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Beginner at Strength Training needs help

  • 25-11-2009 10:08pm
    #1
    Animo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭


    I've decided to eventually get down to doing some strength training for football. I'm starting off at a fairly low level and was thinking of focusing mainly on doing core training at home for a while eg push ups, sit ups, lunges squats etc before setting off to do gym work .

    I was gonna start doing 3 reps of 20 but not sure if that's right.Am i stupid to not just head straight to the gym or would this core training be worthwhile. Any help would be appreciated . If anyone has ideas of a program that i could do it would be helpful


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  • #2
    --SmItHy--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭--SmItHy--


    well the football team in my school do alot of core work and alot of leg work!...squats, lunges,...get a gym ball and do crunches and chest press on it..good for the core..a stronger core will make you stronger on the ball when it comes to taking shoulders and that..


  • #3
    fullback4glin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭fullback4glin


    There is a Programme called Starting Strength by Mark Rippettoes (check him out on YouTube for excellent advice on strength training that I find excellent.

    i did the Practical Programming Novice Programme for over 3 months and made some good gains in benching, squatting, deadlifting and pressing which really improved strength.
    See the link shown below for the Practical Programming Novice Programme it's really good!

    http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/The_Starting_Strength_Novice/Beginner_Programs


  • #4
    Sangre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,186 ✭✭✭✭Sangre


    Will strength will come with strength training. As I'm sure you're know you can't have the former without the latter. If you want to start strength training just do it, don't worry about your 'core' or having a 'base'. The best way is to just dive in (safely!).


  • #5
    discombobulate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,846 ✭✭✭discombobulate


    By 3 reps of 20 I presume you mean 3 sets of 20 reps i.e. 60 lifts. This will build endurance more than strength. If its strength your looking for go for around the 5 rep mark.

    Starting strength as already recommended is a great place to start and is what i'm currently doing at the moment and finding great.


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