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WS4SB, part 2

Lifting with low weight and high reps targets your endurance muscles (aka slow-twitch). These fibers don’t have much potential for growth, nor do they have the potential for high power output...

always use wraps when hitting a punching bag. or you can use athletic tape and tape up your wrists for a little more support.

what does your current workout routine look like?

you should also do some speed training and agility drills. visit farzamk's thread stickied at the top of this section.

x2. maybe have him try imitating the form in these videos?

http://www.nsca-lift.org/videos/backSquat/defaultsquat.shtml
http://www.nsca-lift.org/videos/default.shtml

good 'ol hill sprinting :D. i used to do these in college. very exhausting. almost as great of a workout as running suicides on a basketball court. it will definitely burn a lot of calories


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LOL..yeah, i was thinking the same thing :D

papi, i don't know if this would help alot, but this is what Chad Waterbury recommends for people that are trying to improve for this exercise:

"If you can't perform this exercise due to...

we used to run suicides at the end of basketball practice. we would do 3 sets with 3-4 minutes rest in between.

i always use a full ROM..that's just my preference...

have you tried switching to db's?

here's some links:
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459685
http://www.trainforstrength.com/
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mahler19.htm
http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode2/Workouts

when's the last time you had several days of complete rest? it definitely sounds like you're showing sympathetic signs of overtraining: elevated resting heart rate, lack of motivation, etc. Do you...

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm

Yes, I've experienced symptoms of overtraining before. Mainly when I was in college. I was lifting weights 7 days a week and also playing Intramural sports (basketball, soccer, and flag-football)...

I think doing explosive lifts before plyos will improve performance. Doing so helps prime up your nervous system, therefore allowing enhanced motor unit recruitment.

http://www.performanceworkouts.com/exercise_guides_full_1.shtml
http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/excercise.html
http://www.weighttrainersunited.com/directory.html...

x2. strengthening your anterior delts and triceps should help also

i was suprised that they let him go. sad sad day. but, supposedly the bucs asked him to take a pay cut also, and he refused. he's still an awesome player, but he a shoulder injury last season. i'm...