Comments on: Do You Need To Lift Weights?

By: Lifting Weights For The “Less” Younger Ones…

Lifting Weights For The “Less” Younger Ones… — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:51:11 +0000

[...] Overused jokes aside, I’m continuing this push to answer all of those great question I got in the now infamous post Do You Need To Lift Weights? [...]

By: 5 Keys When Lifting For Speed

5 Keys When Lifting For Speed — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:32:56 +0000

[...] On Monday, we talked about the giant myth that lifting weights will slow you down. We very simply and sufficiently went over why lifting weights will actually make you faster. [...]

By: Cleophris Glover

Cleophris Glover — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:15:11 +0000

I’M A PROFESSIONAL BOXER. LOL, I WAS ALWAYS TOLD TO NEVER LIFT WEIGHTS BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU SLOW. THERE IS NO WAY BOXERS DON’T LIFT WEIGHTS THESE DAYS.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:33:13 +0000

Wow, well I do love a challenege Rich

Tell you what, send me an email at gamespeedinsider@gmail.com with all of your basic statistics and let’s see if we can make a public case study out of you and your progress (if you’re willing of course).

Let me know!

-Alex

By: RicH

RicH — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:19:41 +0000

Alex:

Lets see if you are a true believer in your system.
I am 28, 5.11 180 lbs from France have no college eligibility left never played in college in US, and I know I have the potential to play pro basketball (nba).
Do you think your program is going to help me get there?
(by the way I worked out with LL DYVL system and gained some vert too.)

By: Orlando

Orlando — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:08:17 +0000

I started workin hard before this summer started. I have always been scare of stunting my growth. I think its funny how in about 3-4 months I havent grown at all. Maybe its from differnt factors but what might i be doing wrong. Any advice? thanks

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:02:38 +0000

Hey Guys

Lots of GREAT questions. Here’s exactly what I’m going to do:

I’ve copied, pasted and saved all of your questions, and now in the next couple weeks, I’m going to answer all of them here on the Game Speed Insider blog.

Also, Bullhusky, my Dad tells me the same “horror” stories…I wish we could have been there back then with what we know now to “stick it to them!” Ha.

And Lawrence, that is awesome! Keep up the great work. Age is just a number, right?

By: Njama

Njama — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:46:28 +0000

Steve, your right in your thoughts about the misconception regarding resistance (weight) training there is out here, hope things continue to go well for you.

For athletes (in my opinion) that want to weight train … chances are you need to. Anything that has shock against your body you have to do the right exercises to not just do the proper reaction, but protect your body as well.

When you want to increase your speed, it’s not just the technique outsidfe on the track that’s needed, but you HAVE to strengthen your muscles, while at the same time remembering to do some myo fascial stretching (or stretching in general) for your body. unless your with someone who can teach you the proper form on doing Olympic lifts, because they can be hard to teach and learn, I’d stay with the basics, but add hill sprints, stairs/bleachers, plyos … not all on the same day though.

Volleyball should definitely weight train for your spikes or outside hitters to strengthen your shoulders. Most if not all of the work should be with medicine balls, dumbells and cables … and Kettlebells if you know how to use them. For martial arts I’d do more timed sets instead of rep counters. and make them intense. What type of martial art are you doing Rudy?

By: rudy Mendez Jr

rudy Mendez Jr — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:54:33 +0000

i want to get more explosive power, stronger, quicker and faster for my mixed martial arts.

i was told to lifts weights and do olympic lifts. I wanted to get your opinion if i should do olympic lifting ( clean and jerk, snatches, etc ) or do more weight lifting ( strenght training ) or both.

Also i want to know how many sets, reps and rest time should i do for lifting.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:42:07 +0000

It’s scary interesting how much misconception there still is in this day and age about strength training and lifting in particular.
I have lifted weights (strength trained) all my athletic life (I’ll be 60 this Dec. 30th) and have been a type 1 insulin dependent diabetic for 48 years and can only say what a blessing it has been to lift and train all these years.
Any so called “athlete” who does not lift is only diminishing his/her own ultimate athletic development and they are not truly athletes. Only looking for the easy way out of which there isn’t any in sport.