Learning v.s. Weights
Another Excelerate Sports & Lamour Training Systems production
The greatest benefit of training youth will be realized through patience. Do not be hasty with adding weight
to their routine if they are not mastering the movement. I tend to keep my reps in the 5-8 range when teaching a
young athlete a new exercise because I am after the neuromuscular adaptations from the routine. Our main aim as coaches is to make sure the brain is sending signals quickly and efficiently so that the young athlete can perform the movement correctly.
The hardest lesson as a coach for me is to allow the athletes to continue to reap the benefits of bodyweight exercises like pushups, pull ups, dips, lunges, and squats. I get excited when the young guys make progress and think they might enjoy some resistance. But is it necessary if they are getting stronger through these bodyweight exercises. They will go a long way with the master their own bodyweight and their connective tissue will adapt to the stress of the different stimuli properly. This could safe a youth athlete from injury down the road. Think about what you want the youth athlete to look like 5 years down the road.
It has been a long month. There is a lot going on.
Stay tuned for some big news in the coming week…
Coach J
The greatest benefit of training youth will be realized through patience. Do not be hasty with adding weight
to their routine if they are not mastering the movement. I tend to keep my reps in the 5-8 range when teaching a
young athlete a new exercise because I am after the neuromuscular adaptations from the routine. Our main aim as coaches is to make sure the brain is sending signals quickly and efficiently so that the young athlete can perform the movement correctly.
The hardest lesson as a coach for me is to allow the athletes to continue to reap the benefits of bodyweight exercises like pushups, pull ups, dips, lunges, and squats. I get excited when the young guys make progress and think they might enjoy some resistance. But is it necessary if they are getting stronger through these bodyweight exercises. They will go a long way with the master their own bodyweight and their connective tissue will adapt to the stress of the different stimuli properly. This could safe a youth athlete from injury down the road. Think about what you want the youth athlete to look like 5 years down the road.
It has been a long month. There is a lot going on.
Stay tuned for some big news in the coming week…
Coach J
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