Insanity after building strength

deadybai

I am a junior B gaa player and Im on the fringes of the team. I have struggled with fitness compared to the rest of the team and have recently took up a program in the gym. Although my cardio fitness has improved the last 2 months

I said to the instructor that I want to become stronger for both upper and lower body. I started the program last week and it focuses on power and explosiveness. The program will be changed up after four weeks.

I am basically building for next season as its too late for this season. I am wondering should I stop the program I am doing in the preseason and do the Insanity program to focus on my cardio? I started it last year for 2 weeks but I got injured and had to stop.

Will this make my current gym work pointless? Or will the strength I build now help me become fitter by just doing hurling training when it starts up in January?

Im just a bit confused on bulking and cutting and all that craic. Not sure which I should be doing first. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Transform

deadybai wrote: »

I am a junior B gaa player and Im on the fringes of the team. I have struggled with fitness compared to the rest of the team and have recently took up a program in the gym. Although my cardio fitness has improved the last 2 months

I said to the instructor that I want to become stronger for both upper and lower body. I started the program last week and it focuses on power and explosiveness. The program will be changed up after four weeks.

I am basically building for next season as its too late for this season. I am wondering should I stop the program I am doing in the preseason and do the Insanity program to focus on my cardio? I started it last year for 2 weeks but I got injured and had to stop.

Will this make my current gym work pointless? Or will the strength I build now help me become fitter by just doing hurling training when it starts up in January?

Im just a bit confused on bulking and cutting and all that craic. Not sure which I should be doing first. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

height/weight/age

current squat, deadlift, weighted chin and dip

Please

you should be working on all aspects of fitness ALL the time - strength/speed/mobility/conditioning etc

deadybai

Transform wrote: »

height/weight/age

current squat, deadlift, weighted chin and dip

Please

you should be working on all aspects of fitness ALL the time - strength/speed/mobility/conditioning etc

6"2 13.5 stone 22.

My gym program doesnt have any of the above at the moment as I havnt been to the gym in over 2 years. I will probably be doing those exercises when my current program is over in 3 weeks.

LuckyLloyd

Well I think the point is that the squat, bench, deadlift, press, pullups and rows are a simple way to build strength and power to compliment GAA. The increase in mobility required to do those movements proficiently is also highly beneficial.

You speak of three more weeks on a program - what does that program entail?

Transform

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Well I think the point is that the squat, bench, deadlift, press, pullups and rows are a simple way to build strength and power to compliment GAA. The increase in mobility required to do those movements proficiently is also highly beneficial.

You speak of three more weeks on a program - what does that program entail?

what he said ^^^^^

whats the current program as i have no idea how you've been developing (plus how are you measuring your progress??) without the use of the mentioned exercises

deadybai

current program is

Dumbell chest press 8-10 x3 sets
Shoulder Press 8-10 x3 sets
Trx Inverted row 10 x3 sets
Stir the pot 12 on left and right x3sets
Goblet squats x10 + 5 box jumps x3 sets
Incline lunges x8 + jumping lunges x10 3 sets
Lat pull down 10-12 x3