Okay, well it looks like you’ve gotten a lot of good advice. Still though, as an athlete who plays a sport like tennis, you better be able to move around the court and change direction quickly other wise you aren’t gonna be very elite no matter how much you can squat!
That being said, I still think that a routine like one posted above is good, but not for your purposes. 20 rep squats 3x/week is going to leave you fried; add in speed work and jumps… yikes… quality is going to suffer big time. Got to prioritize what you’re going after. If it’s a max strength phase, then you maintain speed; if it’s a speed oritented phase, then speed work comes first! etc, etc etc… Get what I mean?
You can still make gains in the weight room, body comp, speed, etc without killing yourself. You’re an athlete, which means weights are just another tool from the tool box. Not the only means to an end. Sorry if that pisses some people off or disagree with me, but thats’ just my opinion based on the most logical scenario.
Something like WS4SB3 can also integrate speed/conditioning work while making consistent gains in strength and size. Or another option like I posted above.
[quote]WRCortese5 wrote:
Okay, well it looks like you’ve gotten a lot of good advice. Still though, as an athlete who plays a sport like tennis, you better be able to move around the court and change direction quickly other wise you aren’t gonna be very elite no matter how much you can squat!
That being said, I still think that a routine like one posted above is good, but not for your purposes. 20 rep squats 3x/week is going to leave you fried; add in speed work and jumps… yikes… quality is going to suffer big time. Got to prioritize what you’re going after. If it’s a max strength phase, then you maintain speed; if it’s a speed oritented phase, then speed work comes first! etc, etc etc… Get what I mean?
You can still make gains in the weight room, body comp, speed, etc without killing yourself. You’re an athlete, which means weights are just another tool from the tool box. Not the only means to an end. Sorry if that pisses some people off or disagree with me, but thats’ just my opinion based on the most logical scenario.
Something like WS4SB3 can also integrate speed/conditioning work while making consistent gains in strength and size. Or another option like I posted above. [/quote]
I couldn’t agree more… which is why I’ve wanted to change my routine and stray from the high-rep squatting.
As I mentioned, WS4SBIII is a good program for you and your goals. It’s easy to check and modify to suit your needs. The important thing is to know its underlying principles behind and apply it.
Valid post WRCortese5, I personally would reccomend to any person who hasn’t done them before, to follow that program for a year – squat, deadlift, military press & bent over row, for 1 year before even bothering to start specialising in anything – if anything just to bring the persons base strength up to what it should be for male, and also for GPP value. I don’t know what the younger generation in America are like, but for the majority over here in AUS the general standard is pretty pathetic - I’m not having a go at any of them, just stating a fact.