramiding" sets and reps i.e. add weight as you decrease reps. A favorite set/rep scheme of mine is 15,12,9,6, 3. Weight training has been proven beneficial at all ages and will improve performance in almost any sport. Just remember at our age it takes longer to recuperate so take at least 48 hour between workouts. For the record I was a competive Powerlifter for many years and a certified "Nautilis" instructer. I still tran with weights at least 3 times a week and always will. |
| March 31 DMac Men's 60 207 posts | Approaches to weight training Pro: As a high school physical education teacher/coach, I have some experience in this area. I think you gave everyone some great advice. |
| March 31 The Pro 81 posts | Approaches to weight training I forgot to add what I feel is an important point. The biggest mistake I see in the gym is the failure to perform complete extension and contration of the muscles being worked. Failure to do so will affect the "elasticity" of the muscle. This is the "muscle bound" effect attributed to Bodybuilders and in most people it will negatively impact performance in their chosen sport. DMac thanks for the positive comment. |
| March 31 GoYardNow Men's 65 5 posts | Approaches to weight training Thx for replies so far. I use what's called the "Super Slow" approach: 1 set of each lift with enuff wt. so I can't complete more than 6 reps no matter how hard I try. When I can, I add 2%, try for 6 again, etc. Result: Hitting harder/farther (hit one out at Fair Oaks NCSSA tourn. last weekend -- a 1st for me), throwing better & have built around a rotator cuff problem -- stalled getting surgery. |
| March 31 GoYardNow Men's 65 5 posts | Approaches to weight training Forgot an important point: Take 10 seconds to lift, 5 seconds to lower. |
| April 4 batter4u Men's 65 82 posts | Approaches to weight training these are all good training tips. i do a pyramiding workout but do my heavy lifts first when my muscles are not fatigued. i do 3 days a week at the gym and try to hit at least 2 days a week.. i work my push muscles mon, legs wends and pull muscles on thurs or fri., depending on if i m playing that weekend. try to keep my weight around 205 with time on the tread mill doing interval training, run the sraightaways and walk the curves, on the treadmill. for 2-3 miles. this seems to work for me |
