Training for Athletes

How many times have I heard that "you gotta max out on bench and squat to see progress"...I call BS on that one.  As a basketball coach, and even more a trainer of all athletes, it is worthless and unsafe to worry about maxing out for any sport other than power-lifting.  Developing functional strength in all planes of movement, while being able to stay near 100% effort for the longest duration of time is what it is all about.

So what...You can bench 285 two times, good for you!  How about finishing 100 full range hand-release push-ups in under two minutes?  Can you accomplish this?  How many times in sport are we going to be laying on our back pressing 285 lbs off of us twice and then be crushed by it the third time?  Never.  How many times are you going to have to carry 400 lbs on your upper back and squat down and up twice? Never. So why do people continue to try and train athletes that way?  The answer is lack of knowledge and an unwillingness to think outside of the box.

This will be discussed in more length/depth in the upcoming posts...Have a great day!