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Extreme Veteran Posts: 475   Location: canada | since we're on the topic of fitness and what constitutes being "fit", i was wondering what everyone's thoughts are as to the place of weight training or any supplemental training routine for sports are. i'm in the minority here in thinking that weight training is almost useless in training for sports...i'm saying this from experience. back in my early college days, i used to weight train several times a week with a trainer at my school's fitness center. even though i was weight training, i found that once i played sports, i was still sore and that my muscles were weak even though i was squatting and benching quite a bit...not to mention i still couldn't throw a football at all whereas my roommate, who couldn't keep up with me in the gym had a cannon for an arm  . same thing happened when i started fencing. the footwork utilised the quads, hamstrings, calves in such a way that i still became sore. the only way my footwork became quicker and more efficient is through footwork practice. weight training just doesn't prepare your muscles for the ways in which they are used in sports. i believe each muscle, and even each fibre of each muscle is used in particular ways that are unique to that sport and that the only way to prepare your body for a sport is through constant practice of that sport. so, does this mean that weight training is useless as far as supplemental training for sport goes?? not really but i do think its overrated; i think its more worthwhile to train in that sport ONLY (maybe some cardio work could help with endurance) since it will develop your muscles FOR THAT SPORT; agree with me or not. any thoughts??? Edited by fechter03 2005-12-15 9:15 PM | ||
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