rippetoe compound lifts.

[Lewberry pie]

I'm not someone who lifts seriously, I mess about and change my routine every week, I was thinking of doing his starting strength thing and wondered if it will affect me playing footy much? I'm 5'7 now and 188 pounds as

[sksk3021]

Originally Posted by Lewberry pie

I'm not someone who lifts seriously, I mess about and change my routine every week, I was thinking of doing his starting strength thing and wondered if it will affect me playing footy much? I'm 5'7 now and 188 pounds as

Why would it?

[Titus]

Will benefit you.

[Lewberry pie]

if I eat what he says and put on the weight I'll be very heavy, that's going to impact how I play football surely?

[RyAye]

well, if u gain weight as fat, obviously that will effect your football. The idea would be to gain weight in muscle. 188lbs seems quite heavy anyway for someone 5'7. whats your current build like?

[Titus]

"I can tell you that I can't think of any reason squatting would make someone a worse athlete. In fact if an athlete is going to use any resistance training at all, I can't think of anything much better than a properly performed back squat which engages the entire posterior chain, quads and requires a lot of skill and coordination (if done properly). I have a hard time believing that a linebacker squatting 600lbs won't hit a bit harder than when he was squatting 400lbs. So I guess that I'm pretty dead set that if you are going to do resistance training, why would you NOT squat as an athlete" - Layne Norton.

Obviously there is more to football than just being powerful, but from that aspect you'll benefit greatly. However you can't just neglect the other things such as anaerobic threshold, aerobic endurance, agility, etc.

[Lewberry pie]

Originally Posted by RyAye

well, if u gain weight as fat, obviously that will effect your football. The idea would be to gain weight in muscle. 188lbs seems quite heavy anyway for someone 5'7. whats your current build like?

about 20% fat at a guess, 32 or 34 waist at the shops although I usually have to buy 36 because of my huge backside

[Hunk]

Everyone's scared of getting heavy from lifting weights, yet nobody's afraid of getting heavy from consuming numerous amounts of alcohol on an evening/weekend. If you want to get strong then start lifting. It's simple.

[Lewberry pie]

well that went well, 2 sessions and I've pulled me hamstring at footy, I'm sick.

doing rice and getting drunk which helps, will I be able to squat if its just a little pull?

[Titus]

Originally Posted by Lewberry pie

well that went well, 2 sessions and I've pulled me hamstring at footy, I'm sick.

doing rice and getting drunk which helps, will I be able to squat if its just a little pull?

Noooo. If you're trying to squat in that situation it will very soon become a lot more serious than just a 'little pull'