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Ideas on switching to serious Weight-Training?

  • 30-08-2008 12:37pm
    #1
    BrotherTotz
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    Hi I'm a 22 year old GAA player (mainly hurling) and for the first time in about 7 years over the next few months I won’t be training/playing with any teams. I've always had very regular hurling/running training with club/county during the spring and summer months and College/School teams starting in September and continuing until around April.

    I want to use the time to get in as much weight training as possible to bulk up, with upper body/core work being the most important as you can imagine for hurling. In the past I've tried numerous times to combine weight training with the regular team training but this is the first time I'll have a "clear run" at the Gym so as you can imagine I'm anxious to make the most of it and any tips, advice or criticism would be much appreciated.

    My current workouts would centre on:
    Bench Press, Shoulder Press, Seated Row, Dumbbell Fly, Lateral Raise...
    At least 3 sets each 6-8 reps.

    Then core work, getting in obliques upper and lower abs... I'm having a little trouble here...Weighted incline crunches (Roman Chair) and leg raises for lower are these the way to go? I've been told that 3 sets each of 10-15 reps should get results. Is this enough??...My body fat is very low so no need for any fat-burning ab work I reckon??..just looking for, dare I say it, to get a flat stomach into a 6-pack.

    Realistically I'm going to have to get my strength up before I can get real mass gains so am I right with 6-8 reps?

    To be honest, on advice from other hurlers I'm taking maximuscle cyclone.
    In the past took creatamax...got results but my god that s**t tasted awful!! I mean I had to really force it down.
    Trying to eat around 5 times a day...plenty of red meat, eggs, milk and fruit. The plan is to never let myself feel hungry, eat well and properly and I’m keeping a good sleep pattern.

    My fitness levels would be high from athletics/cross-country running and hurling in the past, I can afford to lose a some fitness/skill work but need really to gain some strength to step up a level when it comes to hurling.

    So any comments whatsoever would be really appreciated like I said...


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  • #2
    BossArky
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    BrotherTotz wrote: »
    Hi I'm a 22 year old GAA player (mainly hurling)

    My current workouts would centre on:
    Bench Press, Shoulder Press, Seated Row, Dumbbell Fly, Lateral Raise...
    At least 3 sets each 6-8 reps.

    Then core work, getting in obliques upper and lower abs... I'm having a little trouble here...Weighted incline crunches (Roman Chair) and leg raises for lower are these the way to go? I've been told that 3 sets each of 10-15 reps should get results. Is this enough
    • You have no leg work in there. Include squats, lunges, split squats.
    • Deadlifts would give you a log of overall power.
    • Throw in a few pull ups too if possible.
    • 3 sets of 8 reps to start off on everything.


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