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This is so different from the athletic training that was practiced for years. Day before a game was light workouts and skull sessions assuming you had been grinding all week.Game-day Lifting and Why Your Athletes Should Be Doing It
Sport coaches, athletes, and parents often feel that athletes should avoid game-day lifting, for fear that they will be too tired to compete at a high level.
In weight lifting, it really depends what kind of movements and loads/volume you're doing. Doing a mid volume, moderate load won't really break down any muscle fiber but will increase blood flow into that muscle. This can be optimal for athletes competing in a football game, if done properly. No one is saying they should be maxing out the morning of a game. Even when lifting heavy, it's best to lift prior to and I'm not talking about warming up. Even after warming up, you shouldn't just jump to heavy weight, you should build up, which I do not consider warm up.This is so different from the athletic training that was practiced for years. Day before a game was light workouts and skull sessions assuming you had been grinding all week.
When I was a distance runner (amateur) you did a very short run the day before a race and race day you did just enough to stretch out and warm up. The assumption is that you have stuff saved up in your bank. Likewise after a long distance race the next day you do lots of walking to get over the sore muscles.
Anyway, weight lifting as I was told, builds you up by first breaking down muscle fiber. We would never break down our muscle fiber the day of a competition.
These are the bizarre comments that drive me crazy. This statement is pure opinion and conjecture. There is ZERO bases for making this comment other than a "gut feel" from a fan who is not inside the program nor associated with the recruiting process. I do understand the sentiment, but...
You are correct. It is an opinion. NE Stinger's opinion is a good as anyone elses in regards to the statement you quoted.
Yeah, I understand. But the reason I think you and the most severe critics of CGC keep talking past each other is that you seem to not understand what it does to a sizable portion of the fan base to get built up over and over again by talk of how successful the program is now only to see no translation on the field for three years.
Thanks! I’m still learning at this late stage of life.
Every...Single...Day.
Whattaya mean "he injuries it again"? One look at that contraption on his arm and any sensible would be tackler would recoil in horror figuring he was some kind of freakish lab creation from those nerds at Tech.
Opinions are fine, but don't state an opinion as fact.
I would love to win on Saturday.
For the record, “may set us back” is a fact. “May not set us back” would also be a fact since both statements are based on unforeseen variables and are modified by “may.”
I would love to be 28 again. Pretty much the same chance.
Um…no.
then how come we still suck?Game-day Lifting and Why Your Athletes Should Be Doing It
Sport coaches, athletes, and parents often feel that athletes should avoid game-day lifting, for fear that they will be too tired to compete at a high level.
Clemson would exploit the weakness for strip fumbles. It is likely a weak link in his ball handling strength.
maybe there is more than one variable? just a guess on my part.
I think this might be rhetorical, but Thad Beatty seems to be next, with Peery possibly looking at a red shirt?